The feelings as you drive a Ferrari 550 Maranello are amazing. The car throbs to
life, rumbling idly all around you. You look to the right, and see your opponent: a Porsche
911. You look up at the red light, waiting for it to turn green. You can almost taste the
raw power. You rev the engine, getting ready to fly when the light turns green. The light
changes and you're off!!! For all of the feelings that you get when you drive this car, you
Born in Modena, Italy on February 18, 1898, Enzo Ferrari would go on to make
some of the greatest cars on earth. At an early age, he gained an interest in auto racing,
when he saw his first race at the age of ten years old. Although he was forced to leave
school when his father died, he worked as a turning instructor in the Modena Fire Brigade
workshop. This ended shortly after he got drafted into the army. He served out WWI in a
mountain artillery unit. During his service, his brother was killed.
After Enzo's service was over, he went to work for Alfa Romeo, a well-known car
maker in Italy. At this job, he worked as a mechanic, a test driver, and a racecar driver. In
1919, he entered his first race and astoundingly enough, he finished fourth! He was so
skilled, that he was dubbed "Cavaliere", which was "the equivalent of Knighthood in
England." (Serial-Designs.com) Soon after, Romeo decided that Ferrari should become
the head of the racing division. He stayed in this position until 1939.
Because of disagreements, Ferrari and Romeo soon parted ways, and Ferrari
opened up a shop in his hometown of Modena. Unfortunately, in 1940, Benito Mussolini
called upon Ferrari to make military vehicles for him during WWII. While he built
military machinery, allied forces were busy bombing his factory. They obliterated it
twice, once in 1944, and once in 1945. Production stopp
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