27/10/2026
Some places make you feel like a kid again. The Ferrari museum in Italy was one of them.
You walk in, and the noise of the modern world just fades. Hand-painted numbers, wire wheels, wooden steering wheels, leather seats worn soft by time. These cars were built in an era when racing felt raw, personal and a little bit dangerous, and standing next to them, you can almost hear them. The crackle, the roar, the smell of fuel and hot metal.
Every car has a story, and standing there, you couldn’t help but wonder about the hands that built them, the drivers who strapped in, and the crowds who lined the roads to watch them fly past.
Thank you to everyone who keeps this history alive so beautifully. It was a goosebump-inducing day, and I won’t forget it. If you love motorsport, add this to your list.
The history behind each car, in order.
FERRARI 125 SPORT
In 1947, the building of the first Ferrari launched an extraordinary dynasty of cars and one of the great adventures of the industrial age. Designed by Gioachino Colombo, the 125 Sport was an Ala Spessa (Broad Wing) barchetta with a 1496.77 cc V12 engine.
FERRARI 500 TRC
In the mid-1950s a new car was needed to counter Maserati's supremacy in the sportscar championships up to 2000 cc. The engineer Alberto Massimino made the 500 Mondial-derived engine more reliable and powerful. The heads were painted red, a feature that gave the car its name (TR stands for Testa Rossa - Red Head).
375 MM SPIDER
In terms of time, it was still early days, but Ferrari was already trying to evolve original and very advanced projects, refining the already high-performing overall characteristics of its cars. In 1954 the two-seater 375 MM barchetta was named 375 Plus, with a significant increase in performance thanks to the lively 4.5-litre 12-cylinder V engine.
FERRARI 166 MM/53
Prepared for long-term races, it takes its name from the famous road competition, the Mille Miglia, which saw the cars of Maranello repeatedly triumph. Bodywork from Touring with the construction method called "Superleggera", it was very aerodynamic and its weight was really reduced while maintaining a considerable structural rigidity. The modifications related to the engine concerned the possibility of being powered, according to the new rules, with fuel of normal commercial availability.
166MM BERLINETTE VIGNALE
This is the moment when interest in the Maranello workshop reaches extraordinary levels: gentleman drivers travel to Modena to obtain one of Ferrari’s cars. On his advice, customers are directed to the best coachbuilders of the time; this is how masterpieces of beauty and performance are born, such as the Ferrari 166 MM Vignale created by Giovanni Michelotti.
156 / 85
This Formula 1 race car had mixed fortunes: the 156 - with the name standing for 1500 cc (15) and six cylinders (6) - was the undisputed star of the show for the first half of the 1985 season, with Michele Alboreto seemingly destined to bring the World Champion title back to Italy.
F2004
This was the single-seater that Michael Schumacher drove to his last World Title, his fifth with Ferrari and seventh overall. It was an evolution of the winning car of the previous year, the F2003 GA dedicated to Gianni Agnelli. This powerful weapon helped Michael notch up 13 wins (plus another two for Barrichello), six consecutive ones, and to celebrate the world title
F2007
This was the last single-seater to win the World Drivers' Title for Maranello and the first post-Schumacher, who retired at the end of 2006. Newcomer Kimi Räikkönen took the title in the final sprint of the last race when he caught the McLaren pair of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.
