Ferrari shield history

In this period, the emblem of the rearing horse began to appear in the cars of his team. The emblem had been created and worn by the Italian fighter plane pilot Francesco Baracca. During World War I, Baracca gave Ferrari a collar with the prancing horse before takeoff. Baracca was shot down and killed by an Austrian plane in 1918. In memory of his death, Ferrari used the rearing horse to create the emblem that would become the world-famous Ferrari shield. Initially exhibited in Alfa Romeos, the shield was first seen in a Ferrari in 1947.

Racing race

After the collapse of the family carpentry business, Ferrari began looking for work in the automotive industry. Without success, he volunteered his services to Fiat in Turin, and finally settled for a job as a test pilot for Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali.
He was later promoted to race car driver and made his competitive debut in the 1919 hillclimb race Parma-Poggio di Berceto, where he finished fourth in the three-liter category behind the wheel of a CMN.
In 1920, Enzo joined the Alfa Romeo racing department as a pilot. In 1924, Ferrari won the Coppa Acerbo in Pescara, a success that encouraged Alfa Romeo to offer him the opportunity to compete in much more prestigious competitions. Deeply shocked by the death of Antonio Ascari in 1925, Ferrari, by his own admissions, continued running halfway. After the birth of his son Alfredo (Dino) in 1932, Ferrari decided to retire turn down the offer in the management and development of the factory Alfa race cars, and finally built a team of superstar drivers, including Giuseppe Campari and Tazio Nuvolari.

BIOGRAPHY

It is said that Ferrari was born on February 18, 1898 in Modena, Italy, and that his birth was recorded on February 20. He was the youngest of two children of Alfredo Ferrari and Adalgisa Bisbini, after his older brother Alfredo Junior (Dino). Alfredo Senior was the son of a merchant in Carpi and started a workshop manufacturing metal parts in the family home. Enzo grew up with little formal education. At the age of 10 he witnessed the victory of Felice Nazzaro in the Circuito di Bologna in 1908, this event hoped him to become a racing driver. During World War I he served in the 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment of the Italian Army. His father Alfredo and his older brother, Alfredo Jr., died in 1916 as a result of a widespread Italian flu outbreak. Ferrari became seriously ill in the 1918 flu pandemic and, consequently, was discharged from the Italian service.