This was one of the competitors in the Shell Ferrari Historical Challenge race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1998.
It's the 1956 Ferrari 500TR of Giancarlo Galeazzi, seen here leaving the pit lane during a qualifying session. The 500TR was introduced in 1956 to replace the Ferrari Mondial and was the first Ferrari to be known as the 'Testa Rossa' because the twin camshaft covers were painted red. Sixteen of the cars were produced, all with a 4-cylinder inline 1,985cc engine designed by Aurelio Lampredi and bodywork by Carrozzeria Scaglietti. The programme of the event gives the engine capacity of this car as 2500cc, but I can see nothing in the barchetta.cc history of #0610MDTR that says that it has ever been the subject of an engine change.
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