![The Mille Miglia, an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927, could become an annual event in the UAE. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VOPZPIDVAVE2X5ECCYIGXGSTO4.jpg?smart=true&auth=b837b2f85d062e13f415b2edd95dfa3bc0f1dcbc779f5f88048c347208baf665&width=400&height=225)
![The Dubai Police V8 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG was flown to Milan in Italy by Emirates SkyCargo, to take part in the Mille Miglia tour. Courtesy Dubai Police](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PHJ4YB2MKEYKFFSHMYFLBU572E.jpg?smart=true&auth=6c60cc774ace21efde8c50baa9b483682df82659307912dc75e1c6498c301c01&width=400&height=225)
![A version of the historic Mille Miglia race is coming to the UAE to mark the nation's jubilee year in 2022. Courtesy: MM](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KAGJF3MOGMZDIXPPJY64NTGAFE.jpg?smart=true&auth=8b76812b7dcd689e0303f832425e1cebf3de6e99a7db906e58da30c6d1714e8c&width=400&height=225)
![Classic cars race tour the streets of Italy in the Mille Miglia grand tour from Brescia to Rome. Courtesy: MM](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/C2VEZJGJUCZWAQ2KAMSEXJ2D2A.jpg?smart=true&auth=bf75eb760fc0a43afae394715983be05d3fcb23d631d08dc3821739abf534df0&width=400&height=225)
![A total of 100 classic cars will be invited to take part in the first UAE tour of the classic Mille Miglia race. Courtesy: MM](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BTDO7ZYUM6OJOU3MEDWGA6I4LY.jpg?smart=true&auth=914da1a9c9a06c910174f1f136a79ebe8f12feee80cb397a31087db5594c2340&width=400&height=225)
![The Brescia sealing ceremony of the Italian Mille Miglia classic car race coming to the UAE in February 2022.Courtesy: MM](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5OHZQQRPWRQEO77CX74BSRTLCM.jpg?smart=true&auth=f97dfc2e17d4ec3b9e85207c7fdc8d09e8936b2969b1a5a2e526922122d905b7&width=400&height=225)
![One of Stirling Moss’ iconic racing cars that competed in the famous Italian road race “Eldorado Ice Cream” Maserati Tipo 420/M/58 on view in Modena at the Maserati motorsport museum. The Mille Miglia classic car race will take place in the UAE in February. Nicholas Webster / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FMFXEFWAOQPNNF7LIUJJTSQCFA.jpg?smart=true&auth=261b702f9174d939a04c3c0cd98aa96ba804ef31027367a9d742f96cabcc0c62&width=400&height=225)
![Cars will now line up for the pan-Emirate celebration of motoring on Friday, February 18, with the first leg now taking place from Dubai to Al Ain. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FUFZFN2SQQCP5PX44EHPTCPCAM.jpg?smart=true&auth=02ada2e1e49801e9c4b25876cd95644f90a29ea5f2d441df168f48eef0689797&width=400&height=225)
![Classic cars will descend on the UAE in February for the Mille Miglia race. A fleet of classic Maseratis that competed in the race's original format are on show in Modena, Italy. Nicholas Webster / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DHJOWYBQMBBPHGPA6AVY5V565E.jpg?smart=true&auth=26578c7f377577c7a9223a444497864365ac04ab6eca55e4ec482e183461aed3&width=400&height=225)
![The UAE project has been three years in the making and will see design meet art on the nation’s roads with 50 cars from the world touring alongside 50 cars from the Arabian Peninsula. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YMXY3WWOWT3T6JKAR7EZG3BOY4.jpg?smart=true&auth=9c55f63b82f61b38be828121d2e6e24e9a054d46604406544249f60a52f38599&width=400&height=225)
![A fleet of classic cars that competed in Italy's Mille Miglia race are displayed at the Maserati museum in Modena. The race is coming to the UAE in February. Nicholas Webster / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3ZV2OWRMLTPUS2UBBALZCLMSWY.jpg?smart=true&auth=da621ef4aa90f452138e78afa2be940d3d7b61ba483e24009c5dad796756006a&width=400&height=225)
![The Mille Miglia was announced at a press conference at the House Of Wisdom in Sharjah. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QKZ57MHQ75ZD7CXRVFNNN4HXT4.jpg?smart=true&auth=c9cbc9ea67e325b26679930092d1289d7efcee78a1051512b961e034b0b4f50e&width=400&height=225)
![The Mille Miglia will take in each of the seven emirates. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WELFVQPG5ZY3SS5S3SDQBAXXTQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=2018bfd77bd7f92a59b69854500279ff5984a2ed54604d59b99de129312f6c97&width=400&height=225)
![The Mille Miglia, an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927, could become an annual event in the UAE. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VOPZPIDVAVE2X5ECCYIGXGSTO4.jpg?smart=true&auth=b837b2f85d062e13f415b2edd95dfa3bc0f1dcbc779f5f88048c347208baf665&width=400&height=225)
![The Dubai Police V8 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG was flown to Milan in Italy by Emirates SkyCargo, to take part in the Mille Miglia tour. Courtesy Dubai Police](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PHJ4YB2MKEYKFFSHMYFLBU572E.jpg?smart=true&auth=6c60cc774ace21efde8c50baa9b483682df82659307912dc75e1c6498c301c01&width=400&height=225)
![A version of the historic Mille Miglia race is coming to the UAE to mark the nation's jubilee year in 2022. Courtesy: MM](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KAGJF3MOGMZDIXPPJY64NTGAFE.jpg?smart=true&auth=8b76812b7dcd689e0303f832425e1cebf3de6e99a7db906e58da30c6d1714e8c&width=400&height=225)
![Classic cars race tour the streets of Italy in the Mille Miglia grand tour from Brescia to Rome. Courtesy: MM](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/C2VEZJGJUCZWAQ2KAMSEXJ2D2A.jpg?smart=true&auth=bf75eb760fc0a43afae394715983be05d3fcb23d631d08dc3821739abf534df0&width=400&height=225)
![A total of 100 classic cars will be invited to take part in the first UAE tour of the classic Mille Miglia race. Courtesy: MM](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BTDO7ZYUM6OJOU3MEDWGA6I4LY.jpg?smart=true&auth=914da1a9c9a06c910174f1f136a79ebe8f12feee80cb397a31087db5594c2340&width=400&height=225)
![The Brescia sealing ceremony of the Italian Mille Miglia classic car race coming to the UAE in February 2022.Courtesy: MM](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5OHZQQRPWRQEO77CX74BSRTLCM.jpg?smart=true&auth=f97dfc2e17d4ec3b9e85207c7fdc8d09e8936b2969b1a5a2e526922122d905b7&width=400&height=225)
![One of Stirling Moss’ iconic racing cars that competed in the famous Italian road race “Eldorado Ice Cream” Maserati Tipo 420/M/58 on view in Modena at the Maserati motorsport museum. The Mille Miglia classic car race will take place in the UAE in February. Nicholas Webster / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FMFXEFWAOQPNNF7LIUJJTSQCFA.jpg?smart=true&auth=261b702f9174d939a04c3c0cd98aa96ba804ef31027367a9d742f96cabcc0c62&width=400&height=225)
![Cars will now line up for the pan-Emirate celebration of motoring on Friday, February 18, with the first leg now taking place from Dubai to Al Ain. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FUFZFN2SQQCP5PX44EHPTCPCAM.jpg?smart=true&auth=02ada2e1e49801e9c4b25876cd95644f90a29ea5f2d441df168f48eef0689797&width=400&height=225)
![Classic cars will descend on the UAE in February for the Mille Miglia race. A fleet of classic Maseratis that competed in the race's original format are on show in Modena, Italy. Nicholas Webster / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DHJOWYBQMBBPHGPA6AVY5V565E.jpg?smart=true&auth=26578c7f377577c7a9223a444497864365ac04ab6eca55e4ec482e183461aed3&width=400&height=225)
![The UAE project has been three years in the making and will see design meet art on the nation’s roads with 50 cars from the world touring alongside 50 cars from the Arabian Peninsula. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YMXY3WWOWT3T6JKAR7EZG3BOY4.jpg?smart=true&auth=9c55f63b82f61b38be828121d2e6e24e9a054d46604406544249f60a52f38599&width=400&height=225)
![A fleet of classic cars that competed in Italy's Mille Miglia race are displayed at the Maserati museum in Modena. The race is coming to the UAE in February. Nicholas Webster / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3ZV2OWRMLTPUS2UBBALZCLMSWY.jpg?smart=true&auth=da621ef4aa90f452138e78afa2be940d3d7b61ba483e24009c5dad796756006a&width=400&height=225)
![The Mille Miglia was announced at a press conference at the House Of Wisdom in Sharjah. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QKZ57MHQ75ZD7CXRVFNNN4HXT4.jpg?smart=true&auth=c9cbc9ea67e325b26679930092d1289d7efcee78a1051512b961e034b0b4f50e&width=400&height=225)
![The Mille Miglia will take in each of the seven emirates. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WELFVQPG5ZY3SS5S3SDQBAXXTQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=2018bfd77bd7f92a59b69854500279ff5984a2ed54604d59b99de129312f6c97&width=400&height=225)
![The Mille Miglia, an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927, could become an annual event in the UAE. Antonie Robertson / The National.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VOPZPIDVAVE2X5ECCYIGXGSTO4.jpg?smart=true&auth=b837b2f85d062e13f415b2edd95dfa3bc0f1dcbc779f5f88048c347208baf665&width=400&height=225)
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Traffic officers will race a V8 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG in the Mille Miglia Brescia-Rome round trip on June 16
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