Enzo Ferrari Signed Note.

FERRARI, Enzo.

Item Number: 124833

Rare typed note signed by the founder of the Ferrari automobile marque, Enzo Ferrari. One page, typescript on Ferrari  letterhead, the note reads: Moderna, gennaio 1985 Grazie degli auguri che ricambio e cordiali saluti [Thanks for the good wishes that I reciprocate and best regards]. Signed at the conclusion by Enzo Ferrari. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope addressed to Gianluigi Sisto, Director of Electrical Equipment at Magneti Marelli. Matted and framed with two black and white photographs of Ferrari. In near fine condition.

Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari was the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque. He was widely known as "il Commendatore" or "il Drake". In his final years he was often referred to as "l'Ingegnere" or "il Grande Vecchio (the Great Old Man)". In 1920, Enzo joined the racing department of Alfa Romeo as a driver. In 1924, Ferrari won the Coppa Acerbo at Pescara, a success that encouraged Alfa Romeo to offer him a chance to race in much more prestigious competitions. Deeply shocked by the death of Antonio Ascari in 1925, Ferrari, by his own admissions, continued to race half-heartedly. Following the birth of his son Alfredo (Dino) in 1932, Ferrari decided to retire and to focus instead on the management and development of the factory Alfa race cars, eventually building up a race team of superstar drivers, including Giuseppe Campari and Tazio Nuvolari. This team was called Scuderia Ferrari (founded by Enzo in 1929) and acted as a racing division for Alfa Romeo. The team was very successful, thanks to the excellent cars, for example the Alfa Romeo P3 and to the talented drivers, like Nuvolari.