Overview
The Ferrari F50 is a high-performance supercar made by Ferrari. The F50 was introduced in 1996 to celebrate the company's
50th anniversary. The car is a two door, two seat convertible sports car with a removable hardtop. It had a 4.7 L naturally-aspirated
60-valve V12 engine that was developed from Ferrari's Formula One engines.
Only 349 cars were made, one less than
Ferrari estimated they could sell. This was, in the words of Ferrari spokesman Antonio Ghini, because "Ferraris are something
cultural, a monument. They must be hard to find, so we will produce one less car than the market." The last F50 was produced
in Maranello, Italy in July 1997.
The F50's engine predated the car: It was used in the Ferrari 333 SP for the American
IMSA series in 1994.
