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𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚂𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 14, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻
In 1953, Phil Hill bought this Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Spyder Series I Right Hand Drive new. Its chassis number is 0260MM and was built in March. After being displayed at the International Motor Sports Show in New York on April 4th, the car’s first race was at Pebble Beach for the Del Mar Trophy on April 19th. Our man won the race overall and was also first in Class D. Phil entered five other races in the car that year, running the number 2 before selling it in October. He had two DNF’s thanks to the rear end, was disqualified at Santa Barbara in one race and won the other. He then took the car to Reno for a 2nd overall and first in Class D.
©AHRF/Joel Driskill Collection.
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