The record-breaking car with ‘twin torpedo’ bodywork designed by engineer Piero Taruffi consists of two separate steel tube chassis and ‘teardrop’ cladding. The tubular structure forms two highly profiled elements, one housing the driver and the second …

Tarf II was designed in 1951. It was powered by a 1.7 litre 290 hp supercharged Maserati engine and achieved a top speed of just under 300 km/h on the flying kilometre and flying mile, held on the Via Appia near Rome.

May 31, 2018 · On 20 March 1951, Taruffi broke two world records with the Tarf II. Achieving the fastest flying mile with an average of 185.49 mph (298.507 km/h), and the fastest “flying kilometre” with 180.55 mph (290.552 km/h).

Feb 5, 2019 · Over a decade ago, Ryan wrote a great story and later shared video of famous racer Piero Taruffi’s Maserati four-cylinder powered, twin-boom racer called the Tarf II, which he ran in the early 1950s to set a 2 liter engine class speed record.

Apr 25, 2012 · Taruffi’s first attempt at a twin-boom car, the aluminum-bodied 1948 Italcorsa/Tarf I, which used a 50hp 500cc Guzzi V-twin engine mounted in the right-hand pod, set six 500cc records in November that year at speeds of up to 130 MPH.

Alternately known as “Italcorsa” and “Tarf II”, this amazing vehicle was designed by Taruffi and followed “Tarf I”, which set six 500 cc and two 1,500 cc speed records. Its radical “bisiluro”, or twin-boom, design was built in 1951 for the 2,000 cc class.

Alternately known as “Italcorsa” and “Tarf II”, this amazing vehicle was designed by Taruffi and followed “Tarf I”, which set six 500 cc and two 1,500 cc speed records. Its radical “bisiluro”, or twin-boom, design was built in 1951 for the 2,000 cc class.

This unusual and futuristic-looking vehicle was designed by Taruffi and followed the 'Tarf I', which set six 500cc and two 1,500cc speed records. This vehicle, alternatively known as 'Italcorsa' and 'Tarf II' features 'bisiluro', or twin-boom, design and was built in 1951 for the 2,000cc class.

He was also something of an engineer and developed a couple of exceedingly weird racing cars composed of two torpedo shaped 'bodies' joined by an aerodynamic wing section, in a land-based echo of a nautical catamaran. These extraordinary cars were named Tarf I and Tarf II.

Sep 13, 2018 · Fitted once again with ultra-light Pirelli motorcycle tyres, the TARF consisted of two cylindrical bodies joined together to form a sort of double motorcycle with fairings: one torpedo for the rider, the other for a Guzzi 500 engine.