Hot rods changed forever when Dick “Magoo” Megugorac stuffed a V12 Ferrari engine into a ’32 Ford Deuce. However, putting Ferrari engines in ’32 Fords didn’t end with the Deucari. The second project from Ferrari of Los Gatos required Magoo to mate a Lemans-kitted Ferrari Daytona V12 engine into a 1932 Ford Victoria (nicknamed a […]

The 1960s Pasadena, CA car scene was mind-blowing! The streets were filled with Ferraris, Lambos, Cads, Lincolns, Avantis, Rolls, Bentleys, Corvettes, Mercedes, BMWs, and T-Birds. As an actor at the Pasadena Playhouse, Jonnie King lived in the dorms off Colorado Boulevard, the main cruising street for the awesome cars. In 1963, when he left Pasadena […]

Henry Ford II – aka Hank the Deuce –  thought he had a deal. After months of negotiation, he sat on a plane to Maranello, Italy, visualizing himself signing a contract with Enzo Ferrari. The meeting, set for the 4th of July 1963, wouldn’t involve Independence Day fireworks and a barbeque, but it would be […]