Barchetta is an Italian word commonly translated into English as "little boat". The term originally referred to a small skiff used for recreational purposes. It is also applied to some items of clothi
Barchetta near the Ponte Umbertino
Barchetta Station, Volpajola
1949 Ferrari 166 MM barchetta
Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina
The Ferrari 166 S is a sports car built by Ferrari between 1948 and 1953, as a evolution of its Colombo V12-powered 125 S racer. It was adapted into a sports car for the street in the form of the 166
Barchetta
…still called barchette were more well appointed, following the trend of the later spiders and convertibles. The first car to be called a barchetta was a Ferrari 166 MM shown at the 1948 Turin Auto Show. The car was designed by Federico Formenti at Carrozzeria Touring. Giovanni Canestrini, editor of the Italian sporting…
1949 Mille Miglia and Le Mans-winning Ferrari 166 MM
Ferrari 166 S (#003S) by Allemano winning its first race, Mille Miglia (May 2, 1948) by Biondetti and Giuseppe Navone
Biondetti at 1949 Targa Florio in a winning 166 Spyder Corsa (#006i)