Born in 1898, Enzo Ferrari first drove for and then ran the Alfa Romeo racing team. In 1939 he founded his own company at Modena, but it was not until 1946 that the first Ferrari car, the Ferrari 125S, was to emerge. This began competing, and had its maiden victory in May 1947. It was powered by a Colombo designed 1498cc V12.
It was not until 1948 that the first road cars began to be produced, the initial model being the Ferrari 166 Sport. As was normal in those days, the bodies were built by a variety of Italian coachbuilders, including Touring, Vignale, Ghia and Farina. The engines also varied, from 90bhp to 155bhp, and the wheelbases from 2160mm to 2620mm.
Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) lived on Robin's Nest, the estate of acclaimed writer Robin Masters, who was never seen and only heard. Ostensibly to provide security, Magnum lived in the guest house and got to drive the red Ferrari 308 GTS. Actually, 3 models were used:1979 308 GTS, 1981 308 GTSi, 1984 308 GTS QV . They had to be modified for the very tall Selleck. Padding was removed from the seats so he would sit lower. The seat was bolted as far away from the steering wheel as possible to provide more room. And think about it, you rarely saw Magnum driving with the top on!
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