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Enzo
Ferrari
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Ferrari,
Enzo (1898-1988), Italian
motor-racing driver and sports
car manufacturer. Ferrari was
born in Modena and began his
driving career with Alfa Romeo in
the 1920s and continued with them
in the 1930s.
Under
the name Auto Avio Costruzzioni
(his cars first bore the Ferrari
name in 1947), he first began
building racing cars in the
1940s. The Ferrari 375 was a
4.5-litre, V-12 model which was
dominant in 1951 grand prix
racing; the Dino Ferrari, named
after his son, was developed for
1957; and in 1961 the Tipo 156
1.5 litre was very successful.
This model was followed by the
158 in 1964. Many types of
Ferrari were produced for Formula
Two, Prototype, and Tasman racing
and the name became synonymous
with quality sports cars the
world over.
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Ferrari
has won the Constructors' Championship on
eight occasions since its inauguration as
a separate competition in 1958. The team's
winning drivers included John Surtees
(1964), Niki Lauda (1975, 1977), and Jody
Scheckter (1979).
Ferrari
remained President of the company until
1977, despite selling a 50 per cent share
of the business to the FIAT organization
in 1969. He died in Modena in
1988
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