Ferrari: facts and figures
As HR Owen unveils a bespoke design service with Ferrari, we look at some facts and figures for the iconic car maker.
The most expensive Ferrari ever is a 250GTO which reputedly changed hands privately for nearly $15m Photo: Eleanor Bentall
7:32PM GMT 24 Mar 2011
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Enzo Ferrari was born on February 18, 1898, outside Modena. His grandpa was a food wholesaler, his dad Alfredo a metal-basher in the local railway workshops
Enzo saw his first race at age 10, and could drive at 13. He was invalided out of the army during the Second World War; neither his father nor brother survived it
In 1920, Alfa Romeo employed him as a team driver, and he came second in that year’s Targa Florio. In 1929, he switched from driving to administration, undertaking management of Alfa’s racing team
One of Ferrari’s stranger Alfa projects was the Bimotore, a single-seater with engines at both ends. It was fast but temperamental
When he wasn’t living, breathing, eating and sleeping sports and racing cars, Enzo relaxed by riding his beloved – and British – Rudge motorcycle
Ferrari’s “prancing horse” logo was given to Enzo by Countess Baracca, whose late First World War flying ace son Francesco had used it as his emblem. Ferrari changed its background color from white to yellow, and created an icon.
The Testarossa name, Italian for "redhead", was given first to the 3-liter V12 engine in 1958 because its camshaft covers were painted red. It was revived in 1984 for a mid-engined supercar.
Ford tried to buy Ferrari for $18m in 1963 but the deal collapsed when the Americans refused to cede Enzo total control over the racing program. Ford responded by producing the GT40.
The Dino 246GT was unique in that nowhere on the car did the word "Ferrari" appear
The most expensive Ferrari ever is a 250GTO which reputedly changed hands privately for nearly $15m
When the Ferrari F40 was launched in 1987 to celebrate the marque’s first four decades it was, at $316,895, the most expensive car on sale in Britain
The factory today offers 16 standard colors but can provide any paint used on a previous model. A 10-paint “historic” range is now offered for the 612 Scaglietti
The most powerful roadgoing Ferrari ever is the 660bhp Enzo
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