Enzo Ferrari
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Ferrari had only one goal: to win races, and fulfilled his dream by creating the legendary Ferrari racing empire. He lived a life as fast as his cars.
Enzo Ferrari
born: 18-02-1898
birth place: Modena, Italy.
died: 14-08-1988
Ferrari grew up in Modena where his father was a manufacturer. He decided he wanted to become a racing driver at a young age, after going to the races in Bologna with his family.
The First World War killed both his father and brother in 1916. Enzo himself contracted the deadly flu at the end of the war, but he survived.
The jobs that he took immediately after the war were all related to cars. He worked for CMN and Vespa as a test driver, and then got a position at Alfa Romeo. At the same time he was developing as a driver, taking part in the first post-war sporting event of 1919.
His success in racing got him promoted to full factory driver for Alfa Romeo and he started taking part in higher profile events. He was awarded by the new leader, Mussolini, for his ability.
His interest in the technical dimension of cars meant that he was not content to be a driver. During the next war he was involved in manufacturing for the war effort.
In 1946 Ferrari produced the first car to take his name. The Ferrari company flourished in the post-war economy of the 1950s. The man himself remained dedicated to the company for the rest of his life; many considered him a workaholic.
Even though it was responsible for making some of the most stylish models of car of that era, the company’s fortunes declined in the 1960s, and 90 per cent of it was bought by Fiat in 1969.
Ferrari stood down as company president in 1971, although he remained closely involved until his death in 1988.
born: 18-02-1898
birth place: Modena, Italy.
died: 14-08-1988
Ferrari grew up in Modena where his father was a manufacturer. He decided he wanted to become a racing driver at a young age, after going to the races in Bologna with his family.
The First World War killed both his father and brother in 1916. Enzo himself contracted the deadly flu at the end of the war, but he survived.
The jobs that he took immediately after the war were all related to cars. He worked for CMN and Vespa as a test driver, and then got a position at Alfa Romeo. At the same time he was developing as a driver, taking part in the first post-war sporting event of 1919.
His success in racing got him promoted to full factory driver for Alfa Romeo and he started taking part in higher profile events. He was awarded by the new leader, Mussolini, for his ability.
His interest in the technical dimension of cars meant that he was not content to be a driver. During the next war he was involved in manufacturing for the war effort.
In 1946 Ferrari produced the first car to take his name. The Ferrari company flourished in the post-war economy of the 1950s. The man himself remained dedicated to the company for the rest of his life; many considered him a workaholic.
Even though it was responsible for making some of the most stylish models of car of that era, the company’s fortunes declined in the 1960s, and 90 per cent of it was bought by Fiat in 1969.
Ferrari stood down as company president in 1971, although he remained closely involved until his death in 1988.
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