Enzo Ferrari worked at Alfa Romeo through most of the 1920s before deciding to
build his own racing and road cars. After years of modifying and building racing
cars using Fiat and Alfa Romeo components, Ferrari set up shop in Maranello, Italy,
and produced his own car in 1948, the Tipo ("Type") 166. As would be the Ferrari
tradition for many years, its name was derived from the displacement of a single
cylinder in cubic centimeters. As it was a V12, total displacement equaled just
2 liters. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, such greats as the 250 GT, 250 GTO and
275 GTB were produced, clothed in beautiful bodies that were penned by Pininfarina,
the design house that Ferrari still uses to this day. Other memorable models followed
throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, such as the 246 Dino, 365 GTB Daytona,
512BB, 308 GTS (the
Magnum P.I. TV show car), Testarossa, 355 and 550 Maranello.
Various roof styles were available on some of the models, including Berlinetta
(coupe) and Spider (convertible). Other models of note include the F40, produced
in 1988 to celebrate Ferrari's 40 years of building automobiles. Coincidentally,
that was also the year Enzo died. Presently, Fiat owns Ferrari, and incredible
sports cars, such as the 360 Modena, still roll out of Maranello.
