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Testa Rossa, 1958. 12 cyl V60° 3 liter 300 BHP

Photo story by Alessandro Gerelli

Alessandro Gerelli enjoys taking photos of engines…particularly Ferrari engines. So an event like Cavallino is a must-see and for the last five years Alessandro has traveled from his home in Milan to West Palm Beach to cover the traditional Ferrari extravaganza.

A few weeks ago, Alessandro Gerelli submitted his photos of the cars of Cavallino, Ferraris and others.

This week, he submitted the best of his photography on the Ferrari engines at Cavallino Classic 2015. Catching engine shots on so many cars is not easy; on our visit to the event, it was difficult to find any cars with hoods up.

Yet he came back with a huge variety of images, ranging from the 1951 212 to the 2013 La Ferrari, which, like several modern Ferraris, does not need its lid up to view the engine, and we find power and art in all of the Ferraris, no matter what the year, layout, or displacement. For the captions, he has listed the year, engine layout, displacement and horsepower (figures may vary on horsepower), which tell another story of consistent development of an idea and philosophy. (See Ferrari Brochures for Enzo’s words on the subject).

212 Inter Vignale, 1951. 12 cyl V60° 2.6 liter 155/170 BHP

250 Europa GT PF (212 export lungo), 1951. 12 cyl V60° 3 liter 220 BHP

375MM, 1953. 12 cyl V60° 4.5 liter 340 BHP

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Story and photos by Alessandro Gerelli

Cavallino is the Ferrari enthusiast magazine that began publishing in 1978. In 1991 owner/editor John Barnes organized a winter event in Palm Beach with a gathering of classic Ferraris. This year was the 24th edition of the Cavallino Classic, held on January 21-25.

The event now takes four days. The first two days take place at the nearby Palm Beach International Raceway. This year on the track, there were Testa Rossas, a Dino 206, GTOs, and many newer Ferraris, but no Ferrari single seaters. There were also Alfas, Maseratis and Bugattis.

In the third day there is the traditional Ferrari celebration at the Breakers with a large exhibition of old and more recent Ferrari cars. This year, the cars shown at the Breakers were really fantastic with many never seen before 375s. In this article we feature the Ferraris seen throughout the four days; cars other than Ferraris can be seen here.