Antonio Pucci (1923,
Petralia Sottana
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– 15 July 2009) was an Italian racing driver of the 1950s and 1960s. He was an official test driver for
Porsche
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and won the
Targa Florio
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in April 1964 with the English driver
Colin Davis
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.
[''Motor Sport'', June 1964, Pages 453, 456.]
References
External links
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Interview with Antonio Pucci*
Article at Omniauto
1923 births
2009 deaths
People from Petralia Sottana
Italian racing drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
Sportspeople from the Province of Palermo
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