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Ferrari
Through most of the 1920s prior to deciding to manufacture his own racing and road coupes, Enzo Ferrari worked at Alfa Romeo. After years of altering and manufacturing racing cars with the help of Fiat and Alfa Romeo components, Ferrari constituted shop in Maranello, Italy, and in 1948, created his own vehicle the Tipo ("Type") 166. The name Ferrari was derived from the displacement of a single cylinder in cubic centimeters. The total displacement equaled just 2 liters as it was a V12. Such greats as the 250 GT, 250 GTO and 275 GTB were created throughout the 1950s and 1960s,, clothed in beautiful bodies that were penned by Pininfarina, the design house that is still in use by Ferrari.
Other unforgettable models continued entering the market throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, such as the 365 GTB Daytona, 246 Dino, Testarossa, 512BB, 308 GTS (the Magnum P.I. TV show car), 355 and 550 Maranello. A variety of roof styles were obtainable on some of the models, counting Berlinetta (coupe) and Spider (convertible). Further models of note take in the F40, created in 1988 to celebrate Ferrari's 40 years of building vehicles. That was also the year when Enzo passed away. Currently, Fiat owns Ferrari, and unbelievable sports cars, for instance the 360 Modena, still roll out of Maranello.
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