First Mille Miglia : 26-27 March 1927

First Mille Miglia : 26-27 March 1927 by Book

First Mille Miglia, 26-27 March 1927
Weight 1.6kg by Carlo Dolcini
Photographs from early races are often hard to find and this looked like an exciting prospect, concentrating on the first Mille Miglia race. The race photos included in the 160 pages are very good quality, but while there are 400 images in total, only thirty of them are of the cars and three of those are of the same Bugatti parked in the same place with varying numbers of people around it! However, from a history point of view it is excellent. The organisers kept a comprehensive archive of documentation over the years and here is where the rest of the images come from, with all of the entry forms car by car accompanied by photographs of most of the drivers. There are copies of the regulations and route books with maps of each section and the original time sheets which are then converted into a more digestible modern table. Interesting stuff for all Mille Miglia aficionados.