MILLE MIGLIA 1982-2006 SERIE COMPLETA - 23 VOLUMI -

The Mille Miglia was a road race held in Italy in 24 editions, between 1927 and 1957.

The race was thought up and organized as an in-line speed race (not a stage race) by four friends in response to the refusal to assign the Italian Grand Prix, held at the new Monza circuit, to their hometown of Brescia.

The four, who later became known as the 'four musketeers' of the Mille Miglia, were Count Aymo Maggi, driver and financier, Count Franco Mazzotti, journalist, driver, financier and president of the Brescia RACI, Renzo Castagneto, the actual organiser, and Giovanni Canestrini, the doyen of Italian motoring journalists.

Starting and finishing in Brescia, the competitors drove all the way to Rome through central and northern Italy.

The name of the race derives from the length of the route; in fact, despite several changes over the years, it remained about 1600 kilometers long, equivalent to about one thousand miles.

Since 1977, the Mille Miglia has been alive again in the form of a historic regularity stage race, whose participation is limited to cars produced before 1957 that had taken part (or were registered) in the original race.

The Brescia-Rome-Brescia course follows the route of the original race, with some variations, maintaining the same start/finish point in Viale Venezia in Brescia.

In 1982, 25 years later, Piazza della Vittoria hosted another sealing ceremony. Initially held every two years, in 1984 and 1986, since 1987 the historical race has been held every May, growing year after year.  

In the second half of the 1980s, the 1000 Miglia was once again "the most beautiful race in the world". Marva Srl was set up to oversee and manage its brand, on behalf of ACI Brescia.

This collection includes the official yearbooks of the 23 editions of the Mille Miglia, which took place from 1982 to 2006. Each yearbook illustrates the current year's edition with splendid photographs, the result of a careful selection from the thousands of shots taken along the route.

There are also historical notes, anecdotes and curiosities about the historic Mille Miglia, so as not to forget, and to introduce the younger generation to the glorious past of this race, made up of legendary cars and famous champions.

Inside, for each edition, from 1984 to 1997, there is a list of entrants, with cars (make, type, chassis number), drivers and nationality. In the official yearbook of 1997 there is a photographic record of all competing cars. Since 1987, the general absolute and class results.