After visiting Vienna, Geneva, London, Munich and Moscow, the 1000 Miglia car race will be showcased in New York City on Wednesday, April 30, 7:00 p.m. at the elegant Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, to be followed by an all-Italian gala dinner.

The organizing committee, Chairman Alessandro Casali and General Secretary Sandro Binelli, will introduce to the selected audience the rich history of 1000 Miglia, considered one of the greatest motoring events in the world. The race began in Italy in 1927 and continues 81 years later as the Mille Miglia Car Rally. Suspended by the Italian Government in 1957 after a serious accident, the 1000 Miglia re-opened twenty years later as a historic competition with new rules and a speed limit of 50 km (35 miles) per hour. This glamorous race started the careers of legends like Tazio Nuvolari, Alberto Ascari, Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss -who set the world record in 1955 - George Stewart and Arlan Schwartz. In 1977 it was revived again as the 1000 Miglia Storica - historic 1,000 mile parade - reserved for cars from the golden age of racing (1927 -1957), including beautiful vehicles such as Bugatti, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Maserati, Jaguar and pre-war Mercedes and Porsches. Casali and Binelli's goals are to rejuvenate, with enthusiasm and energy, the race's historic characteristics and to highlight the beautiful route it takes: the city of Brescia, its starting point, Verona, Ferrara, Ravenna, Urbino, Assisi, Rome and then Siena, Florence and Bologna.