2.  Ferrari is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy.sports carMaranello  Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari,Enzo Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari  The company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars  Then soon produced street-legal vehicles in 1947.

3.  The first Ferrari road car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine125 SV12 engine

4.  Until the early 1980s, Ferrari followed a three-number naming scheme based on engine displacement. engine displacement  V6 and V8 models used the total displacement (in decilitres) for the first two digits and the number of cylinders as the third V6 and V8  This naming system can be confusing, as some entirely different vehicles used the same engine type and body style.

5.  Ferraris have long been considered one of the world's fastest and most prestigious line of cars  Today, they are powerful symbols of wealth and affluence

6.  The Ferrari symbol is a black horse on its hind legs with the initials "S.F." on beneath it.  The black horse pays tribute to Francesco Baracca, a World War I fighter pilot for the Italian Air Force who died in combat  S.F." stands for "Scuderia Ferrari," which roughly translates into "Ferrari Racing Stables."

7.  The Ferrari has been featured in many films and television shows.  The Ferrari 250 GT California was seen in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off,"  the Ferrari 512 was in the 1971 film "Le Mans“  The Ferrari "Mondial" was in Weird Science,  The Ferrari Daytona appeared in "Miami Vice“  A replica of the Ferrari F430 was used in the Pixar movie "Cars."