- The very first car( Ferrari 125 S ) built by Enzo Ferrari was the Auto Avio Costruzioni 815, built in 1940.
- 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.
- The private racetrack next to the Ferrari factory is called the "Fiorano Circuit."
- 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.
- The most expensive Ferrari ever sold was 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.
- In 1985, a brochure for the 1960's Ferrari 250 Le Mans fetched £1,070 at a Christie's auction in Monaco.
- On September 12, 2012, a new Guinness Book of World Records was set as 964 Ferraris assembled at the Silverstone UK racetrack.
- 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.
- The F50 was Ferrari’s half-century celebration, and just 349 were made – at a retail price of $557,000 each.
- 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.
Thursday, 30 January 2014
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