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Ferrari's talent of a team organizer and director superseded that of a racer. He completely retired from racing in 1932, when his first son Dino was born. In 1937 he quit Alfa under agreement that he could not race or design anything under his name for 4 years. His company was supplying auto parts during WWII, when bombing forced him to relocate the shop from Modena to Maranello. After WWII Ferrari was able to shed his fascist-tainted reputation. He concentrated all efforts on the design of the first car that would carry his name.
In 1946 Ferrari Tipo125, a 1.5 liter car was built in collaboration with his old friend G. Colombo. Tipo125 entered the 1947 Grand Prix of Monaco. Ferrari participated in the first F-1 World Championship in 1950. He won the 1951 F-1 British Grand Prix and dominated the World Championships in the early 50's. He also had a business victory when Lancia withdrew, and it's parent company Fiat turned over all Lancia's cars to Ferrari. His F-1 successes in 1956, 1958, 1961 and 1964 were paralleled by even more victories at the Mille Miglia and Le Mans. The total of 14 victories at Le Mans included 6 in a row in 1960-1965.
The post-war boom of the 50s ended for Ferrari in 1956, when his son Dino died of muscular dystrophy, causing the end of his marriage. Ferrari was depressed and, having not many friends, moved into a small apartment at his factory. There he lived and worked 24/7 without a vacation for many years. He wore sunglasses as a ritual to honor his son. His management skills and attention to details helped the business through the decline in the 60s. In 1963 he rejected the $18 million offer for his company from Ford. In 1965 he allowed Fiat to have a small stake in Ferrari, with the increase of their holding to 50% in 1969, and to 90% in 1988. Ferrari remained managing director until 1971, and was influential until his death at the age of 90 on August 14, 1988 in Modena, Italy.
The Scuderia Ferrari team won several F-1 championships with race driver Michael Schumacher between 1999-2004. The name of the company's founder was given to the 2003-2004 production model. It was built with F-1 technology: carbon-fiber body, F-1 sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic brake discs. The Enzo Ferrari is the first model to have the new V12 power-plant, that makes it the fastest street-legal race car Ferrari has ever produced. It shares the base platform with it's twin, the Maserati MC12, which is both a street car and a GT racing car. Only 399 Enzo Ferraris were built and sold to subscribers.
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Ferrari's talent of a team organizer and director superseded that of a racer. He completely retired from racing in 1932, when his first son Dino was born. In 1937 he quit Alfa under agreement that he could not race or design anything under his name for 4 years. His company was supplying auto parts during WWII, when bombing forced him to relocate the shop from Modena to Maranello. After WWII Ferrari was able to shed his fascist-tainted reputation. He concentrated all efforts on the design of the first car that would carry his name.
In 1946 Ferrari Tipo125, a 1.5 liter car was built in collaboration with his old friend G. Colombo. Tipo125 entered the 1947 Grand Prix of Monaco. Ferrari participated in the first F-1 World Championship in 1950. He won the 1951 F-1 British Grand Prix and dominated the World Championships in the early 50's. He also had a business victory when Lancia withdrew, and it's parent company Fiat turned over all Lancia's cars to Ferrari. His F-1 successes in 1956, 1958, 1961 and 1964 were paralleled by even more victories at the Mille Miglia and Le Mans. The total of 14 victories at Le Mans included 6 in a row in 1960-1965.
The post-war boom of the 50s ended for Ferrari in 1956, when his son Dino died of muscular dystrophy, causing the end of his marriage. Ferrari was depressed and, having not many friends, moved into a small apartment at his factory. There he lived and worked 24/7 without a vacation for many years. He wore sunglasses as a ritual to honor his son. His management skills and attention to details helped the business through the decline in the 60s. In 1963 he rejected the $18 million offer for his company from Ford. In 1965 he allowed Fiat to have a small stake in Ferrari, with the increase of their holding to 50% in 1969, and to 90% in 1988. Ferrari remained managing director until 1971, and was influential until his death at the age of 90 on August 14, 1988 in Modena, Italy.
The Scuderia Ferrari team won several F-1 championships with race driver Michael Schumacher between 1999-2004. The name of the company's founder was given to the 2003-2004 production model. It was built with F-1 technology: carbon-fiber body, F-1 sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic brake discs. The Enzo Ferrari is the first model to have the new V12 power-plant, that makes it the fastest street-legal race car Ferrari has ever produced. It shares the base platform with it's twin, the Maserati MC12, which is both a street car and a GT racing car. Only 399 Enzo Ferraris were built and sold to subscribers.
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