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Casa Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena

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Taken during the audio visual presentation and lightly photoshopped.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

It was back in 2014 that I had last visited the Ferrari Museums in Maranello and Modena. This year, whilst planning my trip to Bologna for Auto Moto d Epoca, it dawned on me that Modena was just down the road, so to speak, and with a late evening flight back to the UK we could, after spending a day and a half at the Bologna show, jump on the train and visit the Casa Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena.

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Museum Enzo Ferrari, Circa 2014

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The Alfa Bimotore is on display in a quiet, beautiful, chapel-like setting.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

From the VeloceToday archives, November 2014

Nestling, as if being protected, in the curve of the new display hall is the original workshop of Enzo Ferrari’s father Alfredo. A long and narrow building lit by many large arch shaped windows. The building was built during the latter half of the 19th century and would not have benefited from electric lighting, hence the many windows. At the far end of the hall, roughly where the “Enzo” is now displayed, was, along with the machine tools that Alfredo used to shape metal, a stable which housed the horses used to draw the sulkies (2 wheeled trotting rig) and carts of the time.

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Displays and Automotive Artifacts at the Ferrari Museum

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

The article covers the artifacts and items of interest at the Ferrari Museum. Click here to read about “California Dreaming” at the Ferrari Museum

There’s one, then a few minutes later, there’s one, oh there is another one. So goes the conversation between my wife and I whilst sightseeing on foot around Maranello. The ‘ones’ in question? Ferrari’s of course. Not just new ones coming out of the factory, but ones belonging to the various companies within the town where you can book a test run, and also many owned by visiting owners on pilgrimage. You do become a bit blasé, though a “La Ferrari” on its first test run from the factory will stop you in your tracks. If we had got to the pedestrian crossing five seconds earlier it would have had to stop to let us cross- probably something its non-smiling, sunglass wearing, cool-looking Italian test driver, may not have been used to. [Read more…] about Displays and Automotive Artifacts at the Ferrari Museum

Alfas and Ferraris at the Enzo Ferrari Museum

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The Alfa Bimotore is on display in a quiet, beautiful, chapel-like setting.

Last week Jonathan Sharp wrote a report on the Maserati 100th anniversary celebration at the Enzo Ferari Museum. But he didn’t forget about the Ferraris, engines, and Alfas also on display, many in the new engine room–plus a replica of Enzo Ferrari’s office. We saved that part of the story for this week.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp Clic on pics to enlarge

Nestling, as if being protected, in the curve of the new display hall is the original workshop of Enzo Ferrari’s father Alfredo. A long and narrow building lit by many large arched shaped windows. The building was built during the latter half of the 19th century and would not have benefited from electric lighting hence the many windows. At the far end of the hall, roughly where the “Enzo” is now displayed, was, along with the machine tools that Alfredo used to shape metal, a stable which housed the horses used to draw the sulkies (2 wheeled trotting rig) and carts of the time. [Read more…] about Alfas and Ferraris at the Enzo Ferrari Museum

Ferrari’s Birthplace Now a Museum

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Alessandro Gerelli captures the old and the new.

Photos by Alessandro Gerelli

We’re sure everyone has seen the news about the opening of the Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari. We are also sure that no one covers it better than VeloceToday. No PR here, but a good many insights from the Man himself.

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The workshop next to the new Museum building: ‘My brother and I shared a room over the workshop and were awakened in the morning by the ringing of the hammers. My father Alfredo…made gangways and sheds for the State Railways.’—Enzo Ferrari

The photo is at the entrance of the old buiding and reads 'I am the one who dreamt of being Ferrari.' The yellow museum poster reads 'If you can dream it, you can do it.'

The Ferrari house has been completely restructured and adapted as an art gallery. Enzo Ferrari’s activities during his life are displayed via multimedia with video, documents and car displays. A very futuristic building has been built side by side to the old house: the new structure, when seen from above, looks like the bonnet of a car in yellow, the color of Modena. The new building was designed by Jan Kaplichy, who unfortunately died in 2009 without seeing the final result of his genius. It was completed by Andrea Morgante of the Shiro Studio. Photo courtesy Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari.

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Maranello Rosso, San Marino’s Abarth and Ferrari Museum, Celebrates 20 years

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Abarths abound at Maranello Rosso

Fabrizio Violati founded Maranello Rosso in 1989 as the first Ferrari Museum open to the public.

By Pete Vack

Time flies when having fun–in December Maranello Rosso will celebrate its twentieth year of keeping the legend alive. Maranello Rosso is really two museums, one featuring Abarths and the other signficant Ferraris. There is also a study center and art gallery, and all of this is located in the tiny Republic of San Marino close to the Imola racetrack. Among the main themes of Maranello Rosso are History, Style, Technologic Evolution and The Men behind a century of motorsport achievements and Italian art. [Read more…] about Maranello Rosso, San Marino’s Abarth and Ferrari Museum, Celebrates 20 years

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