The 1000 Miglia has arrived in Turin

Having left the province of Brescia, the cars reached Bergamo where, inside the Guardia di Finanza Academy, they carried out a Passage Control and Time Trials valid for the Trophy dedicated to the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Military Force.

As the first historic cars left Bergamo, the skies started to clear, at times granting a few faint glimmers of sunshine. After 100 kilometres, the convoy reached the historic centre of Novara for the passage control near the Coccia Theatre, while in Piazzale Edmondo Mornese, next to the Silvio Piola Stadium, the Time Control was held, closing the first sector of the race. The crews then entered the Novara plain and, at Casalino, a quiet agricultural centre halfway between Novara and Vercelli, they tackled a block of 8 Time Trials.

Reaching Vercelli and after the Passage Control in Piazza Cavour, the cars drove through the city centre, parading in front of the Basilica di Sant’Andrea, the longest surviving example of Piedmontese Gothic architecture. The approach to Turin, after the heavily congested stretches in the Milan area, afforded the crews some pleasant driving moments in the countryside. Once the race activities were over in Settimo Torinese, under a light rain, the cars were escorted by the local police to the city centre: passing through the Giardini Reali (Royal Gardens), the jewels produced between 1927 and 1957 returned to greet the heart of the former Italian capital, driving past Palazzo Madama and the Royal Palace in Piazza Castello. This was followed by the passage through Via Roma to Piazza San Carlo, where the cars were presented to the public, who were very warm throughout the Piedmontese section and did not disappoint in the square, crowding the stage set up for the occasion. What made the evening even more special was the view of the Mole Antonelliana, which was illuminated by the Red Arrow for the occasion.