ENZO FERRARI
1898–1988
Enzo Ferrari’s single-minded determination and obsession with car racing led him to become a legendary sports car producer. As an accomplished racing driver, engineer, racing team director, and manufacturer, he dominated competitions worldwide for decades, and his cars are still a mark of quality today.
Born in Modena, Italy, Enzo Anselmo Ferrari was the son of a metal fabricator who supplied parts to the Italian railways. In 1908, aged 10, Ferrari was taken by his father to see his first car race at the Circuito di Bologna, firing his ambition to become a racing driver. Ferrari ...
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