This page will contain external links about ferrari, as they become available.FerrariThe current Ferrari logoFerrari is an Italian manufacturer of high-end race cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. At first, Scuderia Ferrari sponsored drivers and manufactured racecars; the company went into independent car production in 1946, eventually became Ferrari S.p.A., and is now controlled by the Fiat group. The company is based in Maranello, near Modena, Italy. History1929-1946The Ferrari Gestione Industriale badge on the front of a 330 GTCEnzo Ferrari never intended to produce road cars when he formed Scuderia Ferrari in 1929 as a sponsor for amateur drivers headquartered in Modena. Ferrari prepared and successfully raced various drivers in Alfa Romeo cars until 1938, when he was officially hired by Alfa as head of their racing department. In 1940, upon learning of the company's plan to absorb his beloved Scuderia and take control of his racing efforts, he quit Alfa. Because he was prohibited by contract from racing for several years, the Scuderia briefly became Auto Avio Costruzioni Ferrari, which ostensibly produced machine tools and aircraft accessories.Also known as SEFAC Ferrari did in fact produce one racecar, the Tipo 815, in the non-competition period; it was thus the first actual Ferrari car (it debuted at the 1940 Mille Miglia), but due to World War II it saw little competition. In 1943 the Ferrari factory moved to Maranello, where it has remained ever since. The factory was bombed in 1944 and rebuilt in 1946 to include a works for road car production. Right up to Il Commendatore's death, this would remain little more than a source of funding for his first love, racing. "Scuderia Ferrari" literally means "Ferrari Stable" in keeping with the prancing horse emblem; the name is figuratively translated as "Team Ferrari." (It is correctly pronounced "skoo dee ry ah".) 1945-presentImage:Ferrarimascot.jpg The first Ferrari road car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine; Enzo reluctantly built and sold his automobiles to fund the Scuderia. While his beautiful and blazingly fast cars quickly gained a reputation for excellence, Enzo maintained a famous distaste for his customers, most of whom he felt were buying his cars for the prestige and not the performance. Ferrari road cars, noted for nice styling by design houses like Pininfarina, have long been one of the ultimate accessories for the rich. Other design houses that have done work for Ferrari over the years include Scaglietti, Bertone, Touring, Ghia, and Vignale. As of 2004, FIAT owns 56% of Ferrari, Mediobanca 15%, Commerzbank 10%, Lehman Brothers 7%, and Enzo's son Piero Ferrari 10%. RacingThe Scuderia celebrate another Schumacher win, (C) Ferrari Press OfficeMain article: Scuderia Ferrari Enzo Ferrari's true passion, despite his extensive road car business, was always auto racing. His Scuderia started as an independent sponsor for drivers in various cars, but soon became the Alfa Romeo in-house racing team. After Ferrari's departure from Alfa, he began to design and produce cars of his own; the Ferrari team first appeared on the European grand prix scene after the end of World War II. The Scuderia joined the Formula One World Championship in the first year of its existence, 1950. José Froilán González gave the team its first victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix. Alberto Ascari gave Ferrari its first World Championship a year later. Ferrari is the oldest team left in the championship, not to mention the most successful: the team holds nearly every Formula One record. As of 2004, the team's records include fourteen World Drivers Championship titles (1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004), fourteen World Constructors Championship titles (1961, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004), 179 grand prix victories, 3445 and a half points, 544 podium finishes, 174 pole positions, 11,182 laps led, and 180 fastest laps in 1622 grands prix contested. Famous drivers include Tazio Nuvolari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, Phil Hill, Mike Hawthorn, John Surtees, Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter, Gilles Villeneuve, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher. The "Cavallino Rampante"The Scuderia Ferrari LogoThe famous symbol of the Ferrari race team is a black prancing horse on yellow shield-shaped background, usually with the letters S F for Scuderia Ferrari, and with three stripes of the Italian national colors green-white-red on top. The road cars have a rectangular badge on the front hood (see picture above). Curiously, a similar black horse on a yellow shield is the Coat of Arms of the German city of Stuttgart. This name is derived from Stutengarten, an ancient form of the modern German word Gestüt, which translates into English as stud farm and into Italian as scuderia. Stuttgart, called Stoccarda by the Italians, is the home of Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari's rival Porsche, which also uses the Stuttgart sign in its corporate logo, centered in the emblem of the state of Württemberg just like the city is placed within the state. Enzo Ferrari met these competitors many times since the 1920s while competing for Alfa. Coat of Arms of Stuttgart, GermanyOn June 17, 1923, Enzo Ferrari won a race at the Savio track in Ravenna where he met the Countess Paolina, mother of Count Francesco Baracca, a legendary asso (ace) of the Italian air force and national hero during World War I, who used to paint a horse on the side of his planes. The Countess asked Enzo to use this horse on his cars, suggesting that it would grant him good luck. Ferrari left the horse black as it had been on Baracca's plane; however, he added a canary yellow background as this is the color of the city of Modena, his birthplace. It has been supposed the choice of a horse was perhaps partly because his noble family was known for having many horses on their estates at Lugo di Romagna. Another theory suggests Baracca copied the rampant horse design from a shot-down German pilot who had the emblem of the city of Stuttgart on his plane. This is supported by the evidence Barraca's horse looks more similar to the one of Stuttgart (not changed since 1938) than the current Ferrari design, especially as the legs of the horses are concerned. Baracca using the Stuttgart horse from a shot-down plane ties in with the fact that his family owned many horses. The first race at which Alfa Romeo would let Ferrari use the horse on the Alfas entered by his Scuderia Ferrari was eleven years later at Spa 24 Hours in 1932, which the Ferrari-led Alfa team won. Ever since, the cavallino was shown on the Alfas that were competing against the Silver Arrows of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union, among others. Count Francesco BaraccaThe prancing horse has not always been uniquely identified with the Ferrari brand: Fabio Taglioni used it on his Ducati motorbikes. Taglioni's father was, in fact, a companion of Baracca's and fought with him in the 91st Air Squad. But, as Ferrari's fame grew, Ducati abandoned the horse; this may have been the result of a private agreement between the two brands. Austrian Fuel StationsThe prancing horse is now a trademark of Ferrari. Yet, other companies use similar logos. One example is quite prominent next to roads in Austria and Eastern European countries, as an Austrian company, named "avanti" (http://www.avanti.at) since 1972, operates over 100 filling stations marked with a prancing horse logo which is nearly identical to Ferrari's. Rosso CorsaSince the 1920s, Italian race cars of Alfa Romeo, Maserati and later Ferrari and Abarth were (and often still are) painted in "race red" (Rosso Corsa). This was the customary national racing color of Italy, as recommended between the World Wars by the organisations that later would become the FIA. In that scheme, French cars like Bugatti were blue, German like BMW and Porsche white (since 1934 also Silver Arrows), British racing green etc. The color was not determined by the country the car was made in, nor by the nationality of the driver(s), but by the nationality of the team that entered the vehicle. For example, a yellow Ferrari 156 was entered and driven in the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix by Olivier Gendebien from Belgium, scoring 4th behind 3 other Ferrari 156 painted in red, as they were entered by the Scuderia Ferrari itself, but driven by Americans Phil Hill&Richie Ginther as well as German Wolfgang von Trips. These national colors were mostly replaced by sponsor liveries since 1968, but unlike most other teams, Ferrari always kept the traditional red. The shade of the color varies, though. Since 1996, the Ferrari F1 cars are said to be painted in a brighter, nearly orange red, in order to fit better to their tobacco sponsor. In recent years, these traditional colors have resurfaced in some cases, eg. the green Jaguar Racing in F1 as well as the blue on current Renault F1 cars, which was originally contributed by a tobacco sponsor. When BMW re-entered F1 in 2000, they also made sure that the cars of WilliamsF1 were painted white and blue. Curiosly, Ferrari won the 1964 World championship with John Surtees by competing the last two races in cars painted white&blue, as these were not entered by the Italian factory themselves, but the US-based NART team. This was done as a protest concerning arguments between Ferrari and the Italian Racing Authorities regarding the homologation of a new mid-engined Ferrari race car. List of modelsUntil the mid-1990s, Ferrari followed a three-number naming scheme based on engine displacement:
Most Ferraris were also given designations referring to their body style. In general, the following conventions were used:
This naming system can be confusing, as some entirely different vehicles used the same engine type and body style. Many Ferraris also had other names affixed (like Daytona) to identify them further. Many such names are actually not official factory names. The 365 GTB4 model only became known as a Daytona after racing variants run by N.A.R.T. (North American Racing Team, who raced Ferrari's in America) won the famous 24 hour race of the same name. As well, the 250 GTO's famous acronym, which means Gran Turismo Omologato, was simply a name the Italian press gave the car which referred to the way Ferrari had, in a sense, avoided the rules and successfully homologated the car for racing purposes (Somehow, Ferrari had convinced the FIA, the 250 GTO was the same car as previous 250's). This was probably to avoid confusion with the multiple 250 models produced before the GTO. The various Dino models were named for Enzo's son. In the mid 1990s, Ferrari added the letter "F" to the beginning of all models (a practice quickly abandoned after the F512M and F355, but recently picked up again with the F430). Road modelsSports carsFerrari's earliest models were pure sports cars, not the exotics we know today.
Mid-engine V6/V8Ferrari 328 GTS TargaThe Dino was the first mid-engined Ferrari. This layout would go on to be used in most Ferraris of the 1980s and 1990s. V6 and V8 Ferrari models make up well over half of the marque's total production.
2-seat Gran TurismoFerrari quickly moved into the Gran Turismo market, and the bulk of the company's sales remain in this area.
Mid-engine 2+2Bertone-bodied Dino 308 GT4For a time, Ferrari built 2+2 versions of its mid-engined V8 cars. Although they looked quite different from their 2-seat counterparts, both the GT4 and Mondial were very closely-related to the 308 GTB.
Front-engine 2+2Ferrari 612 ScagliettiThe company has also produced front-engined 2+2 cars, culminating in the current 612 Scaglietti.
Mid-engine 12-cylinderFerrari entered the mid-engined 12-cylinder fray with the Berlinetta Boxer in 1971. The later Testarossa remains one of the most famous Ferraris.
SupercarsThe EnzoThe company's loftiest efforts have been in the supercar market.
Competition modelsCurrent
Past1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa from the Ralph Lauren collection
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The company's loftiest efforts have been in the supercar market. Nice was the birthplace of:. The later Testarossa remains one of the most famous Ferraris. The ferry companies SNCM and Corsica Ferries operate from the Nice harbour and sail to several towns on Corsica. Ferrari entered the mid-engined 12-cylinder fray with the Berlinetta Boxer in 1971. A tramway is currently under construction and is expected to begin operation in 2006. The company has also produced front-engined 2+2 cars, culminating in the current 612 Scaglietti. Public transportation within the city and to neighboring areas is provided by the Ligne d'Azur company. Although they looked quite different from their 2-seat counterparts, both the GT4 and Mondial were very closely-related to the 308 GTB. The city is served by Cote d'Azur International Airport and has a railway station. For a time, Ferrari built 2+2 versions of its mid-engined V8 cars. The more famous is the farandole. Ferrari quickly moved into the Gran Turismo market, and the bulk of the company's sales remain in this area. Traditions are still alive, specially in the folk music and the dances. V6 and V8 Ferrari models make up well over half of the marque's total production. In the recent decades Nice, as the rest of France, has received immigrants from other parts of the world, mainly Northern and Western Africa as well as southeastern Asia, which has further enriched the cultural life of the city. This layout would go on to be used in most Ferraris of the 1980s and 1990s. Local food culture, which includes pissaladiere a pie with onions and anchovies paste; socca, a kind of pancake made from chickpea flour; bouillabaisse and fish soup; "Stockfish" (traditionally prounounced as "Stoquefiche" (French spelling) with special emphasis on the first "e"), farcis, vegetables stuffed with breadcrumbs; and salade nicoise, a tomato salad with green peppers of the "Corne" breed, baked eggs, tuna or anchovies, and olives. The Dino was the first mid-engined Ferrari. Niçard is an Occitan dialect but strong Italian influence makes it less unintelligible with other non-extinct Provençal dialects that exist around. Ferrari's earliest models were pure sports cars, not the exotics we know today. The local language Niçard is still spoken by a minority and there are strong Italian and Corsican influences as well as Occitan.
The various Dino models were named for Enzo's son. As accusations of political corruption against Jacques Medecin grew, he fled France in 1990 and was arrested in Uruguay in 1993, leading to his extradition in 1994. This was probably to avoid confusion with the multiple 250 models produced before the GTO. October 16, 1979 23 people died when the coast of Nice was hit by a tsunami. As well, the 250 GTO's famous acronym, which means Gran Turismo Omologato, was simply a name the Italian press gave the car which referred to the way Ferrari had, in a sense, avoided the rules and successfully homologated the car for racing purposes (Somehow, Ferrari had convinced the FIA, the 250 GTO was the same car as previous 250's). In the second half of the 20th century, Nice bore the influence of mayor Jean Medecin (mayor from 1947 to 1965) and his son Jacques (mayor from 1966 to 1990). (North American Racing Team, who raced Ferrari's in America) won the famous 24 hour race of the same name. The 365 GTB4 model only became known as a Daytona after racing variants run by N.A.R.T. By a treaty concluded in 1860 between the Sardinian king and Napoleon III it was again transferred to France, and the cession was ratified by over 25,000 electors out of a total of 30,700 although the plesbicite was most likely sabotaged by the French. Many such names are actually not official factory names. Conquered in 1792 by the armies of the French republic, the county of Nice continued to be part of France until 1814; but after that date it reverted to Sardinia. Many Ferraris also had other names affixed (like Daytona) to identify them further. In 1775 the king of Sardinia destroyed all that remained of the ancient liberties of the commune. This naming system can be confusing, as some entirely different vehicles used the same engine type and body style. From 1744 till the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) the French and Spaniards were again in possession. In general, the following conventions were used:. The treaty of Utrecht in 1713 once more gave the city back to Savoy; and in the peaceful years which followed the "new town" was built. Most Ferraris were also given designations referring to their body style. Captured by Catinat in 1691, Nice was restored to Savoy in 1696; but it was again besieged by the French in 1705, and in the following year its citadel and ramparts were demolished. Until the mid-1990s, Ferrari followed a three-number naming scheme based on engine displacement:. By opening the ports of the countship to all nations, and proclaiming full freedom of trade, Charles Emmanuel in 1626 gave a great stimulus to the commerce of the city, whose noble families took part in its mercantile enterprises. This was done as a protest concerning arguments between Ferrari and the Italian Racing Authorities regarding the homologation of a new mid-engined Ferrari race car. In 1600 Nice was taken by the duke of Guise. Curiosly, Ferrari won the 1964 World championship with John Surtees by competing the last two races in cars painted white&blue, as these were not entered by the Italian factory themselves, but the US-based NART team. Pestilence appeared again in 1550 and 1580. When BMW re-entered F1 in 2000, they also made sure that the cars of WilliamsF1 were painted white and blue. In 1543 Nice was attacked by the united forces of Francis I and Barbarossa; and, though the inhabitants repulsed the assault which succeeded the terrible bombardment, they were ultimately compelled to surrender, and Barbarossa was allowed to pillage the city and to carry off 2,500 captives. the green Jaguar Racing in F1 as well as the blue on current Renault F1 cars, which was originally contributed by a tobacco sponsor. It was in Nice that the two monarchs in 1538 concluded, through the mediation of Pope Paul III, a truce of ten years. In recent years, these traditional colors have resurfaced in some cases, eg. During the struggle between Francis I and Charles V great damage was caused by the passage of the armies invading Provence; pestilence and famine raged in the city for several years. Since 1996, the Ferrari F1 cars are said to be painted in a brighter, nearly orange red, in order to fit better to their tobacco sponsor. The maritime strength of Nice now rapidly increased until it was able to cope with the Barbary pirates; the fortifications were largely extended and the roads to the city improved. The shade of the color varies, though. In the course of the 13th and 14th centuries it fell more than once into the hands of the Counts of Provence; and at length in 1388 the commune placed itself under the protection of the Counts of Savoy. These national colors were mostly replaced by sponsor liveries since 1968, but unlike most other teams, Ferrari always kept the traditional red. As an ally of Pisa it was the enemy of Genoa, and both the King of France and the Emperor endeavoured to subjugate it; but in spite of all it maintained its municipal liberties. For example, a yellow Ferrari 156 was entered and driven in the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix by Olivier Gendebien from Belgium, scoring 4th behind 3 other Ferrari 156 painted in red, as they were entered by the Scuderia Ferrari itself, but driven by Americans Phil Hill&Richie Ginther as well as German Wolfgang von Trips. During the Middle Ages Nice had its share in the wars and disasters of Italy. The color was not determined by the country the car was made in, nor by the nationality of the driver(s), but by the nationality of the team that entered the vehicle. In 729 it repulsed the Saracens; but in 859 and 880 they pillaged and burned it, and for the most of the 10th century remained masters of the surrounding country. In that scheme, French cars like Bugatti were blue, German like BMW and Porsche white (since 1934 also Silver Arrows), British racing green etc. In the 7th century Nice joined the Genoese league formed by the towns of Liguria. This was the customary national racing color of Italy, as recommended between the World Wars by the organisations that later would become the FIA. It soon became one of the busiest trading stations on the Ligurian coast; but as a city it had an important rival in the Roman town of Cemenelum, which continued to exist as a separate city till the time of the Lombard invasions, and has left its ruins at Cimiez, which is now a quarter of Nice. Since the 1920s, Italian race cars of Alfa Romeo, Maserati and later Ferrari and Abarth were (and often still are) painted in "race red" (Rosso Corsa). Nice (Nicaea) was founded in the 5th century BC by the Greeks of Marseille and received the name of Νικαία ("Nikaia") in honour of a victory over the neighbouring Ligurians (Nike being the goddess of victory). One example is quite prominent next to roads in Austria and Eastern European countries, as an Austrian company, named "avanti" (http://www.avanti.at) since 1972, operates over 100 filling stations marked with a prancing horse logo which is nearly identical to Ferrari's. There were settlements in the Nice area approximately 400,000 years ago: the site of Terra Amata shows one of the earliest uses of fire and construction of houses. Yet, other companies use similar logos. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région, Nice is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Alpes-Maritimes département. The prancing horse is now a trademark of Ferrari. . But, as Ferrari's fame grew, Ducati abandoned the horse; this may have been the result of a private agreement between the two brands. The city is a major tourist center and a leading resort on the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur). Taglioni's father was, in fact, a companion of Baracca's and fought with him in the 91st Air Squad. Nice (pronounced [nis]) (Occitan: Niça or Nissa; Italian: Nizza) is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Genoa, with 933,080 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census. The prancing horse has not always been uniquely identified with the Ferrari brand: Fabio Taglioni used it on his Ducati motorbikes. "Nice the very loyal city" (loyal to the House of Savoy), but the motto was shortened in 1860 when Nice became French.. Ever since, the cavallino was shown on the Alfas that were competing against the Silver Arrows of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union, among others. 1 The original city motto was Nicæa civitas fidelissima, i.e. The first race at which Alfa Romeo would let Ferrari use the horse on the Alfas entered by his Scuderia Ferrari was eleven years later at Spa 24 Hours in 1932, which the Ferrari-led Alfa team won. Christian Wolff (born 1934), American composer of experimental classical music. Baracca using the Stuttgart horse from a shot-down plane ties in with the fact that his family owned many horses. Yves Klein (1928-1962), artist. This is supported by the evidence Barraca's horse looks more similar to the one of Stuttgart (not changed since 1938) than the current Ferrari design, especially as the legs of the horses are concerned. Simone Veil (born 1927), lawyer and politician. Another theory suggests Baracca copied the rampant horse design from a shot-down German pilot who had the emblem of the city of Stuttgart on his plane. Jean Behra (1921-1959), Formula One driver. It has been supposed the choice of a horse was perhaps partly because his noble family was known for having many horses on their estates at Lugo di Romagna. Rene Dreyfus (1905-1993), Grand Prix driver. Ferrari left the horse black as it had been on Baracca's plane; however, he added a canary yellow background as this is the color of the city of Modena, his birthplace. Robert Caesar Childers (1838-1876), British Orientalist scholar. The Countess asked Enzo to use this horse on his cars, suggesting that it would grant him good luck. Marcel Journet (1867-1933), tenor. On June 17, 1923, Enzo Ferrari won a race at the Savio track in Ravenna where he met the Countess Paolina, mother of Count Francesco Baracca, a legendary asso (ace) of the Italian air force and national hero during World War I, who used to paint a horse on the side of his planes. Albert Calmette (1863-1933), physician, bacteriologist and immunologist. Enzo Ferrari met these competitors many times since the 1920s while competing for Alfa. Melchior de Vogue (1848-1910), author. Stuttgart, called Stoccarda by the Italians, is the home of Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari's rival Porsche, which also uses the Stuttgart sign in its corporate logo, centered in the emblem of the state of Württemberg just like the city is placed within the state. Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1885), nationalist revolutionary and Italy's most famous soldier of the Risorgimento. This name is derived from Stutengarten, an ancient form of the modern German word Gestüt, which translates into English as stud farm and into Italian as scuderia. Andre Massena (1758-1817), Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling, soldier in the armies of Napoleon and a Marshal of France. Curiously, a similar black horse on a yellow shield is the Coat of Arms of the German city of Stuttgart. The road cars have a rectangular badge on the front hood (see picture above). The famous symbol of the Ferrari race team is a black prancing horse on yellow shield-shaped background, usually with the letters S F for Scuderia Ferrari, and with three stripes of the Italian national colors green-white-red on top. Famous drivers include Tazio Nuvolari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, Phil Hill, Mike Hawthorn, John Surtees, Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter, Gilles Villeneuve, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher. As of 2004, the team's records include fourteen World Drivers Championship titles (1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004), fourteen World Constructors Championship titles (1961, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004), 179 grand prix victories, 3445 and a half points, 544 podium finishes, 174 pole positions, 11,182 laps led, and 180 fastest laps in 1622 grands prix contested. Ferrari is the oldest team left in the championship, not to mention the most successful: the team holds nearly every Formula One record. Alberto Ascari gave Ferrari its first World Championship a year later. José Froilán González gave the team its first victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix. The Scuderia joined the Formula One World Championship in the first year of its existence, 1950. After Ferrari's departure from Alfa, he began to design and produce cars of his own; the Ferrari team first appeared on the European grand prix scene after the end of World War II. His Scuderia started as an independent sponsor for drivers in various cars, but soon became the Alfa Romeo in-house racing team. Enzo Ferrari's true passion, despite his extensive road car business, was always auto racing. Main article: Scuderia Ferrari. As of 2004, FIAT owns 56% of Ferrari, Mediobanca 15%, Commerzbank 10%, Lehman Brothers 7%, and Enzo's son Piero Ferrari 10%. Other design houses that have done work for Ferrari over the years include Scaglietti, Bertone, Touring, Ghia, and Vignale. Ferrari road cars, noted for nice styling by design houses like Pininfarina, have long been one of the ultimate accessories for the rich. While his beautiful and blazingly fast cars quickly gained a reputation for excellence, Enzo maintained a famous distaste for his customers, most of whom he felt were buying his cars for the prestige and not the performance. Image:Ferrarimascot.jpg The first Ferrari road car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine; Enzo reluctantly built and sold his automobiles to fund the Scuderia. "Scuderia Ferrari" literally means "Ferrari Stable" in keeping with the prancing horse emblem; the name is figuratively translated as "Team Ferrari." (It is correctly pronounced "skoo dee ry ah".). Right up to Il Commendatore's death, this would remain little more than a source of funding for his first love, racing. The factory was bombed in 1944 and rebuilt in 1946 to include a works for road car production. In 1943 the Ferrari factory moved to Maranello, where it has remained ever since. Because he was prohibited by contract from racing for several years, the Scuderia briefly became Auto Avio Costruzioni Ferrari, which ostensibly produced machine tools and aircraft accessories.Also known as SEFAC Ferrari did in fact produce one racecar, the Tipo 815, in the non-competition period; it was thus the first actual Ferrari car (it debuted at the 1940 Mille Miglia), but due to World War II it saw little competition. In 1940, upon learning of the company's plan to absorb his beloved Scuderia and take control of his racing efforts, he quit Alfa. Ferrari prepared and successfully raced various drivers in Alfa Romeo cars until 1938, when he was officially hired by Alfa as head of their racing department. Enzo Ferrari never intended to produce road cars when he formed Scuderia Ferrari in 1929 as a sponsor for amateur drivers headquartered in Modena. . The company is based in Maranello, near Modena, Italy. At first, Scuderia Ferrari sponsored drivers and manufactured racecars; the company went into independent car production in 1946, eventually became Ferrari S.p.A., and is now controlled by the Fiat group. Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of high-end race cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. 1996 F50 GT. 1994 333 SP. 1971 312 PB. 1969 512 S and 512 M. 1969 312 P. 1967 412 P. 1967 330 P4. 1966 330 P3. 1965 330 P2. 1964 330 P. 1964 250 LM. 1963 250 P. 1963 P/LM series
1960 250 TR60/61. 1956 250 Testa Rossa. 1954 250 Monza. 1954 750 Monza. 1953 375 MM. 1953 340 MM. 1952 250MM. 1951 340 America. 1949 125 F1. 1948 166. 1947 125 Sport. FXX. 575 GTC. 360 Challenge. 360 GTC. 2003 Enzo. 1995-1997 ( till 1999 with the introduction of the F50 GT) F50. 1988-1992 F40. 1984 288 GTO. 1962 250 GTO. 1994-1996 F512M. 1992-1994 512TR. 1984-1992 Testarossa. 1984-1996 Testarossa
1981 512iBB. 1976 512BB. 1971 365 GT4 BB. 1971-1984 512 Berlinetta Boxer
2004-2005 612 Scaglietti. 1998-2003 456M GT Coupe. 1992-1997 456 GT/GTA Coupe. 1992-2003 456/456M
1985 412. 1979 400i. 1976 400 Automatic. 1976-1989 400/412
1972-1976 365 GT4 2+2. 1971-1972 365 GTC4. 1968-1973 365 Daytona
1967-1971 365
1960-1963 250
1982 Mondial Quattrovalvole. 1980 Mondial 8. 1980 Mondial
1976-1980 308GT4. 1974-1975 Dino 308GT4. 1974-1980 208/308 GT4
2005 Superamerica. 2004 Barchetta. 2002-2006 575M Maranello
1996-2000 550 Maranello Coupe. 1996-2001 550 Maranello
1969-1970 365 GTS Spider. 1968-1969 365 GTC Coupe. 1968 365
1964-1965 275 GTB/GTS. 1964-1968 275
1964 330
1952 250S/250MM. 1953-1962 250
1960 400 superamerica. 1957 410 superamerica III. 1956 410 superamerica. 1953 375 America. 1952 340 America. 1952-1967 America
1999-2004 360 Modena/Spider. 1999-2004 Ferrari 360
1995-1998 F355
1986 GTB/GTS Turbo. 1985 328 GTB Berlinetta. 1982 308 GTB/GTS Quattrovalvole. 1982 208 GTB/GTS Turbo. 1980 308 GTBi/GTSi. 1980 208 GTB/GTS. 1975 308 GTB/GTS. 1975-1989 208/308/328 GTB/GTS
1968-1973 Dino 246GT/GTS. 1968-1973 Dino 206GT. 1968-1975 Dino
1951-1952 212 Coupe/Cabriolet. 1951 195 Coupe. 1948-1950 166. The convertible models now use the suffix "Spider" (see F355 Spider, and Ferrari 360 Spider). GTS models, in older models, are convertibles (see 365 GTS4); however, in late models, this suffix is used for targa top models (see 348 GTS, and F355 GTS; exception being the 348 TS, which is the only targa named differently). GTB models are closed Berlinettas, or coupes. M standing for "Modificata," this suffix is placed to the end of a model's number designation to denote that it is a modified version of its predecessor and not a complete evolution (see F512M and 575M Maranello). Therefore, the 512BB was five liter flat 12 (a Berlinetta Boxer, in this case). Flat twelve (boxer) models used the displacement in liters. Therefore, the famed 365 Daytona had a 4380 cc V12. V12 models used the displacement (in cubic centimeters) of one cylinder. Thus, the 206 was a 2.0 L V6-powered vehicle, while the 348 used a 3.4 L V8. V6 and V8 models used the total displacement (in deciliters) for the first two digits and the number of cylinders as the third. |