Enzo Ferrari left Alfa Romeo in 1939 and formed Auto Avio Costruzioni in Modena. Ferrari’s separation agreement prohibited him from naming a car Ferrari for four years. The company designed and built two 1.5-liter in-line eight cylinder sports cars. The cars known as the AAC 815 competed in the 1940 Mille Miglia. Soon after that race, racing stopped as World War II engulfed Europe. During the war, Ferrari’s factory produced machine tools, and as the war wound down he made the decision to build his own car. His staff already included engineers, machinists, and designers from the Alfa Romeo days. Ferrari hired Gioachino Colombo to design the car, and draftsmen turned Colombo’s drawings into working documents for construction.

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2008 Monterey Historic Automobile Races

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2008 Monterey Historic Automobile Races – Race Group 7B

1972 – 1981 Historic IMSA Cars

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2008 Monterey Historic Automobile Races – Race Group 6B

1968 – 1978 Historic F1 Cars

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