Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Touring

Vehicle Overview

The Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta was unveiled at Geneva in 1950. It was a striking fastback with origins in the streamlined Alfa Romeo racing cars of the late 1930s. Sculpted from lightweight aluminum, the beautiful 166 MM Berlinetta Le Mans was, in essence, a more aerodynamically effective Barchetta. Designed by Federico Formenti (Touring’s chef designer), specifically for high-speed endurance racing, the Berlinettas featured a business-like cockpit and were purposefully equipped with leather tie-down straps, large external fuel fillers, and lightweight Plexiglass windows. In concept and execution, these early 166 MM competition cars were the foundation for Ferrari’s successful line of dual-purpose Berlinettas.