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Enzo Ferrari Museum, under construction at Modena in Italy
A British architecture firm is behind a project to build a Ferrari museum in the town of Modena, Italy. The design resembles the bonnet of a vintage car that arcs over the two storey house that motor racing legend and car designer Enzo Ferrari was born in.
Work for the 14 million pounds museum began this week. The design was inspired by the look of a classic Maserati. The museum will be devoted to Ferrari’s life and work and will contain vintage Ferraris, Maseratis, car engines, film footage and memorabilia. It will chart the career of Ferrari, who grew up next to the metal foundry run by his father, Alfredo. The new Enzo Ferrari Museum will complement an existing Ferrari Museum at Maranello, outside Modena. The museum is set to be finished in 2011 and should bring thousands of car-loving tourists to the town in northern Italy.
Buy Michael Schumacher’s autograph
Emilia-Romagnese marque Maserati is coming up to its centennial in a few years, and it has been quite a ride. The five founding Maserati brothers shared a passion for racing, a motif apparent throughout much of the company’s history. In 2004, the brand proclaimed its return to racing after nearly four decades of absence with a bang: the MC12, a bigger, bolder take on the Enzo Ferrari. Success at the Fdration Internationale de l’Automobile Gran Turismo (FIA GT for short) proved the racing variant of the MC12 to be a force to be reckoned with.
A total of 50 road legal cars were made available for purchase, one rather special example of which has turned up on James. This Stradale has been babied by its single owner: a mileage of just 9800 km, $40,000 worth of service and repairs with an inspection from the people over at EDO.
Jaguar celebrates 50th anniversary with a custom new 2011 Jaguar XK roadster
We had earlier shown you the Jaguar E-type’s 50th anniversary plans, where the company was stated to kickoff the Geneva Motor Show 2011, and use multiple promotion activities regarding the occasion. To commemorate the event, the largest dealer of Jaguar cars in the United States, Gaplin Jaguar has launched a pair of vintage and new XK roadster versions of the car, which shall be on display on the day of the 50th anniversary of a historical racing vehicle.
Going back in history, the Jaguar E-type won praises and accolades from every quarter possible. From rival car maker Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari commented on it by saying its “the most beautiful racing car ever made’, and Daily Telegraph included the car at the top spot for the list of “100 most beautiful cars’. Also New York’s Museum of Modern Art has the car on display for all auto lovers. Its technicalities featured a 3.8 liter engine which generated 256 bhp of power, and had a top speed of 150 mph, and not to forget the beauty which had received praises from every corner possible.
GTO 250 – the most expensive Ferrari
Reaching a price of $16 million, the GTO 250 version is currently the most expensive Ferrari and it will probably remain like that for quite some time. The main reason why this model is so expensive is because it’s also very rare. Only 39 pieces like this currently exist in the world. The car produces is limited numbers between 1952 and 1964. Of course, at the moment it was a rarity but nobody could predict that will be the top of the list for so many years.
It’s always been a beautiful sport car, continuing the Ferrari tradition. Enzo Ferrari once declared that if he had to say that when he started he thought of making more than just one car, he would be lying. If he could see the development that this company has seen he would probably be more than surprised. The GTO 250 version is definitely a very special car, with beautiful lines and a very distinctive look. Of course, it more than just a pretty car.
The GTO 250 generated maximum power of 302 HP. It’s capable to reach 0-100 km/ph in barely 5.8 seconds. It’s definitely not the fastest Ferrari but it’s the most expensive one. The GTO 250 is a very unique car. Collectors all over the world wished they had one. Unfortunately, the price is not the biggest impediment for them. It’s the limited production of this particular model.
The Alfredo Ferrari Table
Veraseri Designs did, as they put Adam Krehbiel tribute to Alfredo (Dino) Ferrari, son of Enzo Ferrari under the hammer. The one off piece tagged as ‘The Alfredo Ferrari Table’is set in “sinewy lines and liquid forms that branch between practical tradition and cutting edge form and concept of design administration”. The prancing horse or the Scuderia Ferrari logo called as the Cavallino Rampante has been hand sculptured from Puro Bianco Alabaster which has been brought from Volterra Italy and has been cast into Ferrari’s flagship Red. The body of the table has been created using Red Fir “cut from a specimen downed by lightning in Northern California”.
Priced at $22,000, the 15.625-inchx 46.5-inchx 33.5-inch will be sold with benefits going towards research for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
The Official Ferrari Opus
The luxury car giants Ferrari is all set to launch its debut Official Ferrari Opus with 852 pages that spots over 2000 images, the 50cm by 50cm Opus features records and never before seen stories and interviews.
Created under Antonio Ghini, it’s highlights include two-meter long gatefold pictures, collages created by Piero Ferrari’s father, insights by into Enzo Ferrari and Luca di Montezemolo, along with details of every car made by Ferrari, an in-depth tour of the “Maranello dream factory’ and detailed analysis of the Ferrari X-factor. The one at the Australian Grand Prix is be the one piece only “Enzo Diamante’ edition, for Australia. It will spot a handcrafted red leather cover with a diamond-encrusted Prancing Horse encrusted with 30 carats of diamonds. Once sold, every Enzo Diamante the world over can participate in a draw to win a Ferrari F1 car.
Three other limited editions would be out, including 400 copies of the Enzo priced at $34,925, 500 copies of the Cavallino Rampante priced at $6,545 and 4100 copies of the Classic priced at$3,520. The first official copy would be signed by who’s-who of motor sports and will be put under the hammer at Maranello. Priced at $275,000, the historical memento is the most lavish that the luxury car maker has ever made.
Official Ferrari Opus at $275,000
Ferrari is all set to celebrate the Melbourne Grand Prix, 2011 in an enticing and lavish style by launching a red leather beset 30 Carat diamond encrusted prancing horse covered official Ferrari Opus of 852 pages which will be price at around $275,000. This Opus will feature about 2000 photos along with records and some never seen interviews and other information. The Opus will contain details of every Ferrari car along with insights by Enzo Ferrari and Luca di Montezemolo and collages created by Piero Ferrari’s father. What more! It will also feature an in-depth detail of Maranello dream factory. The edition is limited though some more copies will be out.
Golden Jubilee Comes Up For The Jaguar E-Type
The “most beautiful car in the world” is turning 50 this year. The “birthday car” in question is the legendary Jaguar E-Type. Car enthusiasts across the world invariably have their favourite E-Type model, and that is pure testimony to the appeal of this hugely popular automobile.
The Jaguar E-Type had gained much notoriety for being a female magnet in the 1960s. In fact, that was the car’s whole appeal. It was a fantastic looking car that was sure to bring attention from the ladies. Is it any wonder that American auto writer Henry Manney III once described it as “The greatest crumpet-catcher known to man”? The Jaguar E-Type got its “most beautiful car in the world” tag from no less than Enzo Ferrari.
The Jaguar E-Type made its first public appearance at the Geneva Motor Show in 1961. Since then, the car reached one milestone after another. For a luxury car, it sold like hot cakes. Between its launch in 1961 to 1975, 70,000 units of the car had been sold. One of the reasons could be that even in the luxury segment, the Jaguar E-Type was comparatively affordable. Some units can be sourced for a little over 26,000. However, the flashier racer versions like the FIA GTS 10 racer tend to command much higher, six-figure sums.
As the iconic Jaguar E-Type gets ready to celebrate its golden jubilee, British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Cars is planning major celebrations. And the celebrations are not likely to be confined within the United Kingdom alone.
Enzo Ferrari’s custom clothing
Enzo Ferrari, the man who founded the famed marque. So if you love the man as much as his brand, you will surely find the latest offering from Toronto’s Collector Studio Motorsport Gallery simply irresistible. Dubbed as the ultimate Ferrari memorabilia, it is a museum quality collection of Enzo’s custom clothes including accessories! This package of Enzo can be yours for a cool $100,000. Among the many clothes is an original Bertazzoni of Modena custom tailored beige houndstooth sport jacket made for the great man in 1972.
The first Ferrari 458 Italia sells for $530,000
Ferrari auctioned the first Ferrari 458 Italia to arrive in the United States and donated all the proceeds of the sale, including the hefty $530,000, the car’s winning bid, for Haiti relief through CMMB (Catholic Medical Mission Board) and the William J. Clinton Foundation,
The auction was conducted at a private home in the Holmby Hills by the Wall Street Journal’s Pulitzer Prize-winning automotive journalist Dan Neil, represented by Piero Ferrari, Deputy Chairman and son of Enzo Ferrari, Amedeo Felisa, worldwide CEO of the company, and Marco Mattiacci, the newly appointed North American CEO.
The other items that were sold at the charity auction apart from the first Ferrari 458 Italia, was the suit worn by Fernando Alonso in F1 that went for $72,000 and a pair of tickets to the Canadian Grand Prix in June.‚
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