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Ferrari Cavallino Magazine Issue 272 – April / May 2026
Main feature and cover car 1991 F40 GTE s/n 90001
The F40 is one of the most iconic Ferraris ever. Its racing derivatives added further performance as well as extreme rarity, since only 31 were built in total. Six of them had the GTE specifications, but only a few actually raced. S/n 90001 is the most significant of the GTEs, being the only specimen to compete in all four seasons of the championship, performing remarkably well, too. It was finished on June 10, 1991, before being delivered, on July 31, by Rome dealership SA.MO.CAR to ENNEA, owned by engineer and passionate Roman gentleman driver Luciano Della Noce. The car was fitted with engine no. 27668. Initially a road car, it was transformed into a racer following a meeting with Swedish driver Anders Olofsson, with the work carried out by another Swede, tuner Bo Strandell. The car made its track debut at Monza on March 28, 1993, competing in the first race of the Italian Supercar GT Championship, incidentally on the same day and at the same venue as the inaugural round of the newly created Ferrari 348 Challenge series. From then on, it moved from racetrack to racetrack, undergoing some changes of livery in the process. In 1994, which brought the evolution to BPR specification, it claimed three poles, three fastest laps, and its first victory, as well as making its first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1995–96, it underwent a further evolution, performed directly by Michelotto. This is when it gained its current “Swedish flag” livery. Perfectly restored by Michelotto Automobili, in 2024 it went to Pebble Beach and won its class…
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Pietro Camardella is the Pininfarina designer behind the lines of the 456, F40, F50, 512 TR, and Mythos. Five Ferraris in five years by the Turin-based firm, as he loves to point out. But while the 456 and Mythos were almost completely designed by him, the F40 has many creative fathers, including the legendary Aldo Brovarone. Here, Camardella explains why, despite being the youngest of the team, he was put in charge of it, and also tells us what he contributed, in terms of style, to the creation of the F40’s lines.
Profile: 1974 365 GTS4 s/n 16573
A brown Ferrari?! This exclamation is how many would likely respond to the idea, and it is exactly how this car’s current custodian reacted when she first learned of it. But then, on seeing it “in the flesh,” it was a case of love at first sight—and you only need to look at this “Daytona” Spyder, s/n 16573, to understand why. One of only 122 produced, this 365 GTS4, the 82nd built, sports its original color combination of Marrone Colorado Metallizzato paintwork (Salchi paint code 106-M- 73) over a Pelle Beige (Connolly code VM 3218) interior, and it is fitted with air conditioning and a radio. According to factory records, it was one of only five examples produced in this color, and the only one with the Pelle Beige VM 3218 interior. It was sold by the factory to official dealer Chinetti Garthwaite Imports Inc. of Paoli, Pennsylvania in August 1973, and from there went to Miami. Several USA owners later, and after an almost endless stream of concours awards received thanks to a comprehensive restoration performed in 2008, it entered its present custodianship with a long- term Ferrari owner. She reveals the good and the less good aspects of “Daytona” ownership, shares her delight at receiving a Platinum Award at the 2025 Palm Beach Cavallino Classic (her first outing with the car), and also explains how she got over her initial skepticism over its color…
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The 35th edition of Palm Beach Cavallino Classic was quite simply amazing. Not only for the record number of Ferraris in attendance, but also for the amazing quality of all of them. The “legacy” class dedicated to previous Cavallino Best of Show winners offered an incredible selection of amazing Ferraris, some with truly remarkable histories. What’s more, the very first Ferrari on American soil, 1948 166 Barchetta Touring s/n 0002, was finally introduced to the second Ferrari ever to reach America, a 166 Spyder Corsa 016 I, which was also the first to race in the USA. It is, indeed, very likely that this was these two cars’ first ever meeting… Finally, an unexpected gathering recreated the exact Ferrari display of the 1954 Turin Motor Show… Enjoy the full report (complete with the full list of serial numbers) and the history of the two Best of Shows…
F1
2026 will be a revolutionary year in F1, and here we identify and describe the technical strategies of the new Ferrari, including its controversial rotating wing.
Focus on
It was November 1996 when engineer Giuseppe “Pino” D’Agostino joined Ferrari’s Gestione Sportiva. Along with Paolo Martinelli and Gilles Simon, he was part of the “dream team” behind the design and development of the successful F1 engines of the Schumacher era. These include the V10, a power unit that set new standards in terms of power, reliability, and sound. D’Agostino tells us about working for the most successful Ferrari racing department in history and how the team grew into a great force together. He also recalls how engineer De Virgilio, born in 1911 and the technical father of the early post-war V6 Lancia engines, had a say in its creation.
Corsa
In this column, we bring you up to date with the first races in the 2026 GT and WEC seasons.
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Two different features cover the very early years of Ferrari F1 racing and the 75th anniversary of team’s first F1 victory, at Silverstone in 1951. Ferrari did not have an easy start in this racing world, and its first two years in F1 were dogged by performance and reliability issues. But the cars were fast, and drivers learned to respect the dark red racers made in Maranello. In Cavallino, we analyze the innovations, and also look at the men behind them and their successes, always indicating the chassis numbers of the cars involved in the races. Then, a detailed account of the Silverstone victory in 1951, when, after beating the Alfa Romeo, the usually unsentimental Enzo Ferrari declared, “I feel like I just killed my mother…”
Finally, as always, Cavallino brings you the voices of several editorialists, discussing a variety of topics, as well as a full and updated list of Ferrari market values (also of the latest models) compiled by specialists analyzing the values and market trends of different Ferrari cars.
