2017 Mille Miglia Ken Vendley Production / Motorscape International

Celebrating 90 Years of the Mille Miglia, the famous nonstop road race on the streets and roads of glorious Italy. In 1927 this race started and tragically ended in 1957. Twenty years later it was reenacted and as been going ever since. No longer nonstop but its a spirited drive for 1000 miles. Oh yes the name Mille Miglia. One thousand miles, the Romans used miles and the tradition continues. From a world entre list its 350 Cars which suggests
that this event is a rolling historic auto museum. In Italy there is a lot of small cars, for some reason this particular year many pre and post war Italian small builds entered with many names like Stanguellini, Bandini, Moretti, and so on to be named by others as "Exceterinis". This video covers the cars showing up scrutineering, the dramatic afternoon departure and the climb to the hill town of San Marino, and small country within Italy. The extravaganza with stagger in some delightful ways for its innocence in honesty of purpose, and joy...

Ken Vendley