Monday, December 2, 2013

Maranello, Italy: Home of the Prancing Horse

October 26, 2013

Men love cars and my husband is no exception; the design, sound, speed, and technology. As a boy his dream car was the Ferrari F40. The Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy was a dream come true because amongst the collection of cars was an F40! 








Ross & The Ferrari F40 



Maranello, Italy and Ferrari: an indissoluble pair that since 1943 has characterized the history and image of the city. Enzo Ferrari designed and built all his road and racing cars here. It is here that passion, innovation, and technology are still joining together to create GT and Formula 1 cars, produced by the most famous motor industry in the world.


















Steering wheel in a Ferrari Racecar 














The tour of the Ferrari Museum led us through the world of Formula 1, GT, and Sport Prototype cars, which made the history of Prancing Horse. Ferrari is a icon of craftsmanship because every car is built by hand. The museum displays about 40 models, selected on a rotating basis from amongst all of Ferrari cars ever made.







Project F150













Project F150













Hall of Victories



The amazing Hall of Victories celebrates the most recent successes of the Ferrari racing team through an overview of the world champion racers from 1999 to 2008, together with over 110 trophies and the original helmets worn by the driver.










Outside the Ferrari Factory
I am not sure who enjoyed the museum more Ross or myself. It tickled me to be able to bring one of his childhood dreams to life.


1 comment:

Peggie Johnson said...

Wo!Wo!Wo! That"s some speed and flash . The winners look like the Super TRANSFORMERS , I Never knew Ross had a car favorite , they are beautiful .

:Love
PJ