Enzo Ferrari was born on February 18, 1898 near the city of Modena,Italy. At the age of ten he saw his first motor race and at 13 he could drive. For a long time he was connected with Alpha Romeo, by that time he had only built a few cars with the Ferrari name on it. Ferrari production did not start until after the end of World War II. In 1943, Ferrari was making ball bearings for the war. His company later moved to Maranello, Italy. There it was hit by bombs but the company was rebuilt in 1946. Here all the cars were designed and built.

The first Ferrari car to have the horse trademark on it's hood was a 125. It was driven by Franco Cortese in 1947 at the Rome Grand Prix. The Horse symbol came from a painting on the fuselage of a fighter plane from WWII.

In 1963 Ford tried to buy Ferrari for $18million. Enzo would only agree if he could run the racing side. Enzo's requests were turned down and in response Ford built their own sports car.

Ferrari became part of Fiat in 1969. Some Fiat parts were used in his early cars.

On August 14th, 1988 Enzo Ferrari died at the age of 90.

The prancing horse is still a trademark of exellence and Ferrari's will always manage to turn heads wherever it goes.