Ferrari: A Complete History: the Man, Machines, and Races That Built World's Most Legendary Car Brand

One man. One obsession. The most famous badge on earth.Enzo Ferrari never wanted to build road cars. He wanted to win races - and he sold the most beautiful machines in the world only to pay for it. That single obsession created a company unlike any other, and a brand worth more than the cars that carry it.From a bombed-out workshop in northern Italy to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Ferrari: A Complete History tells the entire story of the Prancing Horse in one gripping, fast-moving narrative - the man, the machines, the rivalries, and the business behind the legend.Inside you'll discover: - How a former Alfa Romeo driver built a racing team in 1929 and a car company in 1947- The birth of the V12 and the first car to wear the name: the 125 S- Why the 1962 250 GTO became the most valuable car on earth - and a legal work of art- The champions, the Le Mans dominance, and the rivalries that defined an era- The F40, Enzo's furious final masterpiece - the first road car past 200 mph- How Fiat, then Luca di Montezemolo, saved and rebuilt the company- The Schumacher dynasty: five straight world titles and total Formula One dominance- LaFerrari, the hybrid era, and the 2015 IPO that turned a carmaker into a luxury empire- The modern Scuderia, the 499P's Le Mans hat-trick, and the Hamilton era- Why the tifosi and the badge make Ferrari the world's most powerful brandThis is not a coffee-table picture book or a dry model catalogue. It is the complete, readable story of how obsession, engineering, and myth combined to build a legend.If you love cars, Formula One, or the art of building something the world cannot ignore, this is the Ferrari book to read first.