Ferrari, The Factory, Maranello's Secrets 1950~1975
Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen
Another terrific book for those who'd like a glimpse "behind the scenes" and "how it was done" kind of information. This is primarily a picture book, with big b/w images, one per page, in this 8 1/2" X 10" book from 2002. I particularly like the older shots from the 50s and 60s but the later stuff from the race department is cool too. I can't help but wonder about the choice for the cover photo, there are so many great shots that actually pertain to the title, this contemporary shot seems out of place. Here are some comments, notes and a few corrections (to my eye) that I made to keep with the book.
p.6 If you go to the upper right you go to Maranello, lower left is Modena.
p.8 Dig the nice curtains.
p.12 1st machine does valve seats, 2nd machine trans cases, 3rd has transmission top covers.
p.13 Note chassis 150A differs from others which are GTs, see pages 16 & 17. Front guy is working on front suspension but it isn't installed until the last tressle where we see four brake drums attached, that chassis has a comp filler neck. Also notice the differentials; on the ground at the 4th stand (where the chassis is flipped), raised off the ground on the 5th stand and in place on the 6th. I like the cool b/w painted vices.
p.15 Is that a heat shield over the starter?
p.16 Chassis says 250/177E. There is a chassis 177E that is a 212 made in late 1951, 250s not being in odd number production until late 1953 (could 250 refer to something else?). As a 212 177E was bodied by Pininfarina. Could it be a rebody or reused number or other oddity?
p.16 & 17 Nice comparison of a 212 and a 340 shot over the same drain. Note the chassis outriggers on the 212 and just an exhaust hanger on the 340 (this is Gil Nickels old car). This is clearly shown on p.13 where the two chassis types are again next to each other.
p 18 & 19 Two four cylinder engines in the same room. One on a stand, the other on a dyno. One is complete, the other needs ignition and water housing, one has the fuel log on top the carbs, the other below.
p.20 Note brake line guides and engine crank guide as compared to chassis on p.21
p.21 Check out the chassis on the left, the engine mounts are located around mid-tube. The chassis on the right (behind the F1) are in the usual upright position.
p.23 Note chassis hoops are painted gray, the chassis, black. We see a guy's leg but no upper torso, must be moving fast. I like the curl to the upper A-arm.
p.24 & 25 Probably chassis 264M or 272M. 264M has been re-bodied, so tough to make comparisons, but 272M has concave rockers like this one, maybe they both did at one time.
p.28 The wheels are probably test wheels shared by all the cars so they don't have to re-polish the wheels of each car.
p.33 128D?
p.36 This picture is taken from the steps of the elevated track (see p.40). I like the 154 painted on the scatter shield, although I don't remember the number, my PF coupe had a number hand painted on the underside of the tunnel, but not stenciled. Look at the paint on the chassis tube in front of the rear motor mount (that we see again on p.40). Look at all those oil filters, where do they fit at this stage of the game?
p.37 The 3rd chassis back is the probably the front one on p.36, note it is even with the drill press. These are drum brake, proportioning valve six into one headered cars.
p.39 It looks like 152 on the chassis with the top tilted toward the elevated track.
p.40 These guys are welding and grinding a few feet from finished cars. This chassis is clearly marked 152 and now tilted top away from the elevated track. There's that area on the chassis that has white paint or paper like on p.36.
p.43 Note inboard brakes.
p.48 & 49 Check out the two colors of sand, or are there two different materials being used?
p.49 Look at all those sumps!
p.50 With such a long standing tradition of using Shell products, surprised to see Mobil coolant for the machines, maybe Shell didn't make such a product.
p.51 All these blocks have been drilled, but just the left side. They're stacked alternately front to back so it looks like only half of them have been drilled.
p.53 These chain drives have straight cut gears instead of helical cut like n the 365GTB/4 on p.93.
p.56 Here's a 330 engine, note the angles on the sump.
p.57 Angles of the sump are missing and this is a square sump with the starter way down there, is it a 209 or something else?
p.58 On the left is mostly 330s with two 275s, on the right it is much the same.
p.59 The front car is a 365GT 2+2, behind it is a 330GTC
p.60 Is the thing in front a rear bulkhead for F1 or a sports prototype or something?
p.64 Shot during a rebuild, note exhaust ports and old sump gasket.
p.69 This is likely the engine on p.64. Same pattern in the exhaust ports and no sump.
P.82 Missing the middle carb.
p.93 Note cam chain drives with helical cut gears as opposed to straight cut 275s on p.69.
p.95 These are set on newspapers for some reason, not evident anywhere else.
p.100 Dinos and Boxers both had one piece twin cam covers.
p. 123 & 125 We see Dinos, GT4s, Boxers, 400s and Daytonas all together. Quite a model range!
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