Ferrari

Enzo Ferrari was born in eighteen ninety eight with some of his earliest engineering experiences coming in the first World War as the engineer for the famous fighter pilot Francesco Baracca.

After the first World War excitement was still in the veins of Ferrari and he became a driver on the successful racing team of Alfa Romeo. After successful victories the family of Francesco Baracca whom he had become close friends with, presented him with the remaining piece of the daring pilots plane – a charred plaque presenting the family coat of arms – a now classic insignia featuring a black horse on a yellow shield. With such an honour Enzo Ferrari came to use emblem as his own personal symbol on every car he raced with.

With his success on the racing circuit Ferrari then moved on to tinker with the internal machinery of the vehicles he was driving. In nineteen twenty nine, the advent of Alfa Romeo retiring from racing driving, Ferrari skills both on and off the track earned him the subsidization of a new racing company. The company was highly successful however the second World War stopped this in its tracks.

During the war, some racing teams continued to produce, and it was at this time that the first actual ‘Ferrari’ named car was produced – an eight cylinder block engine created from two Fiat engines did not perform very well, however after the war, and subsequent remodelling attempts the Ferrari went on to perform very well. In fact the key highlight in the history of Ferrari was the total domination of racing circuits for the years nineteen fifty two and nineteen fifty three where they won virtually all trophies on virtually every track.

For such an iconic brand and incredibly powerful engines you would expect the current price of Ferrari’s to be relatively expensive – and you would be right. Prices range from just over one hundred thousand pounds two one hundred and seventy thousand pounds. The power of the racing engines, and their cost means the group for car insurance cover is the highest possible at twenty.