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O.M. Superba 665 - first winner of the MILLE MIGLIA

1st MILLE MIGLIA -26/27 MARCH 1927

In a few months an organization was set up inside, for a race as long as half of Italy, which nowadays would seem unlikely. The problem of clearly indicating the route along roads badly maintained, badly sign-posted and, obviously, not closed to traffic during the race, was resolved by Castagneto, who thought up the widely known Red Arrow with white lettering. The first edition of Mille Miglia saw, almost to reward the organizing city, three O.M.s in the first three places. These cars were made in the Brescia Officine Meccaniche - great rejoicing! Untill today the start number “1” of the Mille Miglia is

reserved for an OM Superba 665.

Facts of the first Mille Miglia:

Started: 77 - Finished: 54

Position in General Classification Vehicle

1° MINOJA-MORANDI vincitori classe 2000 cmc. O.M. 665 S

2° T. DANIELI-BALESTRERO O.M. 665 S

3° M. DANIELI-ROSA O.M. 665 S

4° STRAZZA-VARALLO vincitori classe 3000 cmc. LANCIA LAMBDA TORPEDO

5° PUGNO-BERGIA LANCIA LAMBDA

6° MAGGI-MASERATI vincitori classe 8000 cmc. ISOTTA FRASCHINI Tipo 8A SS Torpedo

7° "FRATE IGNOTO" (Arturo Mercanti)-SOZZI ALFA ROMEO RLSS

8° CORTESE-BARONCINI ITALA Tipo 6