Enzo Ferrari, who opened his eyes to life 124 years ago today, succeeded in making Ferrari one of the leading automobile brands in the world, after which he never lost his steering control.
Did you watch the film that made in 2003 and whose subject is Enzo Ferrari’s life? We see Enzo Ferrari who watches a Ferrari pilot’s preparation for pre-race with his binoculars afar at the beginning of the film. When the racing driver finished the test drive, Enzo Ferrari’s son comes and says: “ What a great racing driver” The film’s closing scene happens with such words: “ No Piero, it is a great car.”
One of the first names that come to mind when it comes to motor sports or the legendary race Formula 1, which has a deep-rooted history as automobiles, is Ferrari. The brand owes its success that continues for years and being like a legend to its founder Enzo Ferrari. The story begins with Enzo Ferrari’s eyes opening to life in February 18 in 1898. We don’t give details about school life of Enzo Ferrari who was born in İtalya-Modena because he didn’t go to school a long time. However his passion for automobile and motor racing opens the door of success that will last a lifetime. Of course Ferrari has a inspirer: racing driver from Torino, Felica Nazarro. Ferrari who watched the Italian pilot’s victory of Circuito di Bologna in 1908 is filled with passion to being a racing driver such day. He applies to Fiat to be a racing driver but he was not accepted. After World War I, he begins working in the CMN for being a test pilot in 1919.
Ferrari who joins with racing team of Alfa Romeo in 1920 makes its success with being 2 in Targa Florio that arranged in Sicily same year. Ferrari’s first foot to being a brand rather than a racing pilot will be a repair and sales workshop in Modena in 1923.
Ferrari who design racing automobiles a long time and working as a race manager starts to produce the first Ferrari model that is 125 Sport as founding his brand that carries his name in 1947 after World War I. Model of 125 Sports that takes road May 11 in 1947 was produced only 2 in that year. The 1.5-liter V12 engine had 118 HP. The 166 model, which began production in 1948, had a 1995 cc V12 engine with 89 HP. This vehicle became the first street Ferrari to reach a top speed of 180 km/h. However the model of 166 was not enough for speed enthusiast and Ferrari started the production of the model of 195 in 1950. Ferrari 195 has been reaching 200 km/s and it is more sportive model.
