10-06-2005, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Aken, Germany
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This is the same car which raced the Mille with Mussolini's driver at the wheel.
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Any more history on the car would be welcome.
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Concerning Mussolini's personal driver, you surely mean Ercole Borrato.
(I saw different ways of spelling the name, so no guarantee  )
In 1939 he won the Tobruk -Tripoli race, together with Consalvo Sanesi.
Their car was a 6C2500 SS Spider Ala Spessa, body by Touring.
The race was called the "African 1000 Miglia", because in 1939 racing was forbidden in Italy, so the 1000 miles race was held in Libya. Libya was under Italian control these days.
Propably Borrato started in other MM races as well, I'll check later....
The history of the car on your photos may be interesting indeed...
Somehow I cannot imagine that the car raced with the current coachwork 
Best regards
Ciao Carlo 
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