Legends Of The Automotive


Since the 1920, Enzo Ferrari in short competition in the colors of Alfa Romeo but decided on the eve of the Second World War, leaving the Italian manufacturer to start his own company, called Avio Costruzioni. Nevertheless, it was only after the Liberation that its cars are known and that "his name is confused with the more famous of all brands in the history of the automobile". In 1947, the first Ferrari racing made its appearance, called Ferrari 125 S.

In 1949, the Ferrari 166 MM, automobile racing, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans while the Ferrari 166 S becomes the first Ferrari tourism, produced in factories in Maranello. The two cars, although they have different uses, have many things in common, especially mechanical. This "exceptional filiation" will be partly responsible for the incredible success of the brand. In 1950, Ferrari won numerous endurance races enjoying the reputation of automobiles.

After the war also sign the release of Ferdinand Porsche, then imprisoned in France at the end of the Second World War made collaboration with the Nazi regime. Released in 1947, he started with his son Ferry Porsche, the design of a new prototype called "356." It is a small roadster with the engine placed centrally aesthetically approaching the Volkswagen Beetle (designed by Ferdinand Porsche). The final version, which officially signs the appearance of the car brand Porsche, made its appearance in 1949 at the International Geneva Motor Show and quickly attracted customers "with its agility, its short wheelbase and its economy". The ambitions of the brand will continue to grow, as well as its reputation, thanks to the brilliant mechanical and automobile lines indémodables.