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- Founder: Enzo Ferrari (18 February 1898 - 14 August 1988).
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- 1948: The first production car to to carry the Ferrari name,
the Tipo 166, went on sale,
2-litre V12. (166 = 2000/12.)
- And F's first grand prix car had a supercharged 1.5-litre V12.
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- 1951: Scuderia Ferrari won its
first F1 GP, at
Silverstone, with driver Froilan Gonzalez.
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- 1951-1952: Ferrari 212.
- A 1951 Ferrari 212 Inter Cabriolet,
2,562cc sohc V12, coachwork by Vignale,
sold for us$1,930,000 at Bonhams Scottsdale Auction
16 January 2020,
"produced in multiple variations between 1951 and 1952 ...
bodied in a bewildering array of styles ...".
- 1953: Ferrari 250,
3-litre V12, front-engined,
produced in various closed, open, and racing versions.
- The rare
250 GTO became a serious collectors' car;
a 1963 example sold for £12 million
in 2010.
A 1962 example reportedly sold for £20.2 million in
June 2012.
A 1962-63 250 GTO Berlinetta sold for us$38.1 million
in August 2014.
A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, chassis #3413, engine #3413,
sold for us$48,405,000 at RM Sotheby's Monterey auction
in August 2018.
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- A 1956 Ferrari 290 MM by Scaglietti, 3490cc V12, one of four built,
chassis #0626, engine #7, gearbox #10 7 S,
driven by Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1956 Mille Miglia,
sold for us$28,050,000 at
RM Sotheby's 'Driven by Disruption' auction, New York,
on 10 Dec 2015.
- A 1956 Ferrari 290 MM by Scaglietti, chassis #0628, engine #0628,
sold for us$22,005,000 at RM Sotheby's 'Petersen Automotive Museum' auction,
8 Dec 2018.
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- 1957-1958: Four Ferrari '335 S' racers were built, 4023cc V12, 390hp.
- A 1957 Ferrari 335 S Scaglietti sold for
€32,075,200, us$37,794,319 at
the Retromobile Salon auction in Paris,
6 Feb 2016.
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- 1957: A 1957 prototype Ferrari Testa Rossa [TR] racer
sold for us$16.4m (us$14.9m + buyer's premium) at Goodings
2011 Pebble Beach auction.
A 1956 Ferrari 500 TR Spider racer by Scaglietti
chassis #0610 MDTR, engine #0610 MDTR, sold for
€3,717,500 at RM Sothebys Villa Erba auction 20 May
2023.
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- A 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider
Competizione, chassis #1451 GT, engine #197 D,
sold for us$17,990,000 at RM Sotheby's
6 Dec. 2017 New York
Icons auction.
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- 1964: Ferrari 275,
3.3-litre V12, front-engined.
- A 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4S NART Spider, chassis #10709, engine #10709
was sold for us$27,500,000 by RM Auctions at Monterey,
August 2013.
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- 1967: Ferrari created the Dino marque, after Alfredino.
The Dino 206 GT,
mid-engined, 2-litre V6, is a beautiful little car.

1971
- And, 1969, the Dino 246, 2.6-litre V6.
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- 1968: Ferrari 365, aka Daytona,
4.4-litre V12, front-engined.
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- 1969: Fiat took 50%
of Ferrari, 90% after 1988.
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- 1973: Dino 308 GT4
2+2, 2-door, 3.0-litre V8, mid-engined.
- In 1976 this was "rebranded" the Ferrari 308.
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- 1984: The Testa Rossa was the successor to
the 512 BB (1976)
with a 5-litre flat-12 (rear-|mid-) mounted over the gearbox.

Testa Rossa (Red Head)
- And 1991, the 512 TR, 1994 512 M.
A 1993 512 TR Spider (open), chassis #ZFFLA4C000097310,
engine #35505, sold for £2,226,875 at RM Sotheby's London auction,
5 November 2023.
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- 1988: Ferrari's 40th anniversary,
and Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) died.
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- 1988: Ferrari F40 introduced, 2.9-litre (2,936cc) V8,
twin turbo.

Ferrari F40
The F40 has a space-frame chassis, weighs just 1,100kg and
is said to top 200mph.
- 2021 July 9:
a 1990 Ferrari F40 Berlinetta,
chassis #ZFFGJ34B000084104, sold for £883,000 at Bonhams
Goodwood Festival of Speed auction.
2021 October 10:
a 1989 Ferrari F40 Berlinetta, chassis #ZFFGJ34B000083620,
sold for €1,840,000 at Bonhams Zoute auction.
2022 July 3:
a 1991 Ferrari F40, chassis #ZFFGJ34B000089982, engine #27824,
sold for chf1,955,000 at Bonhams Gstaad auction.
2023 March 2–3:
a 1990 Ferrari F40 (US spec.), chassis #ZFFMN34A0L0086620,
sold for us$3,085,000 at Goodings Amelia Island auction.
- 1994: Ferrari 355,
2-seat, 3.5-litre V8 5-valves/cyl., mid-engined.
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- 1994: Details of the F50 released.

Ferrari F50
- 4.4-litre V12.
- 1995, shown at the Geneva Motor Show.
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- 1994: Ferrari 550,
5.5-litre V12, front-engined.
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- 1999: Ferrari 360 replaced to 355,
2-seat, 3.5-litre V8, mid-engined.
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- 2002: Ferrari 575M,
5.7-litre V12, front-engined.
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- 2002-2004: Ferrari Enzo, 6-litre V12, mid-engined,
350km/h (220mph), 0-100km/h 3.3 secs.

Ferrari Enzo, 2003
- (Also Ferrari FXX race car 2005-07,
and FXX Evoluzione ...2009,
"based on" the Enzo.)
A 2003 Enzo, chassis #ZFFCZ56B000128786, engine #73369,
sold for €4,055,000 at RM Sotheby's Paris auction,
1 Feb. 2023.
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- 2004: Ferrari 430, replaced the 360,
2-seat, 4.3-litre V8, mid-engined.
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- 2004: Ferrari 612,
4-seat, 2-door,
5.7-litre V12, front-engined.
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- 2006: Ferrari
599, 2-seat,
6-litre V12 (~Enzo), front-engined, 330+km/h (206+mph).
- (Based on the 599, the SA APERTA Roadster was shown
at the 2010 Paris Motor Show (actually a week before it)
to "celebrate Pininfarina's 80th anniversary.")
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- 2008:
Ferrari California
at the Paris motor show,
2+2, 2-door,
4.3-litre 90° V8, front-engined,
310km/h (193mph), 0-100km/h <4 secs.,
combined fuel consumption 21.6 mpg
(305.6 gm CO2/km).
('California' was first applied to the 250 GT.)
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- 2009:
Ferrari 458 'Italia'
at the Frankfurt motor show,
2-seat, 4.5-litre V8, rear- (mid-) engined,
325km/h (202mph), 0-100km/h <3.4 secs.,
combined fuel consumption 13.7 l/100km
(320 gm CO2/km)..
The first 458 was delivered in Feb. 2010,
us$260K, £170K.
The Ferrari 458 Italia was recalled in
September 2010 after several had caught fire.
The 458 was replaced by the 488 GTB.
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- 2010 March:
At the Geneva Motor Show,
Ferrari had a concept 599 HY-KERS petrol-electric hybrid,
claimed to improve the V12's fuel consumption by a third.
(Ferrari raced with KERS
in F1 in 2009, but FOTA teams agreed not to use KERS in 2010.)
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- 2011 March:
At the Geneva Motor Show, the Ferrari 'FF', had Four seats,
4WD(!)
(not 'FF'),
front engined 6.2 litre V12 post '612',
£227K (12/2011).
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- 2012 March:
Ferrari unveiled the F12 Berlinetta (599 replacement)
at the Geneva Motor Show, 6262cc V12, front engined, rear wheel drive --
delivery late 2012 to 2013.
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- 2013 March:
Ferrari unveiled the 350+km/h LaFerrari, the Enzo successor,
at Geneva, rear (mid) 789hp 6.2 L V12 + 120kW (161hp) KERS.
- A 2016 Ferrari LaFerrari, chassis #ZFF76ZHB000214218
sold for £2,142,500 at RM Sotheby's London Auction,
6 November 2021.
A 2014 LaFerrari, chassis #ZFF76ZHB000203343
sold for €2,558,750 at Bonhams 'Les Grand Marques' auction, Paris,
3 February 2022.
A 2014 LaFerrari, chassis #ZFF76ZFA2E0207435, sold for us$4,075,000
at RM Sotherby's Arizona auction,
26 Jan. 2023.
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- 2015:
The 488 GTB, 3.9-litre, twin turbo, V8, replaced the 458.
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- 2019 March:
The Ferrari F8 Biturbo, the 488 replacement,
was shown at the Geneva Motor Show, 3.9-litre V8, twin turbo.
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- 2019 May:
The Ferrai SF90 became Ferrari's first plug-in hybrid –
3990cc twin turbo V8 + three electric motors, two being for the front,
+ 7.9kW battery.
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- 2019 November:
Ferrari revealed the Ferrari Roma coupe, with
a front-mounted 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8,
an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
A V6 hybrid is expected later.
- 2022:
The Ferrari 296 GTB went into production –
2-seat,
rear-mid 2,992cc twin-turbo V6 (488kW),
8-speed dual-clutch gearbox,
+ 2×electric motors (123kW),
7.45kWh (?15-20km?), another
plug-in hybrid PHEV.
(The V6 layout recalls the Ferrari Dino 206 GT, 1967.)
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