Ferrari-Abarth 166 MM/53

The Ferrari-Abarth 166 MM/53, also called the Smontabile Spider, was a competition car designed in 1953 by Carlo Abarth for the racing driver Giulio Musitelli. It reworked Musitelli's Ferrari 166 MM, chassis number 0262M, with bodywork designed by Franco Scaglione, and is described as the only Abarth reworking of a Ferrari. The car was completed on 14 March 1953 and first raced at that year's Targa Florio, finishing 21st of 45 starters. In July 1953 it took part in the Messina 10 hour night race, where Musitelli and Eugenio Castellotti finished first, and in January 1954 it placed second at the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix. Its last race with the Abarth body was the 1954 Mille Miglia, which it did not finish. The body was then replaced by one from Carrozzeria Scaglietti, and in the 2000s the original Abarth body was fitted again.