Contents
THE STORY 5
The Legacy of Enzo Ferrari 7
The Birth of Ferrari: Scuderia Ferrari
A Story of Motorsport and Antifascism 15
Ferrari’s Design Philosophy: Maranello to the World 23
Ferrari’s V12 Engines: The Heart of the Beast 35
THE CARS 45
Ferrari 125 S (1947) The Beginning of Everything 49
Ferrari 250 GTO (1962) The Myth Made Metal 55
Ferrari 250 GT Lusso (1963) Grace at Speed 61
Ferrari 275 GTB/4 (1966) Elegance, Engineered 67
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 “Daytona” (1968) The Last of the Old Guard 75
Ferrari Dino 246 GT (1969) A New Center of Gravity 81
Ferrari 308 GTB (1975) The Ferrari Everyone Dreamed Of 91
Ferrari 512 BB (1976) Width, Weight, and Authority 99
Ferrari Testarossa (1984) Excess as Identity 111
Ferrari F40 (1987) Nothing but the Truth 117
Ferrari F50 (1995)
The Last Mechanical Flagship 125
Ferrari Enzo (2002) Formula One, Translated 131
Ferrari 458 Italia (2009) The Final Pure V8 141
Ferrari LaFerrari (2013) Emotion, Re-Engineered 153
Ferrari Daytona SP3 (2022) Heritage, Reimagined 165
Ferrari F80 A Future Imagined in Red 173
How Vintage Ferraris Have Surged in Value Since Production 179
THE BRAND 203
Ferrari in Popular Culture: A Soft Power for the Ages From Cinema to Music to Video Games 205
Famous Ferrari Owners The Legends and Celebrities Behind the Wheel of the Prancing Horse 215
Thank you, Ferrari 221 Credits 223
After a complete recovery, his return to the races in 1927 was a fiery one. He came in first at the Circuito di Alessandria, inaugurating a season of victories throughout 1927 and 1928.
The year 1929 was crucial for Enzo, as it was the year he founded Scuderia Ferrari. At first, the company was not Ferrari as we know it today; rather, it was a workshop that provided mechanical and technical assistance to Alfa Romeo cars. While the Ferrari brand itself would not be officially founded until March 12, 1947, Scuderia Ferrari, the Ferrari racing team, remains the main division of Ferrari’s racing department to this day.
“One day, I will no longer be here. I hope that the red cars bearing my name will continue to exist even after I’m gone, and will bring honor to themselves on all the world’s circuits.”
This was Enzo Ferrari—a visionary whose legacy does not rest on a few sportscars, a victory, or a factory, but rather on a dream, carried forward with a clear-sighted gaze, confidence, and an entrepreneurial, innovative spirit that still defines the city of Modena, its factories, and its workers.
