Motto Ferrari

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Motto-Ferrari , alternatively also Ferrari Motto , is a collective term for Ferrari - sports car with a body of the Italian Carrozzeria Motto from Turin . Only 1950 and 1951 designed and built motto led by Rocco Motto bodies for Ferrari - chassis . In total, Motto only built three such new cars, and an older racing car was converted. Through the use of lightweight aluminum - sheets were primarily for the vehicles Motorsport suitable.

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The Cisitalia 202 MM Berlinetta "Cassone" from 1947 with a special body designed and built by Motto

Rocco Motto (1904–1996) completed an apprenticeship as a plumber and worked, among other things, for Martelleria Maggiora , which later became the body shop Maggiora . With his brothers Ernesto and Clemente he founded the Martelleria Fratelli Motto on Via Orta in Turin, from which the Carrozzeria Fratelli Motto emerged in 1932 . Initially, the company manufactured body parts and body shells for larger, better-known bodybuilders such as Battista Pininfarina and Ghia, as well as automobile manufacturers such as SPA and Lancia , and shortly before the Second World War also Siata .

After the end of the war, Motto moved to Via Bardonecchia and, between 1946 and 1949, built chassis for Alfa Romeo , Cisitalia and Fiat , but also for Bandini and Ermini . At that time, the company operated as Carrozzeria Motto , without the addition "Fratelli" , and used CA-MO as a short form and brand name , corresponding to the Telex address . In the following years cooperations arose with other Italian, but also French and US-American automobile manufacturers and designers .

Ferrari started building its first sports and racing cars under its own name as early as 1947 . After small series production began with the Ferrari 166 Inter in 1948, it was expanded to include the 195 series from 1950 and the 212 series from 1951. At that time, Ferrari was still working with numerous bodywork companies who designed the open or closed bodies largely according to the wishes of the customers.

The elaborate manual work, the limited capacities of the established bodybuilders and the sometimes special requests of the buyers led to a large number of smaller and larger coachbuilders receiving orders to clothe Ferrari sports cars, including the Carrozzeria Motto in Turin , especially in 1950 and 1951 .

The individual motto Ferraris

Individual sources attest Rocco's motto "a style of its own with clean and simple lines, but also gentle and flowing, almost without unnecessary subtleties." This and the focus on racing cars reveal similarities to Sergio Scaglietti with his company Carrozzeria Scaglietti from Modena , who from Chassis number 0440M became Ferrari's preferred coachbuilder for racing car bodies in 1954 .

Ferrari 166 Inter Motto Spider (body from 1950, successively on chassis numbers 002C and 031S)

The Ferrari 166 Inter Motto Spider with a body from 1950
Originally mounted on a chassis from 1947, the Motto body was transferred to the 031S chassis in the mid-1970s
The interior of this motto spider is spartan in terms of racing

In 1950 Motto designed and built a Spider body for a Ferrari 166 Inter . The vehicle with the chassis number 002C originally came from 1947 and was only the fifth after 01C to 04C to be developed under the Ferrari brand . Originally, it had a twelve-cylinder - V-type engine with only 1.9 liter of capacity and was a racing Spider narrow two-seater body and exposed wheels without conventional fender been karossiert (so-called "C Wing Spider Corsa" ); only small motorcycle-like mudguards protected against falling rocks. In 1947 it had served as a factory car for Scuderia Ferrari under the drivers Franco Cortese and Raymond Sommer , most recently with an engine enlarged to 2.0 liters, before it was sold to two Milanese racing drivers in 1948 and to Luigi de Filippis in 1949 Brother of Maria Teresa de Filippis .

In 1950, Renato Nocentini karossierte, in Florence with Ferrari acted sports car and the workshop Garage La Rotunda operation, the C Wing Spider Corsa with that of theme designed and built Spider-body in Ponto style . The Spider body from Motto remained a one-off in this form.

With a wheelbase of 2,420 millimeters, the low pontoon body looked quite stretched. As is typical for Motto , it was designed relatively simply. Only the front of the vehicle was noticeable; the chrome-plated frame of the radiator grille ran out to the left and right in slender triangular points and on the front edge of the bonnet sat an air scoop . In the season 1950, the Italian racer denied Piero Scotti from Florence with the slogan several -Spider hill climb before it for the following season to the new export motto Spider Ferrari 212 joined with chassis number 0094E.

In 1951, a purchased plastic surgeon from New York City to the Ferrari 166 Inter motto Spider in Nocentini in Florence and took him to the United States . After several US owners, including the Ferrari collector and restorer Richard O'Hare , the Motto Spider finally came into the ownership of an enthusiast from Detroit in 1968 ; This initiated a restoration in early 1969, during which the vehicle was given a new body in the style of the original C-Wing Spider Corsa body with free-standing wheels. The motto -Spider body could be obtained and was for 300  dollars sold. It was later bought by the New York Ferrari collector Ed Williman.

The right-hand drive Motto Spider was revived in a modified form in the mid-1970s: Williman had the Motto body mounted on the Ferrari 166 Inter chassis 031S and a Ferrari 212 engine installed. The chassis was from 1949, originally had a Berlinetta body by Stabilimenti Farina, and the vehicle was abandoned on the streets of New York City in the early 1970s.

Ferrari 195 Inter Motto Coupé (1951, chassis number 0117S)

0117S, Mille Miglia 1951

Around the turn of the year 1950/51 Motto body the Ferrari 195 Inter with the chassis number 0117S with a coupé body. At the beginning of 1951, the vehicle, whose body remained a one-off, was delivered to the Turin racing driver Salvatore Ammendola . The twelve-cylinder V-engine had a displacement of 2341 cubic centimeters and developed 135  hp (99  kW ) at 6000 revolutions per minute.

The coupé body was made of light alloy and featured a rounded, high hatchback that was pulled relatively far back and resembled the contemporary touring coupés. The lines were particularly calm, simple and functional; chrome trim was largely dispensed with. The radiator grille, which the coachbuilders were largely free to design at the time, was comparatively wide and low; it consisted of many horizontal and vertical bars that formed a grid of small rectangles. The narrow front bumper reached around the body corners almost to the front wheel arches. In the area of ​​the radiator grille, it took up its rounded contour and ran in a slight curve underneath. In contemporary factory publications, Ferrari did not depict this motto coupé, but replaced it with another from Vignale ; one source sees the reason for this in the "unusual" motto design.

Notwithstanding the relatively long wheelbase of 2500 millimeters, the vehicle took part in several automobile races. The greatest motorsport success was Ammendola's second place in the 1951 Monza 2-hour race behind the Ferrari 212MM factory car from Scuderia Ferrari under Luigi Villoresi and ahead of Louis Chiron on a Delahaye .

The motto coupé was one of 27 Ferrari 195 Inter , all of which were built between 1950 and 1952 as a coupé or berlinetta . Twelve got a body from Vignale , ten from Ghia , three from Touring and one from Ghia Aigle .

The traditionally right-hand drive, originally painted light yellow Motto Coupé no longer exists in this form today: The chassis was redesigned by Scaglietti in 1956 with a body in the style of the Ferrari 750 Monza or the 121 LM Scaglietti Spider and was later given a 3.0- Liter V12 engine from a Ferrari 250 GTE 2 + 2 from 1962. In the 1960s, the vehicle temporarily belonged to the Canadian actor and Ferrari collector Peter Helm . The original engine of the Motto Coupé is now in a Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale Coupé . In 2006 the converted Motto coupe was rediscovered after 40 years in Southern California ; A European collector bought it at auction for US $ 231,000 with a view to its temporary condition .

Ferrari 212 Export Motto Berlinetta (1951, chassis number 0074E)

In 1951 Motto body the Ferrari 212 Export with the chassis number 0074E with a Berlinetta body. After a works assignment for Scuderia Ferrari , the Italian racing driver Elio Checcacci took over the vehicle. With such a structure, it also remained a one-off. The twelve-cylinder V-engine had a displacement of 2562 cubic centimeters and developed 170 hp (125 kW) at 6500 revolutions per minute.

Apart from the 25 centimeters shorter wheelbase, the body largely corresponded to that of the Ferrari 195 Motto Coupé . However, it did without a front bumper.

With the significantly shorter wheelbase of 2250 millimeters and the more powerful engine, the right-hand drive vehicle was primarily predestined for motorsport. The greatest sporting success was third place in the Tour de France for automobiles in 1951 under Checcacci and his US partner Harry Schell . It had previously been eliminated from the Mille Miglia in 1951 , and also in the following year under a new owner. The Motto -Berlinetta came to the Belgian Ecurie Francorchamps through the factory in 1953 ; however, Charles de Tornaco retired with his partner in the 24-hour race of Spa-Francorchamps with engine failure. Under its next owner, the Italian Ilfo Minzoni , the Motto -Berlinetta achieved several successes again in 1954, including third place in its class at the Mille Miglia 1954 (13th overall) and fourth and sixth overall in the 3-hour race in Bari as well the Targa Florio .

The Motto -Berlinetta was one of a total of 27 Ferrari 212 exports from 1951 and 1952, including twelve more with a closed body. Eight of them received a Berlinetta or coupé body from Vignale , three from Touring and one from Fontana .

From November 1954, the whereabouts of the Berlinetta is largely unclear. Despite being reported, she did not appear at the 1955 Mille Miglia ; There is evidence that it was owned by a Brazilian in 2002 .

Ferrari 212 Export Motto Spider (1951, chassis number 0094E)

The distinctive front of the Ferrari 212 Export Motto Spider with the integrated third, central headlight

Also in 1951 Motto body the Ferrari 212 Export with the chassis number 0094E, this time with a Spider body. In early 1951, the vehicle was delivered to the Florentine racing driver Piero Scotti, who returned the Ferrari 166 Inter Motto Spider . In this case, too, it remained a unique piece. The twelve-cylinder V-engine again had a displacement of 2562 cubic centimeters and developed 170 hp (125 kW) at 6500 revolutions per minute.

The body was unusually compact and minimalist, evidently in an effort to keep the weight as low as possible and to improve clarity. The grille was relatively narrow and high. A special feature was a third headlight, which was located in the middle, low down, partly in the radiator grille and partly in the lower front panel. The Spider, built specifically for motorsport, is sometimes referred to as "unconventionally styled".

The greatest sporting individual success was third place in the 1951 Mille Miglia under Scotti and his partner Amos Ruspaggiari; In addition, he won the Italian sports car championship in 1951. At the end of the season, the Motto Spider was sold to an Argentine racing driver who used it regularly in his home country. Among several other Argentines, the vehicle took part in regional motorsport events until 1959 and remained in South America until 1984 .

The Motto Spider was one of a total of 27 Ferrari 212 exports from 1951 and 1952, including 13 more with an open body. Five of them received a Barchetta or Spider or convertible body from Vignale , seven from Touring and one from Fontana .

The right-hand drive motto spider still exists, after an extensive restoration in the meantime, with a true-to-original silver paintwork and dark red interior. The Paris-based Swiss entrepreneur and Ferrari collector Antoine Midy has been using it since 1984, initially in historic motorsport from 1987, and most recently at concours events. After his death in 2007, an auction in 2008 did not lead to the sale: the highest bid of 2.15 million Swiss francs remained below the estimated price of 2.8 to 3.8 million francs.

literature

  • Peter Braun, Gregor Schulz:  The great Ferrari manual - all series and racing vehicles from 1947 to today . Heel Verlag, Königswinter. 1st edition 2006. ISBN 3-89880-501-8 , pp. 14-26 and 132-139 (especially pp. 21 and 26).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The coachbuilder motto on the web portal coachbuild.com , accessed on April 23, 2017 (English).
  2. ^ Peter Braun, Gregor Schulz:  The great Ferrari manual - all series and racing vehicles from 1947 to today . Heel Verlag, Königswinter. 1st edition 2006. ISBN 3-89880-501-8 , pp. 14-26 and 132-139.
  3. ^ Matthias Urban: Manual of Ferrari Serial Numbers - Ferrari Serial Numbers Manual - The Raab Files - revisited, 1947-2007 . Heel Verlag, Königswinter, 1st edition 2007. ISBN 978-3-89880-711-1 , pp. 18, 27 and 29.
  4. ↑ The Ferrari 166 Inter Spider with the chassis number 002C, in the meantime with the motto Spider body, on the web portal barchetta.cc , accessed on April 22, 2017 (English).
  5. ↑ The Ferrari 166 Inter with the chassis number 031S, with the motto Spider body since the mid-1970s , on the web portal barchetta.cc , accessed on April 22, 2017 (English).
  6. ↑ The Ferrari 166 Inter Motto Spider on the coachbuild.com web portal , accessed on April 22, 2017 (English).
  7. ^ Peter Braun, Gregor Schulz: The great Ferrari manual - all series and racing vehicles from 1947 to today . Heel Verlag, Königswinter. 1st edition 2006. ISBN 3-89880-501-8 , pp. 20-22 and 352 (especially p. 21).
  8. ^ Matthias Urban: Manual of Ferrari Serial Numbers - Ferrari Serial Numbers Manual - The Raab Files - revisited, 1947-2007 . Heel Verlag, Königswinter, 1st edition 2007. ISBN 978-3-89880-711-1 , pp. 18, 31-34 and 87 (especially p. 32).
  9. ↑ The Ferrari 195 Inter Motto Coupé on the web portal barchetta.cc , accessed on April 21, 2017 (English).
  10. ^ A b Peter Braun, Gregor Schulz: The great Ferrari manual - all series and racing vehicles from 1947 to today . Heel Verlag, Königswinter. 1st edition 2006. ISBN 3-89880-501-8 , pp. 25, 26, 29 and 352 (especially p. 26).
  11. ^ Matthias Urban: Manual of Ferrari Serial Numbers - Ferrari Serial Numbers Manual - The Raab Files - revisited, 1947-2007 . Heel Verlag, Königswinter, 1st edition 2007. ISBN 978-3-89880-711-1 , pp. 18 and 30.
  12. ↑ The Ferrari 212 Export Motto Berlinetta on the web portal barchetta.cc , accessed on April 21, 2017 (English).
  13. ^ Matthias Urban: Manual of Ferrari Serial Numbers - Ferrari Serial Numbers Manual - The Raab Files - revisited, 1947-2007 . Heel Verlag, Königswinter, 1st edition 2007. ISBN 978-3-89880-711-1 , pp. 18 and 31.
  14. ↑ The Ferrari 212 Export Motto Spider on the web portal barchetta.cc , accessed on April 21, 2017 (English).