1951 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta beauty profile Lusso touring race car. The 166 MM Touring Barchetta, a Ferrari masterpiece, still increase pulse rates fifty-five years later. It is the first Ferrari sports car; all previous cars were strictly for racing. Craftsmen welded a tubular frame with a 2,200 mm wheelbase to hand-formed body panels. Beneath the hood resides a Colombo designed 1,995 cc 60-degree V-12. The 166 MM was arguably the world's fastest sports car in its day. In the heyday, it record