Ferrari 166 MM/212 "Uovo" - the egg that Enzo Ferrari didn't like

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 "Uovo" - the egg that Enzo Ferrari didn't like

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Created on March 22, 2017

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Bruno von Rotz

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - the large radiator was not intended, but Ferrari could not supply a smaller one

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - one-off, built by enthusiasts

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - with 186 hp, certainly one of the fastest GTs ever at the time

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - right-hand drive

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - still a fast car today

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - unusual body dress

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - perceived aerodynamics

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - Paolo Fontana tailored the bodywork

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - rear view, not the best side of this design

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - hood fastened with straps

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - just like back then at the Mille Miglia

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - Driver's workplace

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - with ignition lock

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - no unnecessary comfort in the cockpit

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - steering wheel rim assembled from wooden parts

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - Gear knob with fuse for reverse gear

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - bucket seats, had to be comfortable enough even for 1000 miles

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - Pedals and handbrake

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - delicate skeleton under the thin aluminum skin

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - bombed windshield, two-piece design

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - not the most beautiful of the Ferraris of the time

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - originally the radiator was to be flatter

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - the coachbuilder worked in Padova

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - the body shape was designed by Sergio Reggiani

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Ferrari 166 MM (1949) - victorious at the Mille Miglia, Le Mans and Spa

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Ferrari 166 MM (1949) - with Touring-Barchetta body, at the 1949 Geneva Motor Show

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - a picture from times gone by

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - at the 1951 Mille Miglia

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - Gianni Marzotto at the start of the 1951 Mille Miglia, with cigarette and tie

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - at the start of the 1951 Mille Miglia

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - at the Coppa della Toscana in 1951

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - at the Coppa della Toscana in 1951

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - at the Coppa della Toscana in 1951, which the car finished as the winner

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - Torry Pines in July 1954

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - mit 186 PS damals sicherlich einer der schnellsten GTs überhaupt

Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - rechtsgelenkt

Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - noch heute ein schnelles Auto

Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - ungewöhnliches Karosseriekleid

Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - gefühlte Aerodynamik

Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - Paolo Fontana schneiderte die Karosserie

Summary

In the early 1950s, Ferrari supplied the fastest cars for those who wanted to win the Mille Miglia. However, these cars were not fast enough for Giannino Marzotto and he sought a remedy, commissioning an aerodynamic coupé body from Fontana to make the car faster and lighter. Although the great successes failed to materialize, the body has survived to this day. This vehicle report portrays the egg-shaped Ferrari 166MM/212 "Uovo" from 1950 and shows it in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

The gentleman driver
Not easy enough
Initial situation Ferrari 166MM
An egg-shaped work of art
Not easy to drive
Fast, but not always on target
From racing car to collector's car
Valuable

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Anyone who wanted to win the Mille Miglia in the early 1950s was either an exceptionally talented racing driver or had pockets full of money. Gianni (Giannino) Marzotto certainly had the means to afford the best racing cars of the time, but he didn't let anything get in the way of his driving either. When he was not convinced by Ferrari's works cars, he had an aerodynamic coupé built without further ado. Giannino Marzotto, like his brothers Paolo, Umberto and Vittorio, raced for fun in the post-war years. They had the financial means; after all, as the sons of textile magnate Count Gaetano Marzotti, they benefited from having a large capital cushion.

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Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - mit 186 PS damals sicherlich einer der schnellsten GTs überhaupt

Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - rechtsgelenkt

Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - noch heute ein schnelles Auto

Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - ungewöhnliches Karosseriekleid

Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - gefühlte Aerodynamik

Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export "Uovo" (1950) - Paolo Fontana schneiderte die Karosserie

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