# Ferrari 166 S > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ferrari_166_S > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ferrari_166_S.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_166_S > Source revision: 1356957006 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox automobile | image = Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta.jpg | caption = 1949 Mille Miglia and Le Mans-winning Ferrari 166 MM | name = Ferrari 166 S
Ferrari 166 MM | manufacturer = [Ferrari](/source/Ferrari) | class = [Sports car](/source/Sports_car)/[Race car](/source/Race_car) | layout = [FR layout](/source/FR_layout) | production = 1948–1953
3 (Sport)
9 (Spyder Corsa)
47 (MM and MM/53){{cite web|url=http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/by-serial-number/ferrari-by-serial-number/model-index-by-date/index.html|title=Ferrari overview by production year and type|website=barchetta.cc|access-date=23 May 2019}} | predecessor = [Ferrari 159 S](/source/Ferrari_159_S) | successor = [Ferrari 195 S](/source/Ferrari_195_S) | transmission = 5-speed [manual](/source/Manual_transmission) | wheelbase = {{cvt|2420|mm|in|0}}
{{cvt|2200|mm|in|0}} (MM) | weight = {{cvt|800|kg|lb|0}} (S, berlinetta)
{{cvt|650|kg|lb|0}} (MM, spider) | body_style = [Berlinetta](/source/Berlinetta)
[Spider](/source/Roadster_(automobile)) | engine = 2.0 L (1995.02 cc) ''[Colombo](/source/Ferrari_Colombo_engine)'' [V12](/source/V12_engine) | designer = Federico Formenti{{cite web|url=https://driventowrite.com/2019/07/04/il-designer-dimenticato/|title=Il Designer Dimenticato|website=driventowrite.com|date=4 July 2019 |access-date=15 December 2020}} at [Touring](/source/Carrozzeria_Touring){{cite web|url=http://www.registrotouringsuperleggera.com/vetture/ITA_ferrari.html|title=Registro Internazionale Touring Superleggera|access-date=November 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203184654/http://www.registrotouringsuperleggera.com/vetture/ITA_ferrari.html|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}
[Allemano](/source/Carrozzeria_Allemano) }} The '''Ferrari 166 S''' is a [sports car](/source/sports_car) built by [Ferrari](/source/Ferrari) between 1948 and 1953, as a evolution of its ''[Colombo](/source/Ferrari_Colombo_engine)'' [V12](/source/V12_engine)-powered [125 S](/source/Ferrari_125_S) racer. It was adapted into a [sports car](/source/sports_car) for the street in the form of the [166 Inter](/source/Ferrari_166_Inter). Only 12 Ferrari 166 S were produced, nine of them with cycle-fenders as the '''Spyder Corsa'''. It was soon followed by the updated and highly successful '''Ferrari 166 MM''' ([Mille Miglia](/source/Mille_Miglia)), of which 47 were made from 1948 to 1953. Its early victories in the [Targa Florio](/source/Targa_Florio) and Mille Miglia and others in international competition made the manufacturer a serious competitor in the racing industry.{{cite web|url=https://www.topspeed.com/cars/ferrari/1948-ferrari-166-s/|title=1948 Ferrari 166 S|website=TopSpeed.com|date=4 September 2009 |access-date=March 27, 2010 }} Both were later replaced by the 2.3 L [195 S](/source/Ferrari_195_S). ==Design== The 166 shared its [Aurelio Lampredi](/source/Aurelio_Lampredi)-designed tube frame{{cite web|url=https://www.gilcodesign.com/doc/des/Ferrari166.htm|title=GILCO Ferrari 166 chassis|work=Gilco Design|access-date=August 10, 2006 }} and [double wishbone](/source/double_wishbone)/[live axle](/source/live_axle) suspension with the 125. Like the 125, the wheelbase was 2420 mm long. Nine 166 Spyder Corsas and three 166 Sports were built. The first two 166 S models were coachbuilt by [Carrozzeria Allemano](/source/Carrozzeria_Allemano) and the last one by [Carlo Anderloni](/source/Carlo_Felice_Bianchi_Anderloni) at [Carrozzeria Touring](/source/Carrozzeria_Touring). Majority of the 166 MM cars were bodied at Touring in a barchetta form. The 1.5 L [Gioacchino Colombo](/source/Gioacchino_Colombo)-designed [V12](/source/V12_engine) engine of the 125 was changed, however, with [single overhead cam](/source/single_overhead_cam)shafts specified and a larger 2.0 L (1995 cc/121 in³) displacement. This was achieved with both a bore and stroke increase, to 60 by 58.8 mm respectively. Output was {{cvt|110|PS|kW|0}} at 5,600 rpm to {{cvt|130|PS|kW|0}} at 6,500 rpm with three [carburetor](/source/carburetor)s, giving top speed of {{cvt|170-215|km/h|mph|0}}.{{cite web|url=https://auto.ferrari.com/en_EN/sports-cars-models/past-models/166-s/|title=Ferrari 166 Sport|website=ferrari.com|access-date=23 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://auto.ferrari.com/en_EN/sports-cars-models/past-models/166-inter-sport/|title=Ferrari 166 Inter Sport|website=ferrari.com|access-date=23 May 2019}} For the 166 MM power output rose to {{cvt|140|PS|kW|0}} at 6,600 rpm and top speed to {{cvt|220|km/h|mph|0}}.{{cite web|url=https://auto.ferrari.com/en_EN/sports-cars-models/past-models/166-mm/|title=Ferrari 166 MM|website=ferrari.com|access-date=23 May 2019}} ''[Motor Trend Classic](/source/Motor_Trend)'' named the 166 MM Barchetta as number six in their list of the ten "Greatest Ferraris of all time".{{Cite web|url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/c12-0509-top-ferraris|title=A Perfect 10: The Greatest Ferraris Of All Time|website=Motor Trend|date=22 November 2005 |access-date=2017-11-25}} ==Racing== The Ferrari 166 S won [Targa Florio](/source/Targa_Florio) with [Clemente Biondetti](/source/Clemente_Biondetti) and [Igor Troubetzkoy](/source/Igor_Troubetzkoy) in 1948. In 1949, Biondetti also won in the 166 SC with Benedetti as co-driver. The 166 S won 1948 [Mille Miglia](/source/Mille_Miglia), also driven by Biondetti, this time with Giuseppe Navone.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Mille_Miglia-1948-05-02.html|title=Mille Miglia 1948 Race Results|website=racingsportscars.com|access-date=22 May 2019}} In 1949 Mille Miglia, the Ferrari 166 MM Barchettas scored 1-2 victory with Biondetti/Salani and Bonetto/Carpani respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Mille_Miglia-1949-04-24.html|title=Mille Miglia 1949 Race Results|website=racingsportscars.com|access-date=22 May 2019}} In 1949, the 166 MM also won the [24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans) in the hands of [Luigi Chinetti](/source/Luigi_Chinetti) and [Lord Selsdon](/source/Lord_Selsdon), and so the 166 was the only car ever to win all three races.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Le_Mans-1949-06-26.html|title=Le Mans 1949 Race Results|website=racingsportscars.com|access-date=24 May 2019}} Another 166 won the 1949 [Spa 24 Hours](/source/Spa_24_Hours). A 166 chassis, this time with the bigger [195 S](/source/Ferrari_195_S) engine, won the Mille Miglia again in 1950 with drivers Giannino Marzotto and Marco Crosara. ==Surviving examples== The oldest Ferrari car with an undisputed pedigree{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} is s/n 002C, a 166 Spider Corsa which was originally a [159](/source/Ferrari_159) and is currently owned and driven by [James Glickenhaus](/source/James_Glickenhaus). S/n 0052M, a 1950 166 MM Touring Barchetta was uncovered in a barn and was shown in public for the first time since 1959 in the August 2006 issue of Cavallino magazine. One 166 MM, 1949 s/n 0018M, was bodied by [Zagato](/source/Zagato) in 'Panoramica' style, very similar to their one-off [Maserati A6 1500](/source/Maserati_A6), also designed by Vieri Rapi. It is considered as first Ferrari coachbuilt by Zagato. A year later it was rebodied as Zagato Spyder.{{cite web|url=http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detail/0018M.166MM.htm|title=Ferrari 166 MM Zagato 0018M|website=barchetta.cc|access-date=24 May 2019}} The original car was recreated in 2007 as part of Zagato's Sanction Lost programme.{{cite web|url=https://www.zagato.it/en/atelier/classic/ferrari-166-coup%C3%A9-zagato-panoramica-sanction-lost/|title=Ferrari 166 Coupé Zagato Panoramica Sanction Lost|website=zagato.it|access-date=24 May 2019}} ==Gallery== Ferrari-166s-1948-targa-florio-biondett.png|166 S (#001S) by [Allemano](/source/Carrozzeria_Allemano) winning its first race,[http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detail/001S.159C.Spyder.htm 166 Spyder Corsa] from barchetta.cc, last accessed on Nov 17, 2016. [Targa Florio](/source/Targa_Florio) (April 3, 1948), by [Igor Troubetzkoy](/source/Igor_Troubetzkoy) and [Clemente Biondetti](/source/Clemente_Biondetti) Biondetti-navone-ferrari-166-mille-miglia-1948.jpg|Ferrari 166 S (#003S)[http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detail/003S.166Sport.htm 166 Sport] by barchetta.cc, last accessed on Nov 17, 2016. by [Allemano](/source/Carrozzeria_Allemano) winning its first race, [Mille Miglia](/source/Mille_Miglia) (May 2, 1948) by Biondetti and Giuseppe Navone 1949-03-20 Targa Florio WINNER Ferrari 166 006i Biondetti Benedetti.jpg|Biondetti at 1949 Targa Florio in a winning 166 Spyder Corsa (#006i) 2019-09-24 Ferrari 166 016i at Collier in Naples.jpeg|166 Spyder Corsa 1950-03-26 Coppa Intereuropa Ferrari 166 0018M Stagnoli.jpg|First Ferrari bodied by Zagato, 166 MM Panoramica ==See also== * [166 Inter](/source/Ferrari_166_Inter) * [Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Le Mans](/source/Ferrari_166_MM_Berlinetta_Le_Mans) * [Ferrari-Abarth 166 MM/53](/source/Ferrari-Abarth_166_MM%2F53) ==References== {{Reflist}} === Bibliography === * {{cite book | author=Acerbi, Leonardo | title=Ferrari: All The Cars | publisher=Haynes Publishing| year=2012 | isbn=978-1-84425-581-8}} * {{cite book |author1=Buckley, Martin |author2=Rees, Chris| title=World Encyclopedia of Cars | location=London | publisher=Anness Publishing | year=1998 | isbn=1-84038-083-7 }} ==External links== {{commons category multi|Ferrari 166 S|Ferrari 166 SC|Ferrari 166 MM}} *[https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/history/garage/1948/166-inter-sport Ferrari 166 Inter Sport: Ferrari History] *[https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/history/garage/1948/166-mm Ferrari 166 MM: Ferrari History] {{Scuderia Ferrari}} {{Early Ferrari vehicles}} {{Ferrari}} Category:24 Hours of Le Mans race cars Category:Le Mans winning cars 166 S Category:Mille Miglia Category:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Winner Category:Cars powered by V12 engines --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ferrari 166 S](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_166_S) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_166_S?action=history)). 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