" Enzo Ferrari has always been an enigma. There's something about those dark shades, the don-ish profile and the effortless eaze with which he held himself that reflects an appropriate mystique. If ever there was a justified cult of personality within "

Ferrari Tipo 156 Sharknose
Image © Paul Chenard 2010
We’ve always had a soft spot for the little Ferrari 156 Sharknose from 1961. For us the small, simple and straightforward design – the first of the new lightweight, rear-engined F1 cars ushered in in 1960 with much controversy by the FIA – is one of the prettiest F1 cars ever to grace a track.
Here’s a great illustration and a lovely little video of a truly beautiful replica – help sketch out the car’s enduring appeal. The sketch, by artist Paul Chenard, features the car’s design Carlo Chiti and protege engineer Mauro Fogheiri- while the old Man himself Enzo looks on, dread behind those signature shades…
The car was very successful too – its 1.5 litre six propelling US driver Phil Hill to the Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championships and Enzo’s company where they need to be – the top of the constructors’ podium.
Perhaps Enzo’s maxim was right. “The most beautiful car is the car that wins…”
video via automobiliac
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