this automaker is famous for making some
of the world’s most exotic cars the 1961
Ferrari 250 GT California welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking
a look at the history of Ferrari Ferrari
cars began with one men Enzo Ferrari in
1920 he parlayed his lifelong passion
for racecars into a career with Alfa
Romeo nine years later he started
Scuderia Ferrari which eventually proved
successful as Alfa’s racing division by
the end of the 1930s Ferrari left the
company he immediately started his own
business Auto Aveo Cousteau Gianni in
1939 the first true Ferrari car was
released the next year the AAC 815
during world war ii the company stalled
however Ferrari survived the war and in
1945 he began tinkering with the
versatile 12 cylinder engine within two
years the v12 125 Sport was ready
ultimately it was this 12 cylinder
engine that became synonymous with the
brand the 125 sport established Ferrari
as an important name in racing and
proved so successful that in 1947
Ferrari SBA was founded Ferrari then
decided to unify the look of his cars
Enzo’s son Carlo took on the role of
designer and released the 166 mm
Barchetta in 1948 styling then became an
important part of the Ferrari brand
second only to performance famed Italian
designer Batista Pininfarina soon became
an integral part of the Ferrari team
Ferraris endurance efforts at races like
Mille Miglia
and LeMans quickly became an important
part of the Ferrari legend in 1950
Ferrari began participating in Formula
One by competing in the second ever
Grand Prix the company’s dominance there
increased sales of their roadworthy
Grand Tours in fact sales more than
tripled between 1950 and 1960 during
that decade Ferrari and his son Dino
unveiled the v6 engine when Dino died of
muscular dystrophy in 1956 he became the
names
of those engines and by the end of the
1960’s Ferrari unveiled an entire dino
brand dedicated to cars with fewer than
12 cylinders however this was not before
Ferrari met with the Ford Motor Company
to discuss the possibility of a sale
Ford was aiming at a younger market
segment with their 1963 offer of
purchase but talks collapsed when Enzo
decided he wanted full control of racing
operations as the 1970s approached
Ferrari struggled due to turmoil and
Italy’s workforce and increasing
environmental concerns to combat this
Ferrari partnered with Fiat in 1969
efforts shifted mainly to f1 and away
from endurance racing and a number of
key wins at the end of the decade
justified this decision however 1973 oil
crisis meant luxury automakers were
suffering ferrari succeeded with the
introduction of the 308 gt4 which
featured the company’s first production
v8 engine and an extreme departure in
design sales continued to increase on
the strength of two-seater sports cars
like the 308 GTB and GTS during the
1980s ferrari began to struggle on the
racetrack but saw unprecedented success
with road models in fact in 1985 the
company sold over 3000 cars for the
first time with help from the popular
Testarossa mid decade Ferrari made
collectors happy by releasing the
limited edition 288 GTO brand
recognition skyrocketed when a replica
of the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California
was featured in the film Ferris
Bueller’s Day Off if you had access to a
car like this would you take it back
right away
neither would I
to celebrate the company’s 40th
anniversary the f40 was released in 1987
and that model helped Ferrari sell more
than 4000 cars the next year however
that was Enzo Ferraris last project he
died August 14 to 1988 following that
Ferrari suffered and Fiat became owner
of ninety percent of the company mid
decade Michael Schumacher reinvigorated
the team’s racing efforts majority
ownership of the company continued to
alternate in the years that followed but
nothing affected Ferraris passion for
luxury with excitement as its trademark
Ferrari continues pleasing loyal fans
both on the road and on the racetrack
with its unparalleled automotive
masterpieces
of the world’s most exotic cars the 1961
Ferrari 250 GT California welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking
a look at the history of Ferrari Ferrari
cars began with one men Enzo Ferrari in
1920 he parlayed his lifelong passion
for racecars into a career with Alfa
Romeo nine years later he started
Scuderia Ferrari which eventually proved
successful as Alfa’s racing division by
the end of the 1930s Ferrari left the
company he immediately started his own
business Auto Aveo Cousteau Gianni in
1939 the first true Ferrari car was
released the next year the AAC 815
during world war ii the company stalled
however Ferrari survived the war and in
1945 he began tinkering with the
versatile 12 cylinder engine within two
years the v12 125 Sport was ready
ultimately it was this 12 cylinder
engine that became synonymous with the
brand the 125 sport established Ferrari
as an important name in racing and
proved so successful that in 1947
Ferrari SBA was founded Ferrari then
decided to unify the look of his cars
Enzo’s son Carlo took on the role of
designer and released the 166 mm
Barchetta in 1948 styling then became an
important part of the Ferrari brand
second only to performance famed Italian
designer Batista Pininfarina soon became
an integral part of the Ferrari team
Ferraris endurance efforts at races like
Mille Miglia
and LeMans quickly became an important
part of the Ferrari legend in 1950
Ferrari began participating in Formula
One by competing in the second ever
Grand Prix the company’s dominance there
increased sales of their roadworthy
Grand Tours in fact sales more than
tripled between 1950 and 1960 during
that decade Ferrari and his son Dino
unveiled the v6 engine when Dino died of
muscular dystrophy in 1956 he became the
names
of those engines and by the end of the
1960’s Ferrari unveiled an entire dino
brand dedicated to cars with fewer than
12 cylinders however this was not before
Ferrari met with the Ford Motor Company
to discuss the possibility of a sale
Ford was aiming at a younger market
segment with their 1963 offer of
purchase but talks collapsed when Enzo
decided he wanted full control of racing
operations as the 1970s approached
Ferrari struggled due to turmoil and
Italy’s workforce and increasing
environmental concerns to combat this
Ferrari partnered with Fiat in 1969
efforts shifted mainly to f1 and away
from endurance racing and a number of
key wins at the end of the decade
justified this decision however 1973 oil
crisis meant luxury automakers were
suffering ferrari succeeded with the
introduction of the 308 gt4 which
featured the company’s first production
v8 engine and an extreme departure in
design sales continued to increase on
the strength of two-seater sports cars
like the 308 GTB and GTS during the
1980s ferrari began to struggle on the
racetrack but saw unprecedented success
with road models in fact in 1985 the
company sold over 3000 cars for the
first time with help from the popular
Testarossa mid decade Ferrari made
collectors happy by releasing the
limited edition 288 GTO brand
recognition skyrocketed when a replica
of the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California
was featured in the film Ferris
Bueller’s Day Off if you had access to a
car like this would you take it back
right away
neither would I
to celebrate the company’s 40th
anniversary the f40 was released in 1987
and that model helped Ferrari sell more
than 4000 cars the next year however
that was Enzo Ferraris last project he
died August 14 to 1988 following that
Ferrari suffered and Fiat became owner
of ninety percent of the company mid
decade Michael Schumacher reinvigorated
the team’s racing efforts majority
ownership of the company continued to
alternate in the years that followed but
nothing affected Ferraris passion for
luxury with excitement as its trademark
Ferrari continues pleasing loyal fans
both on the road and on the racetrack
with its unparalleled automotive
masterpieces
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