Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) is the founder of Ferrari. Like Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Porsche and others, he also enjoys a high reputation in the automobile manufacturing industry and is known as the "Father of Racing" ".
Ferrari was born in Italy on February 18, 1898. His father was a small factory owner. When he was 10 years old, his father took him to Bologna to watch a car race. The thrilling and thrilling scene of the racing track deeply attracted him, and he looked forward to becoming an excellent racing driver. When he was 13 years old, he tried every possible means to convince his father to allow him to drive a car alone. From then on, he became inseparable from cars. In 1916, Ferrari's father died of illness. Soon, the war claimed the life of his brother, and he himself had to enlist in the army. After retiring, he had no choice but to work in Turin due to lack of livelihood, and eventually found a job at the Alfa Romeo Automobile Factory. In this factory, he worked as a mechanic, test driver, racing driver, regional marketing manager, etc. Among them, he was most interested in racing. In 1929, Ferrari returned to his hometown and founded the "Ferrari Racing Club" and achieved brilliant results in a series of competitions he participated in.
In 1947, Ferrari produced its first car and named it after itself - Ferrari Tipol 25, with a vaulting horse image as its trademark. In the next three years, Ferrari successively produced Tipo166, Tipo195, Tipo212, Tipo225, and other racing cars. Since the performance of racing cars needs to be tested on the racing track, Ferrari actively participates in various car competitions to test and promote its racing cars. The Ferrari racing car lived up to his expectations and won many championships: in the 1951 Mile Miguel Automobile Competition, the Tipo375 with a displacement of 4.1 liters won; in the Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometer Automobile Competition In the competition, the Tipo410 with a displacement of 4.9 liters won the championship; in 1956, the Blue Flag car modified by Ferrari won the highest honor of the world's automobile competition-the annual Formula One championship. This series of victories established Ferrari's supremacy in the world of racing. In addition to manufacturing racing cars and participating in competitions, Ferrari also actively plans to manufacture Ferrari sports cars in order to support its cars - using the profits from selling sports cars to support its own racing plan. Unfortunately, small-scale sports car production has limited profits, making it difficult to support the huge expenses of racing teams, and the economy is often in trouble. However, because Ferrari has a high reputation and has won honors for the country many times and has almost become the image representative of the Italian automobile industry, Fiat, a wealthy company, often provides selfless financial help. The American Ford Company once intended to acquire Ferrari, but was firmly rejected by Ferrari himself. He was worried that after his company was owned by Ford, firstly, the other party would use Ferrari's performance to promote his own image (which was not conducive to the Italian automobile industry); secondly, his racing plan would be disturbed to a certain extent. In 1969, Ferrari agreed to be acquired by Fiat, a domestic company, on the condition that the other party would not interfere with its racing activities in the years to come.
Over the years, people in the automotive industry have formed this kind of consciousness: as long as Ferrari is mentioned, everyone will think of the super Ferrari racing cars and sports cars; as long as the advanced level of automotive technology is mentioned, Everyone will think of red Ferrari. Ferrari cars integrate technology and artistry, and are carefully crafted using semi-mechanical and semi-manual processing techniques similar to those of world-famous cars such as Rolls-Royce, Porsche, and Lamborghini. The quality is meticulous and can be called a rare treasure.
On August 14, 1988, the automotive superstar Enzo Ferrari passed away at the age of 90. What he left to future generations is his immortal career and the Ferrari car that is like a work of art