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Enzo Anselmo "the Commendatore" Ferrari (
February 20,
1898 -
August 14,
1988) was an
Italian race car driver and
entrepreneur. He is the founder of
Scuderia Ferrari and
Ferrari S.p.A.. Born in
Modena, Enzo Ferrari grew up with little formal education but a strong desire to race cars. He served in
World War I but returned home to find that his family's business had collapsed. He initially sought work at
Fiat but without success. He then took a job at a smaller car company called CMN redesigning used truck bodies into small passenger cars. He took up racing in
1919 on the CMN team, but he had little initial success. He later left CMN in 1920 to work at Alfa Romeo and raced their cars in local races. Enzo Ferrari would continue to race cars with increasing success under Alfa Romeo, founding the Scuderia as the company's racing team in
1939. Ferrari would go into
business as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947. He remained
managing director of the firm until 1971. He died in Modena in
1988 at the age of 90, leaving a racing legacy that stands to this day.
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The
Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina (official vehicle name) is a one-off
sports car made by
Ferrari but redesigned by
Pininfarina for
film director and
stock exchange magnate
James Glickenhaus. It is based on the
Enzo Ferrari. Glickenhaus preferred the styling of the
Ferrari P-series racing machines from the
1960s, which inspired the project. The Ferrari P4/5 can accelerate from 0-100 kilometers per hour (0-62 mph) in 3.55 seconds (0.1 seconds quicker than the Enzo Ferrari) and has a top speed of 362 kilometers per hour (225 mph). The interior is custom-made. Glickenhaus' and his son's bodies were even scanned so that Pininfarina could mould the seats for their comfort, accessibility, and view of the road. The P4/5 has the
same engine as the Enzo Ferrari it was built on, a 65° Dino F140 V12, producing 660
bhp at 7800
rpm.
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