Ferrari's various 166's were the companies first offerings made readily available to any wealthy member of the public, four types having been built; the Sport, Spyder Corsa, Mille Miglia and Inter. The 166 Sport, produced between late 1947 and early 1948, used a 140bhp engine and, of the three examples built, all were used successfully in competition. Produced concurrently in late 1947 and throughout 1948, the Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa was also a competition model but by now with a 150bhp engine and Barchetta bodywork, the cycle wings of which could be removed in order to compete in Formula 2 racing. Eight were built.By the end of 1948, Ferrari?s 166 Sport and Spyder Corsa's had taken important victories in events like the Targa Florio and Mille Miglia, these cars also recording several international speed records to boot. Interest was growing from road and race drivers alike, all of them wanting to get their hands on a 166. Ferrari obliged and launched two new models, the 166 Mille Miglia and 166 Inter debuting during September of 1948 at the Turin Salon. The Mille Miglia used a short wheelbase chassis and was the competition version, the Inter a street version and the first Ferrari intended primarily for road use. Ferrari Mille Miglia and Inter models were manufactured between 1948 and early 1951, a plethora of body styles being designed for these cars by some of Italy?s most famous carrozzeria'. Before considering the 166 though it's important to cover their immediate forerunners - not least because there is generally so much confusion surrounding these cars. The Ferrari Tipo 125 Sport was Ferrari?s first race car and used a 1497cc, 72bhp, Colombo-designed V12 engine to contest the 1947 season. The Tipo 159 meanwhile was a simple development of the 125 constructed during autumn 1947 using a 1903cc, 125bhp V12. But back to the 125, this car used a tubular steel ladder type frame and set the tone for Ferrari chassis's throughout the fifties and beyond. Featuring transverse leaf sprung suspension and a 2489mm wheelbase, the 125 weighed in at a mere 750kg. Displacement of the front longitudinally-mounted V12 was 1496.7cc, this thanks to a bore and stroke of 55mm x 52.5mm respectively.Ferrari developed two alternative road racing versions of the Gioacchino Colombo engine. They were referred to as Super Sport and Touring while there was also another unit for Grand Prix. The Super Sport was for competition use and provided 118bhp at 7000prm with a compression ratio of 9.0:1 and three downdraught Weber 28 DCF carbs. Touring spec saw the compression dropped to 8.0:1 and a single Weber 32 DCF carburettor fitted. It produced 72bhp at 5600rpm. Curiously, whereas the Ferrari Super Sport was intended for use in competition cars, the Touring version was intended for use in a three-seat coupe.
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