RM Auctions has announced the consignment of one of history\u2019s most important racing Ferraris, the 1953 340\/375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta Competizione, chassis 0320AM, which will be offered for sale at RM\u2019s exclusive evening auction during the Concorso d\u2019Eleganza Villa d\u2019Este weekend on the shores of Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy, on May 25.<\/p>\n
Chassis 0320AM, one of three works cars built in 1953, boasts unsurpassed provenance, with Le Mans history and drivers including World Champions Mike Hawthorn, Nino Farina, and Alberto Ascari. Piloted by Hawthorn and Umberto Maglioli, it also won the 1953 Pescara 12 Hours, and with it on the Carrera Panamericana Maglioli later established an all-time record speed for a public road stage of 138 mph for 223 miles! The car will be presented for sale in the same livery it wore during the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans.<\/p>\n
Max Girardo, Managing Director, RM Auctions Europe, says, \u201cChassis number 0320AM presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for serious collectors to acquire one of the world\u2019s most significant racing Ferraris. Genuine works Ferraris with a competition history such as this are very rare to the market, and we are truly delighted to be able to offer it at our most prestigious European sale.\u201d<\/p>\n
For further information on RM\u2019s sale at the Villa d\u2019Este, please visit www.rmauctions.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
RM Auctions has announced the consignment of one of history\u2019s most important racing Ferraris, the 1953 340\/375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta Competizione, chassis 0320AM, which will be offered for sale at RM\u2019s exclusive evening auction during the Concorso d\u2019Eleganza Villa d\u2019Este weekend on the shores of Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy, on May 25. Chassis 0320AM, one of three works cars built in 1953, boasts unsurpassed provenance, with Le Mans history and drivers including World Champions Mike Hawthorn, Nino Farina, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":522173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10112,56,11577],"tags":[7366,60,17333,2302],"class_list":["post-493019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auctions","category-ferrari","category-auction-action","tag-auctions","tag-ferrari","tag-ferrari-at-auction","tag-rm-sothebys"],"yoast_head":"\n