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	AutoAficionado.net - Vol 2 Issue 2 - MY DRIVES AT LEMANS
		The reason in each case was the same, summed up in a report from Luigi Chinetti after he had championed my cause with Monsieur Accat, the dour head of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest.
		I watched Luigi some 30 feet away locked in gesture-filled conversation with a squat, imperious man I knew to be the gran fromage.
		He, like Luigi Chinetti, believed in the abilities of women drivers and had championed a number in races and rallies before the war and after.
	www.autoaficionado.net /issue/0202-48.html (821 words)

	Luigi Chinetti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Luigi Chinetti made a deal with Enzo Ferrari to be a Ferrari factory agent in the United States.
		The first sale Chinetti made through his American dealership was a Ferrari that was raced by—and eventually went into the famous collection of—Briggs Cunningham, but most of the sales he made were kept as close secrets to protect the privacy of his wealthy clients.
		Luigi Chinetti also was the founder of the North American Racing Team, an official arm of Ferrari.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luigi_Chinetti (517 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Alfonso de Portago
		In 1953 he was in New York and decided to attend the local motor show where he met Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti, a former winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours.
		Chinetti asked him if he would like to be his co-driver on the Carerra Panamericana in Mexico.
		His best finish was a shared second at the British GP when he handed his car over to Collins but he was able to cast off the reputation of being a pay-driver and was seen as a serious contender, albeit one without much experience.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-depalf.html (489 words)

	FCA Southwest Region - Sempre Ferrari Articles
		Luigi Chinetti, although Italian by birth and American by choice, had lived in France for a number of years, and spoke French fluently.
		So it was that Luigi Chinetti carried a little clout at Le Mans.
		Chinetti was able to force the organizers to reverse their position.
	www.fca-sw.org /article.aspx?article_id=339 (1524 words)

	Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spyder - Supercars.net
		The man responsible for the Spyder was Luigi Chinetti who was Ferrari's main American dealer.
		Chinetti recognized the need for an alternative to the luxurious 330 GTS and convinced Ferrari to deliver drop-top versions of the successful 275 GTB.
		By the time Chinetti's request was fulfilled, the 275 had already gone through several series of upgrades which included a more refined front nose and a potent 300 bhp quad-cam V12.
	www.supercars.net /cars/532.html (351 words)

	1965 Ferrari 365P Berlinetta Speciale - Features - European Car Magazine
		For Luigi "Coco" Chinetti, circa 1970, there was only one conceivable way to drive the Ferrari 365P: flanked on either side by two luscious ladies.
		Chinetti took delivery of this car after it debuted at the 1966 Paris Auto Show and made an appearance at London's Earls Court Motor Show.
		One glance confirms that the 365P is a stylistic sister to the Dino prototype which debuted a year earlier, but the 365P is larger, as it's built around the engine and chassis of the 365P2 and 365P2/3 racers.
	www.europeancarweb.com /features/0407ec_1965_ferrari_365p_berlinetta_speciale/index.html (1212 words)

	RM Auctions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Chinetti provided a Cadillac Eldorado and other parts from which the finished car, offered here for the first time to the public, was constructed.
		The reverse wrapped rear window is buried deep within the roof’s rear quarters to give adequate access to the mid-located engine and the rear deck is high both to enclose the engine and to give a reasonable amount of luggage capacity for a four-passenger automobile.
		It was reportedly well received by potential buyers, but Chinetti’s Ferrari business had come to require their full attention and a second prototype for further development work was never built.
	www.rmauctions.com /CarDetails.cfm?SaleCode=MO06&CarID=r283 (743 words)

	Mark Savory - Just having fun!
		Luigi Chinetti upon receiving the official race plate license.
		Shortly thereafter Chinetti drove the car to Mexico City where he sold it to Carlos Braniff.
		Chinetti and de Portago on the first leg near Tehuantepec.
	www.marksavory.com /0286am/1953season.html (266 words)

	Ferrari Scrapbook - Luigi Chinetti - Motor Trend
		Luigi Chinetti was the man who put Ferrari on the map in America.
		Chinetti eventually moved to Paris, France, to sell Alfa Romeos, and he had great success with a wealthy clientele.
		Chinetti's close relationship with Ferrari ensured he obtained a consistent string of competitive cars, and NART acted as a springboard for a number of top drivers, including world champions Mario Andretti and Phil Hill.
	www.motortrend.com /features/consumer/112_0409_ferrari_scrapbook/luigi_chinetti.html (818 words)

	Luigi Chinetti: N.A.R.T - Modelfoxbrianza.it
		L'epopea "corsaiola" anteguerra di Luigi Chinetti comincia nel 1925 con una sei ore a Parigi.
		Nel 1951 Chinetti ritorna alle corse partecipando alla Carrera Panamericana con una Ferrari 212 Export della Scuderia milanese Guastalla di Franco Cornacchia, in coppia con Piero Taruffi.
		Come Ferrari, anche Chinetti è mancato in un caldo giorno di agosto del 1994 all'età di 93 anni, per la precisione il 17 e nel decennale della sua scomparsa, per le imprese, le vittorie, la genialità, la sportività, lo volevamo ricordare con queste semplici parole.
	www.modelfoxbrianza.it /Chinetti.htm (904 words)

	Ferrari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Al volante de un coche similar, Luigi Chinetti, importador de Ferrari en los Estados Unidos, ganó las 24 horas de Le Mans en 1949.
		Au volant d'une voiture similaire, Luigi Chinetti, l'importateur Ferrari aux Etats-Unis, a remporté les 24 heures du Mans en 1949.
		At the wheel of a sister car, Luigi Chinetti, who imported Ferraris in the United States, won the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1949.
	alvolante.ifrance.com /ferrari.html (100 words)

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		After the 24h race both Ferraris 312P Berlinetta should be sold to Luigi Chinetti's N.A.R.T. At Brands Hatch the lonely entered 312P finished as 4th, headed by 3 3-litre Porsches 908.
		That was that for 1969, Chinetti taking 0870 the short trip back to his warehouse in downtown New York where it was joined by 0872 before the end of the year.
		This was good enough for 3rd in its class, but Luigi Chinetti sr of N.A.R.T. wanted more performance and set about building a new car for which he used a number of 0872's components.
	www.imca-slotracing.com /Ferrari312P.htm (2942 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 at Epinions.com
		Luigi Chinetti had known Ferrari since they were men in their early 20's, shortly after WWI.
		The changes from coupe to convertible were minimal-no extra bracing was made to the steel space frame and coachbuilder Scaglietti made some cars as convertibles from the start and cut away the roofs from coupes on others.
		For reasons unknown only ten of the planned 25 cars were built, all but one going to Chinetti in America, where its buyers nicknamed it the NART in honor of Chinetti's North American Racing Team.
	www.epinions.com /auto-review-758D-36CCD59-397EC190-prod6 (1402 words)

	Le Mans 1934 won by Luigi Chinetti in Alfa 8c 2300
		"Spirit of LeMans" Luigi Chinetti's second victory at Le Mans in 1934 was notable for his outstanding driving and his pit crew's ability to produce chewing gum on demand to stem the flow of fuel from a fractured petrol tank.
		Driving an Alfa 8c 2300 with Philip Etancelin, it was to be Alfa's final victory lap at Le Mans.
		The image depicts Chinetti leading an Aston Martin Ulster and a Lagonda through Tertre Rouge.
	www.hdrogers.com /art2.html (104 words)

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		Although the 1949 Ferrari Le Mans team was on paper a two-driver effort, in fact Luigi Chinetti was the iron man for the team and drove the little boat for an incredible 23 hours of the 24-hour race.
		It was Luigi Chinetti — still driving sports cars in his 40s for Ferrari in events as strenuous as the Carrera PanAmerica endurance race in Mexico while developing Chinetti Motors as a Ferrari dealership — who convinced Enzo Ferrari to come to Indianapolis.
		In 1954, Luigi Chinetti wanted to run a further modified V12 Ferrari built up to look like an early version of the Ferrari 553/555 “Squalo” of the period as a non-factory effort for Luigi Villoresi, who drove a Maserati 250F and the Lancia Grand Prix car during the 1954 Formula One season.
	www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com /news/story.php?story_id=578 (3308 words)

	Ferrari "Corse Clienti" F-1 collection........Monterey Historic Races (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In 1949, in fact, an American of Italian origin, Luigi Chinetti, was the first man to win the Le Mans 24 hour race in a Prancing Horse car.
		Chinetti’s importance to Ferrari did not end with the sale of sought after racing models to wealthy sportsmen.
		In many cases, Chinetti arranged for up and coming American drivers to be in the seat.
	www.motorsportscenter.com /printer_445.shtml (1626 words)

	NART Cadillac truly unique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		During the 1960s, Luigi Chinetti was the Ferrari distributor for the United States and made a good living selling his used Ferrari racing cars to wealthy Americans.
		His goal was to offer the existing Chinetti clientele a luxurious and sophisticated, high-performance, four-seat bespoke automobile at a reasonable cost.
		The prototype car was displayed on the Zagato stand at the Turin auto show in 1971 and again a few months later on the Chinetti stand at the New York auto show.
	autos.canada.com /news/vancouver_province_story.html?id=6c69133d-3825-4e40-8187-7f28aeeb73d0 (403 words)

	VeloceToday - Online Magazine for Italian Car Enthusiasts! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		"However, after the practice, Chinetti decided that Flynn should drive with Martin in 0730, and Fitch would drive with me in 0732." The last minute driver change was to cause some confusion over the years.
		"Chinetti and I had to go before a magistrate, who had in a box some of the pieces of the rear end as evidence.
		We nearly got our rear ends in jail, but Chinetti got us out ok." When Chinetti asked for the box of broken parts, though, his request was refused.
	www.velocetoday.com /people/people_48.php (1746 words)

	Sundoulos World Motorsports
		The bodies were made by Scaglietti and later became the basis for the Devin bodies.
		Bill attended the 1952 Le Mans race and after the race, he ordered a 1953 Ferrari to compete in the 1953 Le Mans race, however, the car could not be completed in time for the race.
		Bill described Luigi as very modest and said that Luigi never told him about his Le Mans victories.
	www.sundoulos.us /devinkit.html (1876 words)

	Sempre Ferrari - Oldtimer's Corner - Early Ferrari Dealers
		Luigi Chinetti’s very successful efforts to put Ferrari on the map in the United States have been so well documented that I won’t insult your intelligence with a rehash.
		At the same time, however, it needs to be said that Chinetti’s presence was felt primarily on the East Coast.
		Harrah and Chinetti, both deceased, have been replaced by Ferrari of North America, directly owned by the Ferrari factory in Italy.
	www.fca-sw.org /sw/article.asp?id=408 (1462 words)

	North American Racing Team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The North American Racing Team (also known as NART) was created by Luigi Chinetti to promote the Ferrari marque in America through success in Gran Turismo (endurance) motorsport.
		Ferrari already had a close relationship with Chinetti due to his success in selling the maker's road cars in the important American markets, and thus NART received a continuous line of excellent Ferrari racers.
		NART also had a Ferrari model with its name attached to it - the 1967 275 GTB/4 NART Spyder was a convertible version of the 275 GTB/4 requested especially by Luigi Chinetti.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_American_Racing_Team (417 words)

	Drive Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona
		1969 America’s Ferrari importer, Luigi Chinetti himself drives a hastily prepared aluminium-bodied car from Maranello, over the Alps to Le Mans for Bob Grossman to drive, but in qualifying he collides with Pedro Rodriguez’ (not that one!) Dino and neither North American Racing Team car starts the race.
		1971 ‘Coco’ Chinetti, son of Luigi, has the privilege of being the first to drive the NART Daytona on the Le Mans circuit, partnered by Bob Grossman.
		Both the independently entered remaining cars finish, at 24kph slower average than the winning Bell/Ickx Gulf Ford, but the Daytona is getting long in the tooth and is overwhelmed by the field of 15 smaller, lighter Porsche 911/935s.
	www.indiacar.com /infobank/ferrari_daytona1.htm (1283 words)

	Tom Yang ferrari restoration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		His records only show that the car was purchased through Luigi Chinetti in NY.
		There were only two distributors of Ferraris in the U.S., and luck would have it, mine was purchased from Chinetti.
		I have some contacts that know Luigi Chinetti Jr., and said that Chinetti may still have all the records of his father's business.
	www.tomyang.net /cars/ferrari2.htm (169 words)

	Talbot-Lago : Luigi Chinetti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Primarily a mechanic, Chinetti easily takes on the wheel for Alfa-Romeo and is the winner of both the 1932 24-Hours of Le Mans and the 1933 24-Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
		From 1953, Chinetti imports Ferraris into the US, his new country of residence.
		He founds the North American Racing Team (NART) which regularly engaged Ferraris in many great racing venues.
	www.talbot-lago.ch /en/chinetti-e.php (138 words)

	classicscars.com - Abarth - Osca
		rear-engined, 2-door, 2+2 sport roadster built for the son of N.Y. Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti, well-known racing driver who headed the North American Racing Team N.A.R.T., hence the car came to be known as the NART, by Zagato.
		The engine was Cadillac's standard 472 c.i., 400 HP unit mounted "in reverse" to propel the car from the rear [Zagato claimed that the car would deliver 400 HP - and the air cleaner carried a decal to that effect].
		GM participated to some extent in the project but dropped out in 1969 owing to the numerous production delays and the economic difficulties of 1969.
	www.classicscars.com /kit/kit.html (415 words)

	'72 LeMans, Ferrari GTB/4
		It was liveried in Italian Rosso Corsa racing red plus the familiar white-and-blue stripes of Luigi Chinetti's North American Racing Team.
		Ferrari often claimed that success within the category was of more importance to him than an outright win, and of more value to his company commercially "than just another win in a Grand Prix".
		The big Ferrari was fielded by the most legendary of all Ferrari's wonderful concessionaire teams which were active from the 1950's into the 1970's: Luigi Chinetti's North American Racing Team (NART) which enjoyed a closer relationship with the factory than any of its rivals.
	www.a2zracer.com /page67.html (505 words)

	shooting-brake.com - unique collection of sports wagons and luxury estate cars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Luigi "Coco" Chinetti Jr., US Ferrari dealer and race driver.
		Die Idee für diese Einzelanfertigung kam vom amerikanischen Ferrari-Händler und Rennfahrer Luigi "Coco" Chinetti Jr.
		Questo spettacolare pezzo unico fu costruito da Panther Westwinds nel 1975 su design del corridore americano e importatore di Ferrari Luigi "Coco" Chinetti Jr..
	www.pestalozzi.net /sb/ferrari_daytona/index.html (174 words)

	ALBACO :: Luigi Chinetti 90th Birthday Menu # 670/91 (jh0013) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Luigi Chinetti 90th Birthday Menu # 670/91 (jh0013) #45724
		This menu was issued July 17, 1991 to celebrate the 90th birthday of Ferrari Legend Luigi Chinetti.
		Apart from building the Ferrari sales in North America, Chinetti Sr.
	www.albaco.biz /store/catalog/Luigi-Chinetti-90th-Birthday-Menu--670-91-jh0013-p-45724.html (127 words)

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