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Ferrari F430- Creation of the Drivers Car

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It was the initial Ferrari built in truly significant numbers, and for its time, it was the purest driver’s car coming from Maranello. It succeeded the 360 Modena and brought Ferrari Enzo’s design to a larger customer base. As with all Ferraris, this supercar proved itself on the tracks around the world, thus becoming the principal Ferrari of its era. The car in question is the mesmerizing Ferrari F430 and this is its story.

History of the Ferrari 430

It all originated with the release of the remarkable Lamborghini Miura. In 1965 at the Turin Auto Show Lamborghini displayed the P400 concept car (it would go on to be the Miura) which consisted of only a chassis and drive train. What made it revolutionary at the time was that the engine would be positioned in the middle of the car, an established concept in racing cars but a notion that was a first for road-going sports car.

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