Everyone knows something about Enzo Ferrari. The car bearing his name is recognized in every corner of the world. No other firm has represented the concept of winning, technology, performance, and high style as Ferrari. The mystique of the car is second to none. The poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “An institution is the […]

Henry Ford II tried to buy Ferrari in 1963 and had the door slammed in his face by Enzo Ferrari. Embarrassed by the failed offer, Ford vowed to set his minions to work making a new endurance racer that could win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Europe’s most important race, and defeat Ferrari in […]

Enzo Ferrari had an addiction to winning. In 1963, he’d run out of money and needed more. He wanted to win each automobile race he entered and would do anything to make sure he did. That same year, Henry Ford II began looking for a way to launch the first ever Pan European automobile company. […]