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Enzo Ferrari didn’t initially intend to manufacture road cars when he started his Scuderia Ferrari team in 1928. It wasn’t until almost two decades later, in 1947, that the first road car bearing the prancing horse, the V12 125S, was produced mainly to finance his team’s racing activities.
- How Dino Paved The Way For The Modern Ferrari 458
Ferrari, at its core and early on in its history, was not by any means a road car manufacturer. It’s common knowledge that Enzo decided to start making road cars so as to fund his racing, and then things took off when the cars he built gained...
- Ferrari Considers Le Mans Comeback From 2015, Report Says
Ferrari’s motorsport activities are nowadays synonymous with Formula 1, but in the past, the most successful manufacturer in F1’s history also had a glorious run at Le Mans. A nine-time winner of the world’s most famous endurance...
- The Story Of A Man Who Bought The Rights To The Auto Avio Construzioni Name Only To Be Sued By Ferrari
As we’ve already mentioned in our tribute to Enzo Ferrari, the founder of one of the most iconic brands in the world initially worked for Alfa Romeo. As the story has it, in 1939 he left the Milanese carmaker, but part of the agreement was that...
- A Tribute To Enzo Ferrari
August 14 marked the 23rd anniversary of the death of Enzo Ferrari. The man who founded Ferrari was, according to some, a difficult man to deal with, as ingenious people usually tend to be. But no one ever questioned his passion about racing and his...
- Geneva Preview: Ferrari's Hardcore 599 Gtb Fiorano Hgte And 599xx Study
At next week's Geneva Motor Show Ferrari will reveal two new variants of its 599 GTB Fiorano sportscar. More specifically, the Italian firm will launch a more hardcore version of the two-seater coupe fitted with a new sport kit dubbed Handling GT...
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Report: Red Bull Mulling to Build Road Cars with the Help of Infiniti
Enzo Ferrari didn’t initially intend to manufacture road cars when he started his Scuderia Ferrari team in 1928. It wasn’t until almost two decades later, in 1947, that the first road car bearing the prancing horse, the V12 125S, was produced mainly to finance his team’s racing activities.
Ferrucio Lamborghini founded Lamborghini Trattori in 1948, a successful manufacturer of tractors and other agricultural equipment. In 1959, he opened an oil heater factory, and later started producing air conditioning equipment. Naturally, he became very wealthy.
Read more »- How Dino Paved The Way For The Modern Ferrari 458
Ferrari, at its core and early on in its history, was not by any means a road car manufacturer. It’s common knowledge that Enzo decided to start making road cars so as to fund his racing, and then things took off when the cars he built gained...
- Ferrari Considers Le Mans Comeback From 2015, Report Says
Ferrari’s motorsport activities are nowadays synonymous with Formula 1, but in the past, the most successful manufacturer in F1’s history also had a glorious run at Le Mans. A nine-time winner of the world’s most famous endurance...
- The Story Of A Man Who Bought The Rights To The Auto Avio Construzioni Name Only To Be Sued By Ferrari
As we’ve already mentioned in our tribute to Enzo Ferrari, the founder of one of the most iconic brands in the world initially worked for Alfa Romeo. As the story has it, in 1939 he left the Milanese carmaker, but part of the agreement was that...
- A Tribute To Enzo Ferrari
August 14 marked the 23rd anniversary of the death of Enzo Ferrari. The man who founded Ferrari was, according to some, a difficult man to deal with, as ingenious people usually tend to be. But no one ever questioned his passion about racing and his...
- Geneva Preview: Ferrari's Hardcore 599 Gtb Fiorano Hgte And 599xx Study
At next week's Geneva Motor Show Ferrari will reveal two new variants of its 599 GTB Fiorano sportscar. More specifically, the Italian firm will launch a more hardcore version of the two-seater coupe fitted with a new sport kit dubbed Handling GT...