Hemmings Daily: The "Egg" that challenged the Scuderia - 1950 Ferrari 166 MM / 212 Export "Uovo" by Fontana

Photos by Remi Dargegen, courtesy RM Sotheby's. With a family fortune from the textile industry at his disposal, Giannino Marzotto wasn't afraid to confront Enzo Ferrari about the quality of his racing cars. Describing Ferraris of the day as heavy and aerodynamically inefficient, Marzotto, a young but accomplished racer who'd won the 1950 Italian Grand Prix, enlisted the help of designer Sergio Reggiani and Carrozzeria Fontana to create a unique coupe, nicknamed l'Uovo (the Egg), meant to best the finest cars tha [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Thursday, February 9, 2017 [The "Egg" that challenged the Scuderia - 1950 Ferrari 166 MM / 212 Export "Uovo" by Fontana]( [The 'Egg' that challenged the Scuderia - 1950 Ferrari 166 MM / 212 Export 'Uovo' by Fontana]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Photos by Remi Dargegen, courtesy RM Sotheby's. With a family fortune from the textile industry at his disposal, Giannino Marzotto wasn't afraid to confront Enzo Ferrari about the quality of his racing cars. Describing Ferraris of the day as heavy and aerodynamically inefficient, Marzotto, a young but accomplished racer who'd won the 1950 Italian Grand Prix, enlisted the help of designer Sergio Reggiani and Carrozzeria Fontana to create a unique coupe, nicknamed l'Uovo (the Egg), meant to best the finest cars tha... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1960 Plymouth Fury convertible]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1960 Plymouth Fury convertible]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Unrestored Golden Commando-powered 1960 Plymouth Fury convertible for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This beautiful vehicle is a very rare 1960 Plymouth Fury Golden Commando convertible. Exactly how rare is yet to be proven, but in researching all the information I could find, it seems Plymouth records have a hard time deciphering between Fury's, Fury Golden Commando's and the Golden Commando Convertibles. An accounting of all the various options that were available is even harder to find. The...[Read More]( [30-year collection of Ariel two-stroke motorcycles heads to auction]( [30-year collection of Ariel two-stroke motorcycles heads to auction]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Ariels from Clive Pearson's collection. Photos courtesy H&H Classics. After surviving two bankruptcies and two world wars, British motorcycle manufacturer Ariel faced a new challenge in the closing years of the 1950s. Cheap commuter motorcycles from domestic and foreign suppliers presented a growing threat to its market share, and in response, Ariel revamped its product line to focus exclusively on small-displacement two-stroke bikes. 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