Ferrari is perhaps the best-known marque in the world of the sports car and is a symbol of speed and beauty. 1997 marks the 50th anniversary of this landmark Italian car manufacturer, a year that will see not only the launch of the new front engine V-12 F550 but carries the promise of the long-awaited return to the championship ranks of Formula One racing. Fifty Years of Ferrari celebrates the golden anniversary with a year-by-year compilation of the most famous cars, from the early open-wheeled racers to the latest road-going supercars. This book is a value for anyone who has ever dreamed of driving a Ferrari.

Celebrates the history of Italy's great automotive innovator in over 700 photographs, designs, and drawings.

A full Grand Prix and sports car racing history of Ferraris from their first race in May 1947 to the present high-profile Formula 1 success with Michael Schumacher. It includes Enzo Ferrari's symbolic battle with Alfa Romeo, Ferrari's sale to Fiat in 1969 and the complexities of life after Enzo Ferrari.

Reprint of the prestigious volume published on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the House of Maranello and sponsored by Ferrari itself. The imposing work is subdivided in two large sections. The technical part is by Karl Ludvigsen and details the technological innovations introduced by Ferrari from 1947 up to now; the historical part is by Gianni Cancellieri and recalls, decade after decade, Ferrari's history from the industrial, sport and human viewpoint. The appendix includes the silhouettes of all the cars built by Ferrari, the list of the men that in these fifty years have contributed in building the myth of the Prancing Horse (presidents, technicians, teams, drivers and so on).

This is a collector's book on five decades of engineering innovation- body, engine, drive-train and chassis with the background to Ferrari's history as a car manufacturer traced decade by decade. Testimonials and memoirs from early drivers are listed and included is a cutaway series depicting the most famous Ferrari road and competition cars. Appendices list technical details, production output, drivers, major race victories and international championships.