Thursday, 30 January 2014

Random : 10 things you didn't know about Ferrari

  1. The very first car( Ferrari 125 S ) built by Enzo Ferrari was the Auto Avio Costruzioni 815, built in 1940.
  2. The black prancing horse in the famous Ferrari logo was originally the symbol of Count Francesco Baracca, a flying ace in the Italian air force.
  3. The private racetrack next to the Ferrari factory is called the "Fiorano Circuit."
  4. Called the most expensive car crash ever, eight Ferraris were involved in a single accident occurring in Shimonoseki, in Southwestern Japan, on December 6, 2011. 
  5. The most expensive Ferrari ever sold was 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.
  6. In 1985, a brochure for the 1960's Ferrari 250 Le Mans fetched £1,070 at a Christie's auction in Monaco.
  7. On September 12, 2012, a new Guinness Book of World Records was set as 964 Ferraris assembled at the Silverstone UK racetrack.  
  8. Ford tried to buy Ferrari for $18 million in 1963 but the deal collapsed when the Americans refused to cede Enzo total control over the racing program.
  9. The F50 was Ferrari’s half-century celebration, and just 349 were made – at a retail price of $557,000 each.
  10. in 2002 Ferrari introduced the Enzo Ferrari, a sports car built using Formula One technology.Only 400 cars were ever made and so far, 14 Enzos have been totaled.

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