Description1958-05-15 Ferraris and an Alfa Romeo at a race.jpg
English: Some Ferraris and one Alfa Romeo SSZ at a race on 15 May 1958. This is at Internationales Flugplatzrennen, Wien-Aspern. From left:
#30 (Carlo Leto di Priolo, 1957 Ferrari 250 GT TdF s/n 0629GT)
#39 (Ferrari, entered by Giorgio Meier)
#33 (Hans Wirz, 1953 Ferrari 250 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta s/n 0254MM, it burned a month later. [1])
#51 (Alfa Romeo SSZ, Massimo Leto di Priolo)
Deutsch: Start des Grand Tourisme-Rennens über 1600 ccm: Carlo Leto di Priolo (30) auf Ferrari 250 GT, daneben ein Ferrari mit der Nummer 39, Hans Wirz (33) auf Ferrari 250 GT und Massimo Leto di Priolo (51) auf Alfa SS-Zagato
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