Full Restoration
Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta Superleggera
One of the rarest open Ferraris ever bodied by Carrozzeria Touring — restored nut-and-bolt at our Texas coachworks and returned to the road in concours condition.
1950
Model Year
Colombo V12
Engine
Touring
Coachwork
Full Restoration
Scope of Work
The Commission
A barchetta, reborn.
The 166 MM is the car that made Ferrari's name — a Mille Miglia winner whose feather-light "barchetta" body by Carrozzeria Touring gave an entire class of sports car its shape. Few open Ferraris are rarer, and fewer still carry coachwork this delicate.
This example came to our Texas coachworks for a complete, down-to-the-chassis restoration. Every system passed through our hands — the hand-formed aluminum body taken to bare metal, the Colombo V12 rebuilt and blueprinted in-house, the brightwork re-plated, and the cockpit retrimmed to original patterns.
It left our shop the way it left Touring's: light, correct, and ready to be driven hard.
The Details
Specifications & project details.
Specifications
Marque & Model
Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta
Coachwork
Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera
Engine
2.0 L Colombo V12
Induction
Triple Weber carburetors
Power
140 bhp @ 6,600 rpm
Gearbox
5-speed manual
Brakes
Hydraulic drums, all corners
Dry Weight
Approx. 650 kg
Project Details
Scope of Work
Full nut-and-bolt restoration
Coachwork
Bare-metal repaint, deep rosso
Engine
Rebuilt & blueprinted in-house
Interior
Retrimmed in tan leather
Brightwork
Restored & re-plated
Duration
14 months
Completed
2019
Debut
Copper State 1000
The Gallery
Every angle, every detail.
On the road · Ready for delivery
Rear three-quarter · Touring lines
Rear haunch · Mirror-deep paint
Shift gate · Polished detail
Superleggera script · Fender detail
Front aspect · Egg-crate grille
Nose study · Hand-formed aluminum
The cockpit · Original patterns
Touring badge · Superleggera crest
The Colombo V12 · Rebuilt & blueprinted in-house
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ARTHUR PAYNE & SONS
CLASSIC CAR RESTORATION · TEXAS
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