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. […]

If you watched television in the 1980s, you might remember the show Magnum P.I. Tom Selleck played private investigator Thomas Magnum and became famous for his mustache and Hawaiian-style aloha shirts. Every episode included scenes of him driving around Hawaii in a red Ferrari 308. A retired US Navy Officer, Magnum lived a luxurious life […]