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4 unusual facts about Enzo Ferrari


Francesco Baracca

In later years, Baracca's mother presented his prancing stallion emblem, the Cavallino Rampante, to Enzo Ferrari.

Giovanni Volpi

Following the great walkout, Volpi felt the wrath of Enzo Ferrari who refused to sell him the two 250 GTOs he requested.

Joe Balsamo

Joe’s coaching accomplishments include many championships and titles at various age levels, including, in 2002, the championship of the Enzo Ferrari Cup in Italy, where his side defeated the squads of Juventus and Modena.

Torino Porta Nuova railway station

Enzo Ferrari 'frequented the "Bar Del Nord", at Porta Nuova, where he met those connected with automobiles and racing when he was working in Torino as a young man, circa 1918-1919.


Ferrari 125 F1

It shared its engine with the 125 S sports racer which preceded it by a year, but was developed at the same time by Enzo Ferrari, Valerio Colotti and the famed designer, Gioacchino Colombo.

Ferrari 125 S

Although preceded by Enzo Ferrari's Auto Avio Costruzioni 815 of 1940, the 125 S was the first vehicle to bear the Ferrari name when it debuted on May 11, 1947 at the Piacenza racing circuit.

Piero Ferrari

Piero Lardi Ferrari (born 22 May 1945 in Castelvetro di Modena, Italy) is the second and only living son of Enzo Ferrari and presently 10% owner of the Ferrari automotive company where he is also Vice Chairman of company.


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Ferrari Colombo engine

Enzo Ferrari had long admired the V12 engines of Packard, Auto Union, and Alfa Romeo (where he was long employed), but his first car, the 1940 Auto Avio Costruzioni 815, used a Fiat straight-8.