60 facts about the Ferrari
| 3. In 1920 he was accepted into the team racer Alfa Romeo and in the same year, came second in the Targa Florio. In 1929, he ceased to speak, becoming the manager of the racing team Alfa. 4. One of the strangest projects for Ferrari, Alfa was Bimotore - single-seater twin-engine, front and rear. It was very fast, but almost unmanageable. 5. In those rare moments of his life that were not devoted to motor racing, Enzo loved to ride his beloved motorcycle British Rudge. 6. In 1940, the privately held company Entso Auto Avio Construzione built race car based on Fiat. In this year's Mille Miglia acted on it, Alberto Ascari, who was leading the race until the engine has not exploded. Ferrari said that the reason for it was part of the Fiat ... 7. One of this car was Ferrari Tipo 125, which appeared in 1947. The V12 was designed Dzhaochino Columbo, and the machine assembled at the factory in Maranello, which is partly financed by Mussolini to the fact that on it also produced military equipment. 8. Ferrari have had only one son (officially) - Alfredino, or simply 'Dino', who was born in 1932. He died of muscular dystrophy in 1956, and the grieving father has since visited his grave almost daily. 9. In Enzo, however, were the novels on the side. He divided his time between his wife and his mistress, Laura Ling Lardy ... in which a son of Piura. Laura died in 1978 and then a second family Enzo moved in with him in his great villa. 10. His first racing victory mark Ferrari took a little competition on the track Caracalla in Rome. The Ferrari was Franco Cortez. 11. His first victory at the Grand Prix Ferrari celebrated in 1949 in Switzerland, where Alberto Ascari Ferrari appeared at the compressor 125. 12. In the same 1949 Ferrari took the first victory at Le Mans. Total assets in grades 9 wins on this track, including six consecutive titles from 60 to 65 per year. 13. Ferrari himself created mystery around her areolas person - in the mid-50s, he began to wear sunglasses in public, and so continued until his death, even in the room. 14. Prancing horse logo was presented by Baroness Ferrari Baracca. Her dead son was an ace pilot in World War I, he used the horse on a white background as his flying logos. 15. It is believed that the nickname Enzo 'Il Commendatore' comes from the title, which he was awarded the King of Italy Fascist Emmanuel III. 16. Enzo Adalgiza mother and his wife Laura hated each other. However, this did not prevent Enzo buy a large villa in Modena and divide it between them. Adalgiza Ferrari died in 1965, choking on a boiled egg. 17. One of the most ugliest Ferrari is one of the versions of 166 - the only Ferrari, for which the body developed in the UK. 18. For all its merits, Enzo Ferrari was a very hot-tempered and picky. His chief engineer Mauro Forgeri once said: "As a businessman - he is superb, but as a person - he utter nothingness". 19. Ferrari team rider Mike Hawthorn was the first Briton to win the championship of Formula 1. In 1953, he snatched victory from Fangio, who was speaking in a Mercedes. 20. Hawthorne was in shock after his colleague Peter Collins on the team was killed at the Nurburgring in 1958. Hawthorne in the same year retired from racing, but was killed in a road accident a few months later. 21. Name Testa Rossa («red head" in Italian) was first used in 1958. So called engine of 3.5 liter V12, whose valve covers were painted bright red. About this title again recalled in 1984, giving it a mid-supercar. 22. Ford tried to buy Ferrari in 1963 for $ 18 million, but Enzo refused to because of the refusal of Americans to give him complete control over the racing division. In response, Ford has created a GT40. 23. Dino 246 under the control of Phil Hill won the Italian Grand Prix in 1960 - the last major victory front-machine. 24. In 1960 Ferrari was shipped to Britain. Importer Colonel Ronnie Hoare, the founder of dealership Maranello Conncessionares. 25. Tractor magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini decided to build his own supercar Ferrari solely out of spite after his complaints about the build quality of several Ferrari, which he owned, were met with indifference on the part of Enzo. 26. In 1958 Giotto Bizzarini ASA developed a model with a four light-alloy engine volume of 1000 cubic meters. See who developed 91 l / c and the car accelerates to 180 km / h. The model has been completely carbon fiber body. However, it was set exorbitant price, and within three years had been sold just 52 cars.27. Launched in 1968 Daytona - or officially Ferrari 365GTB / 4 - was a surprise to many because it was the front-model in endemic fashion on a mid-linking. However, at one time it was the fastest car in the world, developing a maximum speed of 278 km / h. 28. Dino 246GT model was unique in that in it there was no logo Ferrari. It is positioned as available "junior" brand, but its price tag of 12,000 dollars at the time of 1969 it was three times more expensive than the Jaguar XJ6. 29. In 1969, Fiat bought Ferrari, becoming the owner of a 40% stake, increasing its stake further to 90%. At the same time Enzo was the head of the sovereign and head of the racing division, while Fiat became the head of road vehicles of the brand. 30.Since the mid-1950s virtually all road Ferrari were the product of studio Pininfarina. At some point, Sergio Pininfarina, even owned a 1% stake in the company. The only model, created by Bertone - a 308GT4 1973. 31. The first Ferrari 308GTB was presented in carbon-fiber body, which proved to be too fragile and was replaced by steel. 32. 400GT 1976 - the first Ferrari with an automatic gearbox. . 33 In 1980 he planned to issue four-door sedan Ferrari. Sedan Concept 'Pinin' by Pininfarina liked the public, but Enzo imposed a ban on this project. 34. The most expensive Ferrari - it 250GTO, sold privately for about $ 15 million. In 1990, Sotheby's auction with the same model sold for 13 million. 35. Launched in 1987, the anniversary model F40 was the most expensive car sold in the UK. The stated price was 193,299 pounds. 36. In the early morning August 14, 1988 Enzo Ferrari died peacefully in his sleep. He was 90 years old. 37. In 1989, Ferrari introduced the first semi-automatic for F1 in the Tipo 640, setting the petals on the steering column to switch gears. In the first race with a box of Nigel Mansell won the Grand Prix of Brazil. 38. Ferrari was the first team, wrote in his asset 100th victory in the Grand Prix (Grand Prix of France in 1990, Alain Prost). In Belgium, two years later, the team celebrated its part in the 500-m race. 39. Ferrari are the best selling model 360 Modena/360 Spider 2000-05 period. They were sold with 17 500 copies. The best-selling single model is the 328 GTS 86-89 years - 6068 units sold. 40. Today the factory ferrari offers 16 standard colors for their cars, but can custom paint a car in any color ever used in the brand's history. For the 612 Scaglietti at the outset offers a range of 10 historic colors. 41. Despite the fact that some models are very, very exclusive, they actually fired a lot. So from 87 to 92 years, was released in 1315 F40, a "super-rare» Daytona made in 1284 to 68 in '73. 42. In 1985, promotional brochure Ferrari 250LM was sold at Christie's auction in Monaco for 1070 pounds - a record not broken until now. 43. Ferrari engines were installed on cars of other brands. Lancia Stratos, Lancia Thema 8.32 and Fiat Dino, used engines from the factory in Maranello. A team Cooper, Minardi and Scuderia Italia engines used Ferrari F1. Ferrari Formula One engine is also installed in the single-seater Lancia D50. 44. Enzo Ferrari wholeheartedly hated the British Grand Prix. British gloated when the headquarters of the Ferrari F1 chassis developers moved in Guildford, United Kingdom, in 1988, to be closer to the epicenter avtosoprta. 45. The head of Ferrari today - Luca di Montezemolo - comes from a family that owns Fiat (Agnelli family). From 1973 to '77 he was the personal assistant to Enzo, successfully leading the team of F1, being then only 26 years old. 46. On the 50th anniversary of Ferrari has released F50 - only 349 cars with a retail price tag of 680 000 dollars. The maximum speed of this model is 323 km / h, acceleration to hundreds - 3.7 sec. 47. Blues guitarist Chris Rea is so imbued with the history of the German Wolfgang von Trips of the Duke and his "big-nosed» Ferrari, where he died in 1961, which is fully sponsored film about him - La Passione (1997). 48. For those who can not afford to own a Ferrari, there are rental services.For example, in the UK Dino 246GTS costs about $ 1,000 per day. 49. Ferrari at one time used in their brochures, manuals illustrations from Lamborghini. 50. Currently, about Ferrari produced more books than about any other brand, except for Porsche. This year alone, in the bookstores of Europe appeared 100 new publications - from the cheapest magazine Cavallio for $ 10, before the book Dino: The V6 Ferrari worth around $ 70. 51. From 1997 to 2005, Maserati has been run by Ferrari, but then turned the brand Fiat division in Alfa Romeo. 52. System model name Ferrari has its own logic and history. The first model 125 is so named because the volume of one cylinder of the engine is equal to 125 cc However, from Dino, the entire line of "little» Ferrari went its own way - 246 Dino mean 2.4-liter 6-cylinder, similarly named models 308, 328 and 348. A mean F355 3.5 liter and 5 valves per cylinder. 53. Since the mid 50's racing Ferrari models used a similar naming system: Tipo 158 - 1.5 liters, 8 cylinders; Tipo 1512 - 1.5-liter, 12 cylinder. In the 80's F1 car 640 and 641 just used his name as the design codes of the corresponding models. 54. The most expensive new parts in the original catalog Ferrari is currently the engine for the 599GTB Fiorano - 70 000. 55. In 1985, at auction Sotheby's sold Ferrari 330GT (on track) for 10 000 pounds - a record auction, about half its appraised value. For this money, then you could buy a new Ford Granada. 56. In the entire history of Ferrari team have been 13 British riders. 57. Ferrari team is unmatched in the achievements in Formula 1. Her most Constructors' Championship, Cup drivers, won pole positions and won races. In 2004, Ferrari finally bypassed Ford Cosworth in the fight for the best manufacturer of racing engines - the 182 wins for Ferrari engines against 176 for the account Ford. 58.The worst season for the Ferrari F1 was in 1980 - just 8 points in the Constructors' Championship, 2004 - the best year with 262 points. 59. The most powerful Ferrari road ever released today is the 660-strong Enzo. Manufactured today 612-strong 599GTB Fiorano ranks 11th in the list of the most powerful ever produced road cars, before it takes the 10th place 617-strong Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. 60. In 2006 Ferrari sold 5671 cars. At each sold a 12-cylinder Ferrari has three 8-cylinder. |
