Nuvolari's Car Bonnet

Part of the epic life of Nuvolari is his tragic story of man and father. Both his sons died at the age of eighteen, ten months one from the other. Ten months after the death of his second son Alberto, in 1948 Tazio appeared at the Mille Miglia race driving a Ferrari. The race ended with one of his rare defeats: though ranking first, and not far from the finishing line, Nuvolari had to let his teammate win because his car was no longer able to proceed. Nuvolari pulled out of the race and immediately felt ill.