Ferrari 166 MM/53 Series II group S (1953)

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Chassis numbers here and here

Specifications

12 units built:
Vignale spider series II: 7 units
Vignale Coupe series I ('52): 1 unit
Vignale Coupe series II: 1 unit
Scaglieti spider: 1 unit
Pininfarina berlinetta: 1 unit
Autodromo spider: 1 unit

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Engines

Ferrari Colombo Tipo 166 '53

Analytical specifications and drawings

V12 (60^o) cylinder
1995cc capacity
SOHC, 2 valves per cylinders
Natural aspiration with 3 x Weber 36 DCF Carburetors
Power output, 160 HP / 118 KW @ 7200 rpm

Engine location, front longitudinally
5 speed Manual gearbox
1st: 2.42/1
2nd: 1.74/1
3rd: 1.27/1
4th: 1.00/1
5th: 0.85/1
R: 3.10/1
final drive, 4.67/1
dry Single plate clutch
steel tubular Ladder-Type frame chassis, 2 door open or coupe aluminium bodyshell
Front suspension double wishbones, transverse leaf spring, hydraulic dampers
Rear suspension live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, hydraulic dampers
drum brakes, all-round
worm and peg steering
Length 3607 mm (142 in)
Width 1524 mm (60 in)
Height 1067 mm (42 in)
Wheelbase 2250 mm (88.6 in)
Track (fr/r) 1270 mm (50.0 in) / 1250 mm (49.2 in)
tires 5.5 x 15"
650kg, Le Mans: 780kg
fuel tank, 90 lt, Le Mans 120 lt
drag coefficient, 0.45

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Results in WSCC

1953Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Le Mans	Spa	Nurb	Tourist Trophy	Carrera Pan
Team	12h	1600km	24h	24h	1000km
Michelangelo Leonardi/ Roberto Vallone, 0264M (Scaglieti Spider '53)		#527, dnf
Alberico Cacciari/ Bill Mason, 0272M (Autodromo Spider '53)		#514, 56th
Enrico Sterzi/ O. Rossi, 0278M (Vignale Spider S2)		#446, 15th
Luigi Piotti/ Bruno Franzoni, 0290M (Vignale Spider S2)		#447, 24th
Porfirio Rubirosa/ Pierre Leygonie			#51, not accepted
Kurt Zeller/ Walter Zeller, 0346M (Pininfarina Berlinetta)					#68, fuel
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 9/4		4/3			1/0

1954Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy	Carrera Pan
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	24h
Paolo Pineschi/ Mirko Landini, 0266M (Vignale Spider S2)			#459, 74th
Primo Pezzoli/ Giacomo Moioli "Noris", 0314M (Vignale Spider S2 3.0 Weber 40 IF 4C)			#542, dnf
John Fitch/ Ettore Salani			#555, in entry list
Emmanuel de Graffenried/ G. Parravicini, 0272M (Autodromo Spider '53)			#556, dnf
Ugo Scotti, 0278M (Vignale Spider S2)			#559, in entry list
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 3/1			3/1

1955Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy	Targa Florio
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	24h
Primo Pezzoli, 0314M (Vignale Spider S2)			in entry list
Ilfo Minzoni			#707, in entry list
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 0/0

1956

Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Nurburgring	Sverige
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	1000km	GP
Gianpaolo Vailetti/ Alessandro Gaboardi , 0264M (Scaglieti Spider '53)			#526, dnf
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/0			1/0

1957Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Nurburgring	Le Mans	Sverige	Venezuela
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	1000km	24h	GP	GP
Aldo Martinelli/ Aldo Conconi, 0244M (Vignale Coupe S1 225 S)			#519, in entry list
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 0/0

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Spider Vignale
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Spider Vignale
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Autodromo Spider