Design Museum showcases 14 rare sports cars in Ferrari retrospective
An exhibition has opened at London's Design Museum celebrating 70 years of Ferrari design, from the brand's first vehicle, to the Formula One race car that Michael Schumacher drove to victory in 2000.
Ferrari: Under the Skin brings together 14 rare and memorable Ferrari models, worth a total of £140 million. They also include the most technologically advanced Ferrari to date and the car that Stirling Moss drove when he won the 1960 Tourist Trophy.
The show starts with an exact replica of the first Ferrari car ever made.
Created in 1947, when the Italian economy was damaged from the second world war, the Ferrari 125 S marked an achievement in history.
The rosso-corsa-red race car sported a 1.5-litre V12 engine producing around 118 horsepower, and could reach speeds of up to 130 miles per hour.
The exhibition ends 70 years later with the LaFerrari Aperta ? Ferrari's latest model, and one of the most expensive cars ever made.
Loaned to the Design Museum by British chef Gordon Ramsay, the hybrid, electric vehicle boasts a 6.3-litre V12 engine generating 950 horsepower, and reaching speeds of up to 217 miles per hour.
The other 12 cars are showcased across three galleries.
A sculpted clay model and wire-frame chassis model are among the exhibits in the first room, demonstrating the brand's in-depth manufacturing processes. There is also a wooden model, which would once have been used as a mould for manufacturers to sculpt metal panels around.
Cars showcased in the secon...
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