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FERRARI TRIVIA

1) What was the first car fully designed and built by Enzo Ferrari?


Two 815s, numbers 020 and 021, were completed and entered in the 1940 Brescia Grand Prix. After leading the 1500 cc class in the first lap, 021 developed valve problems and broke down. 020 then took the lead, set the lap record for the class, and had a lead of more than half an hour when its engine failed after seven laps.

2) What animal appears on the Ferrari logo?


The famous symbol of Ferrari is a black prancing horse on a yellow background, usually with the letters S F for Scuderia Ferrari. The horse was originally the symbol of Count Francesco Baracca, a legendary ace of the Italian air force during World War I, who painted it on the side of his planes.

3) What color were all Ferraris originally?


Red was the color that the International Automobile Federation (FIA) assigned to all Italian Grand Prix racecars in the early years of auto racing.

4) Which car gave Ferrari its first racing victory?


The 125 S claimed Ferrari's first victory at the 1947 Grand Prix of Rome on the Terme di Caracalla Circuit. The 125 S would go on to win six of its fourteen races that year.

5) What was the original sales price of the Ferrari F60America?


The honor of being one of the 10 original owners of an F60America was rumored to cost a mind-blowing $2.5-million.

6) Which Ferrari is featured in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off?


In the film, Ferris convinces his friend Cameron to let them use his father's prized 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder.

7) What was the first Ferrari-badged car?


Although preceded by Enzo Ferrari's Auto Avio Costruzioni 815 of 1940, the 125 S was the first vehicle to bear the Ferrari name when it debuted on May 11, 1947 at the Piacenza racing circuit. Unlike its 8 cylinders in-line predecessor, partly developed from Fiat engine components, the 125 S featured the first true Ferrari power unit, a V12 engine (the "125"), a trait it would share with most Ferrari cars of the following decades.

8) What was the Ferrari 360 Modena named after?


An ancient town in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, Modena was not only the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari, but also of operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti and chef Massimo Bottura.

9) What driver gave Ferrari its first Formula 1 victory?


The 1951 British Grand Prix was the first victory for José Froilán González and also the first of many for the Scuderia Ferrari team.

10) How fast can the Ferrari F60America go from zero to 100 km/h?


With a carbon fiber chassis and 730 horsepower, the F60 can go from zero to 100 kilometers per hour in just 3.2 seconds.

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