The legendary Mille Miglia race, from Brescia to Rome and back, has a handful of anniversaries to remember this year. Firstly, the 90th anniversary of its first edition, held on March 26th and 27th, 1927. Secondly, it’s 70 years from resuming the competition after the Second World War, on June 22nd, 1947, after a five-year interruption from 1941 to 1946. That year, the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B coupé Touring driven by Clemente Biondetti won.

Thirdly, the tragic 1957: on May 12th, 60 years ago a terrible car accident took the lives of eleven people (two drivers and nine bystanders) and shut down the race forever. Then, 40 years ago, the Mille Miglia came back as a regularity race for classic and vintage cars (produced no later than 1957).