Enzo Ferrari
Subtitle: power, politics, and the making of an automobile empire
By: Luca Dal Monte ; foreword by Luca di Montezemolo
Contributors: Di Montezemolo, Luca, 1947-
Edition: English language edition.
Publisher: David Bull Publishing
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 954
ISBN-13: 9781935007289
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Automobile engineers; Biography
Work titles: Ferrari rex
Description: "Drawing on years of original research conducted in Italy and abroad, author (and Ferrari insider) Luca Dal Monte uncovers a wealth of new facts about Enzo's origins, ambitions, business practices, and private life. The book revisits all the highlights of Ferrari's rise to greatness: his driving career in the 1920s; his management of racing teams for Alfa Romeo in the 1930s; the launch of his own company and team in the late 1940s, and his unprecedented successes building cars for the road and race track in the following decades. But the book also examines lesser-known and sometimes hidden aspects of Ferrari's career, from his earliest failed business ventures to his political dealings with Italy's Fascist government, Allied occupiers, and even Communist leaders. And it lays bare the internal politics of the Ferrari company and team, whose leader manipulated employees, drivers, competitors and the media with a volatile mixture of brute force, paranoia, and guile. This is truly the definitive biography of Enzo Ferrari, one that makes previous accounts obsolete. Its depth, scale, and detail make it essential reading for automotive and motorsport enthusiasts. But other readers will be drawn to a sweeping story of Italian life, business, and culture during the 20th century."--
Notes: "Published in Italy in 2016."--Back jacket flap.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from the Italian.