1948, the Mille Miglia: the last great adventure of the "flying mantuan". The Ferrari 166 S of "Nivola" is eavily damaged: in this photo we see that the bonnet and the left mudguard lack. The mechanic of Nuvolari isn't full visible: also his seat lacks. Moreover the hinge of the leafspring is damaged. The car resists to the terrible rhythm of the Champion until Villa Ospizio, neighbor of Reggio Emilia, then the hinge yields.
Canestrini, journalist, writes on the newspaper: "...in Reggio Emilia all ended and there was nothing to make. Nuvolari came down fro the car, assessed of of the impossibility to repair the damage, not cursed. He asked only a bed in order to rest. And the 15th Mille Miglia, for the crowd, also was ended, did not have more history."