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history of ferrari
The founder of Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari was born in Modena in 1898,
his early life was difficult with his father and brother both dieing
in 1916. During the First World War he spent his time in the army
shoeing mules. He was later discharged from the army, when he was
struck down with flu, an illness that came close to killing him.
On leaving the army the young Enzo sought work with the Fiat Car
Company but was unsuccessful. He did however find a job at a small
coach building company called CMN where he was employed as a test
driver. The company used army surplus materials to produce chassis
and body work. It was during this time that Enzo began racing and
managed in 1919 to finish 9th in the Targa Florio. His talent was
spotted by Alfa Romeo and he was given a job racing their modified
production cars.
In 1923 Enzo was to meet the father of a world war one fighter
pilot ace, called Baracca. The father of the pilot watched Enzo
race and was so impressed by his bravery and skill that he presented
him with the emblem of his son’s squadron, the badge was
a prancing black horse on a yellow shield. The badge was to become
the ultimate symbol of prestige around the world as Ferrari became
the pre-eminent performance car manufacture. Enzo Ferrari continued
to race in the following years, in local events but was never able
to rise to the heights of the sport.
In 1920 Ferrari started his own company called Scuderia Ferrari,
by the end of the first year Ferrari had over 50 full time and
part time drivers. The team was also successful on the track with
eight wins from 22 races.
After the Second World War, Ferrari began to produce production
cars in addition to racing cars. For the majority of manufacturers
their interest in racing was as a method to advertise and sell
more production cars, while for Ferrari the sale of production
cars was the means to fund the teams racing.
From the mid fifties till the present day, Ferrari has continued
to produce some of the worlds finest high performance sports cars.
The skills that the company have honed over decades of successful
Formula 1 racing have been transferred to their road going equivalents.
To many connoisseurs Ferrari represent the ultimate in super car
performance and styling.
Under Enzo Ferrari’s leadership (1947-88) Ferrari won over
5000 races all over the world and earned 25 world titles. The most
important achievements have been 9 Formula 1 Drivers' World titles,
8 Formula 1 Constructors' World Championships, 14 Manufactures'
World titles, 9 wins at Le Mans 24 Hours race, 8 at the Mille Miglia,
7 at the Targa Florio.
Enzo Ferrari died at the age of 90 in Modena in 1988. |
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