- Carlo Felice Trossi
Count Carlo Felice Trossi (born in
Biella ,Italy ,April 27 ,1908 - died inMilan ,May 9 ,1949 ) was an Italian racecar driver and auto constructor. During his career, he raced for two teams,Mercedes-Benz and Alfa Romeo. He won the1947 Italian Grand Prix and the1948 Swiss Grand Prix . He died at only 41 years of age (brain tumor ). [Joe Saward, " [http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ftjs016.html Jean-Pierre Wimille: The man who would have been champion...] " at grandprix.com]Trossi backed one of the most unusual Grand Prix cars, the Trossi Monaco of 1934. This car featured a 16 cylinder, two stroke cycle, two row radial, air cooled engine and an aircraft-like body designed by Augusto Monaco. The car was a spectacular failure and never raced in a Grand Prix event. [Road & Track Magazine, April, 1972]
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