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The certificate of origin for ‘027S’ was issued in November 1949and on 8th May 1950 the chassis frame and bodywork wereinvoiced separately to first owner Francesco Severi of Rome, Italy.Severi was a close friend of the ‘Commendatore’ and would racefor his scuderia on multiple occasions. On 31st May 1950, Severisold the Ferrari to Artisti Tecnici Asfonati (ATA), a company ownedby film director Carlo Ponti with offices in Rome. Later that year, inAugust, ATA sold the car via dealer Mambretti Sonzongi to the thirdowner, amateur racing driver Augusto Caraceni in Rome.Augusto was the son of Domenico Caraceni, founder of theeponymous Rome-based tailors whose clients included HumphreyBogart and Aristotle Onasis. Caraceni obtained an entry for the1951 Mille Miglia for himself and co-driver Franco Meloni (see letterof acknowledgement on file) but it appears that the Ferrari did notmake the start, almost certainly because Caraceni had alreadysold it to the fourth owner, Juan de Iturralde, Marquis of Robledo,another resident of Rome.The accompanying Massini Report lists a further three ownersup to August 1955 when the car was sold to the eighth: GiorgioTeofisco of Milan, Italy, who kept the Ferrari for the next 18 years. InMarch 1973, ‘027S’ was sold to the ninth owner, Luigi RezzonicoPindemonte, Count of Castelbarco, resident in Imbersago, Italy.He was a keen racer in his own right and shared an early racingstable of Maseratis with Count ‘Johnny’ Lurani in voiturette racing.Ten years later, in November 1983, the car was purchased from theCount by the tenth owner Dr. Danilo Pizzo.Restored in 1992, the engine being entrusted to Michelotto and thebodywork to Cognolato, both esteemed marque specialists, ‘027S’was driven in that year’s Mille Miglia by Pizzo and co-driver Racco,and the same pairing shared the Ferrari in the 1997 and 2000events. In May 1997 the car was shown by Pizzo during Ferrari’s50th Anniversary celebrations in Rome and in October 2011 it wasdisplayed on the Registro Touring Internazionale stand during theAuto e Moto D’Epoca event in Padova, Italy. Finished in red withbeige leather interior, the car is offered with a file of restorationbills, ACI papers, FIVA Identity Card (issued 1997), Certificato diProprieta, an Italian tax document and a quantity of photographs.Many Ferraris are historically important but few are of greatersignificance than the Commendatore’s first car built for road use,the Tipo 166 Inter; this superbly presented example warrants keeninterest and the closest inspection.£800,000 - 1,000,000€990,000 - 1,200,000Motor Cars | 323