Piero Taruffi, who was born near Rome, Italy, 100 years ago next month, drove with brains not brawn. He was a qualified mechanical engineer and that helped him keep his finger on the pulse of his racing cars, carefully pacing himself and his machinery until the very end—either of the race or the car. And...

After 15 attempts, Piero Taruffi, “The Silver Fox,” drives his Ferrari 315S across the finish line to win the1957 Mille Miglia. With de Portago’s tragic accident that year essentially ending the Mille Miglia, Taruffi remains the great race’s last official winner.
Photo: Giogio Nada Editore
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