HISTORY MAKERS
Want to know how Ferrari became what it is today? The influence of this little lot...
WORDS PAUL HORRELL
GIOACCHINO COLOMBO
What is more associated with Ferrari’s early race and road cars than the V12 engine? Engineer Colombo met Ferrari in 1945, and outlined his V12. Enzo was receptive, and Colombo’s resulting engine was good enough to stand modernisation for four decades, right up to the 412i. It began as a GP engine but soon became the staple for endurance racing and the emblematic Sixties and Seventies road cars.