Today was the day for the death of Enzo Ferrari, who died in 1988 at the age of 90. In the link below, they have a rare interview with Enzo on his inspiration for his Ferrari V12, and it came from none other than the Packard 12 cylinder racecar, that he saw racing at Indianapolis in 1919! Now we know why he came to Studebaker for a joint vehicle build before they closed all those years later! 
As an aside, I hold him in the highest regard, as he and his company had quite a few years of racing under his belt before he died. He had also built some cars that were some real iconic stunners too. But now I can put him on a little higher pedestal, because to bash him, is also a sleight to bashing Packard, as that's where the inspiration for his mean little V12 had came from!!
As an aside, I hold him in the highest regard, as he and his company had quite a few years of racing under his belt before he died. He had also built some cars that were some real iconic stunners too. But now I can put him on a little higher pedestal, because to bash him, is also a sleight to bashing Packard, as that's where the inspiration for his mean little V12 had came from!!
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