1947 Cisitalia 202 SMM

Piero Dusio, champion footballer turned textile industrialist, had a passion for motorsport. He won his class at the 1937 Mille Miglia. In 1946 he founded Cisitalia (Compagnie Industriale Sportivo Italia). The 202 Aerodynamica Berlinetta (MM001) is a one-off coupe built for the factory works team to compete in races such as the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio. It finished 2nd in class and 3rd overall at the 1947 Mille. It achieved more notable race finishes than any other Cisitalia yet sustained no serious damage. Pinin Farina's design conceived the body as a single shell, with the hood, body, fenders and headlights integral to a continuously flowing surface, rather than added on. The Museum of Modern Art featured the 202 in a 1951 exhibition, legitimizing coachwork as an art form. It is powered by a Fiat-derived 60 horsepower, 1089cc inline 4-cylinder engine with dry sump lubrication, twin Weber 36DCM carburetors and a 4-speed manual transmission. It was last shown at the 1991 Pebble Beach Concours before being purchased by a Japanese collector. It remained in Japan until May 2015, when the current owner acquired it.