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=__**Legend of the Prancing Horse**__ =

Since the 1940's, Ferrari has been known for it's fast cars that exhibit engineering perfection and has become an icon that will live on for hundreds of years. Although Ferrari and their cars are so well known, many do not know the true roots of the company. Scuderia Ferrari (Team Ferrari) is a racing team formed by racing driver and engineer Enzo Ferrari in 1929 that also makes supercars for the road.

=__**History **__=

Scuderia Ferrari was formed by Italian racing driver and engineer Enzo Ferrari at first as a privately owned Alfa Romeo racing team. At first, Ferrari simply tuned cars made by another Italian car maker called Alfa Romeo but eventually broke away from them to become their own company in 1939. Because of World War II, the production of racing cars were halted and the Ferrari factory in Maranello was bombed, but quickly rebuilt. it was not until March 12th of 1947 that Ferrari finally produced their first road car, called the 125 S, which took over two years to develop and build. In the beginning, Enzo Ferrari designed road cars as a way to fund his new racing team and never intended for the production of road cars to have lasted as long as it has. Having won their first Mille Miglia ( Thousand miles) race in 1948, its first Le Mans 24 hour race in 1949, and its first Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix in 1951, Ferrari became World Champions for the first time in 1952.

//Ferrari's first road car, the 125 S//

=__**Conclusion **__=

Over the years Ferrari has claimed countless victories in motorsport and has had a major influence on the automotive industry. The techniques and technologies used by Ferrari have constantly been evolving since the company's first debut and still are to this day. Even a hundred years from now, Ferrari will be known around the world as one of the greatest car manufacturers of all time.

//Ferrari's current Formula 1 car: the F-150 Italia//

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