Its Enzo Ferrari's birthday! Happy Birthday Mr. Ferrari!
And to give you a small dose of history, here are some 14 things that you might not be knowing about Enzo Ferrari.
1. Enzo Ferrari got into the World of racing at the age of 20, but he was dreaming about it since he was 10.
2. He started working as a mechanic/racer at Alfa Romeo, and he put together one of the most notorious racing team in the World, Scuderia Ferrari.
3. The logo came from a WWI Italian pilot, Francesco Barraca, who used to put a horse emblem on his plane. Later when he died, Enzo met his mother, and she told him to put the horse logo on his cars for good-luck.
4. Enzo was always a big fan of competitions, because he thought that competitions bring out the best in people.
5. Enzo Ferrari passed away in his sleep, in 1988 at the age of 90.
6.The first street cars made by Ferrari, were built only because their factories were bombed two times, and they were forced to create a revenue generator to fund the racing team.
7. In 1961 the company was in crisis because of a dispute between Enzo and his managers. They were not pleased with the role that his wife Laura, played for the company.
8. Ford tried once to buy Ferrari from Enzo, but the negotiations didn’t go that well, and this is were all that grudge between them started.
9. Ferrucio Lamborghini hated Enzo Ferrari. When Ferruccio Lamborghini first purchased a Ferrari, was very disappointed by their services. That is how this big competition between Ferrari and Lamborgini started.
10. But the person who hated Enzo the most was Carroll Shelby. Before he founded Shelby, he worked for Enzo, and one of his best friends died in a racing accident, blaming Enzo for this unfortunate accident.
11. Enzo once said: “Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines”. It is funny because the last car that he ever built, was the F40, which was considered the most aerodynamic car of its times.
12. Enzo cultivated a very enigmatic image, and he used to wear sunglasses even when he was interviewed indoor.
13. Enzo’s mother and his wife Laura hated each other very much. His mother died in 1965 after she chocked with a boiled egg. We bet that Laura was very happy with that incident.
14. Enzo Ferrari’s nickname was “Il Commendatore”, which means Commander, and it was chosen by Vittorio Emmanuel III, the King of Italy.
If you happen to get more marks than us in history then you might be knowing more than us. Please be sport and share them with us. Others, please tell us what you think in the comments below.
By, Mandar Sakharam Gotad. Editor, Mazi Gadi.
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