75 Anni di Ferrari

It is probably the most renowned and mythical sportscar make in the world! This year Ferrari is celebrating its 75th anniversary. For just over two months Autoworld will be showcasing some fifteen exceptional Ferrari models. Each one boasts a distinct pedigree. They either depict a historical particularity, or were produced in limited numbers, or had been driven by a legendary driver, or belonged to a personality … The public will thus be able to admire, among others, the Dino 206 (formerly Clapton), the unique Daytona Michelotti, the 195 Inter Ghia, the 500 Superfast (by Peter Sellers), the 250 GT Spider LWB, the 308GTS and many more…. On Sunday 25 September, a special Ferrari “Cars&Coffee” will be held on the Esplanade du Cinquantenaire in front of Autoworld. A chronological summary: the exhibition follows the one dedicated to Alfa Romeo while in 1947 Enzo Ferrari’s aim was to build his first competition car - the Ferrari 125 S -, to outclass Alfa Romeo, from which he had just been dismissed as the race director. In Belgium, we are marking a second anniversary. It was in fact 70 years ago that the driver Jacques Swaters became the official Ferrari importer for the Benelux, making our country the first Ferrari importing country in Europe and the 2nd in the world after the United States. It was in 1952, Swaters had just founded the Ecurie Francorchamps and imported his first Ferrari, the 500 F2. The “75 anni di Ferrari” exhibition is organised in collaboration with Interclassics (Brussels Expo: 18th – 20th November 2022) which is also putting the “Scuderia” in the limelight by exhibiting an impressive range of the make’s cars.