Forza Magazine issue 52

APRIL 2004

LanguageAmerican English language icon American English
Dimensions96 pages, 214 x 275 mm

Forza magazine reports since 1996 on Ferrari automobiles, history, racing, personalities and news. Your best resource on Ferraris, published 8 times a year. Forza Magazine is designed for Ferrari automobile owners and enthusiasts. Issues include track reports, reviews, current news, renovation information, photographs, and articles on the history of Ferraris.

Cover of Forza Magazine issue 52, APRIL 2004

Table of Contents

PageSectionDescription
4Dateline NewsNew Ferrari 360 GTC
Ferrari's new Porsche slayer?, Maserati Trofeo Light racers, etc.
10In the MailFerrari 250 GT and Lusso registries
14BooksFerrari Formula 1
by Peter Wright

Jackie Jouret


Un unprecedented look inside the Ferrari F1-2000
14BooksRace Legends of the Fabulous Fifties
by Art Events

Michael T. Lynch


Evans' Race Legends features exceptional portraiture
18Show & RaceScuderia Ferrari of Washington sweeps 2003 Grand-Am titles

David Seibert


18Show & RaceFerrari Club Deutschland turns 25

Arnaud Meunier


20Show & RaceModena Motorsport rents the 'Ring for a double anniversary

Paul Jansen


10. Modena Motorsport Trackdays
Germany, 23 - 24 July 2003

22Show & RaceRain doesn't dampen Greenwich spirit

Chris McNeil


24Frankly FranklThe Ferrari Mystique Alive and Well

Andrew Frankl


26On the RoadImola Racing 360 N-GT
Cool Runnings

Ian Kuah


The days of the coachbuilt Ferrari are long gone, but the spirit of personalization lives on. Imola Racing hots up the 360 Modena by keeping it cool.
31TuningImola Racing Ferrari F355
Subtle performance for the F355

Ian Kuah


It may look more subtle on the outside, but Imola Racing's F355 gets most of the same mods as its 360: improved suspension, brakes and wheels, plus fuel cooling and a remapped ECU.
32HistoryAn unusual collaboration
The Ferrari-Abarth returns

Pete Vack


Despite a good working relationship with Enzo Ferrari, Carlo Abarth constructed just one Ferrari-based race car. S/n 0262M wore its Abarth bodywork for barely a season before shedding it for a Scaglietti suit.
40On RunwayLofy Ambitions

Aaron Jenkins


Having beaten the best that Formula One has to offer, Ferrari and Michael Schumacher were keen to take on an even tougher opponent: the Eurofighter Typhoon. How the world champ and the F2003-GA stacked up against a supersonic jet.
42TransporationScuderia of the Skies

Aaron Jenkins


Here's something to add to your Ferrari wish list: the Piaggio P.180 Avanti. Ferrari's official airplane is the fastest turboprop in its class - not surprising considering that its maker, Piaggio Aero Industries, is headed by Piero Ferrari.
47PeopleJudicial Reform

David L. Katz


Dissatisfied with the Ferrari shows he entered in the 1970s, Ed Gilbertson decided to make them better when he began judging them himself. A talk with the man who created the modern Ferrari concours.
52On TrackRisi's Rocket: The 360 GT

Harold Pace


In the hands of Risi Competizione, the 360 GT has evolved into one of the most potent racers in the ALMS GT class.
60HistoryFame and Misfortune

V. William Edgar


In letters to his son overseas, John Edgar chronicled the preparation of his Ferrari 375 Plus for La Carrera Panamericana. His son reads from those letters to recall the bittersweet life of s/n 0396AM, which won Le Mans for the factory but met tragedy.
69EventsMake new Friends … … and keep the old

Jackie Jouret


They're all golden in New Orleans, where a favorite Ferrari event comes to embrace a record number of participants without losing its soul.
72RallyingFirst Time's a Charm

Genevieve Obert


In its first shot at the Mille Miglia back in 1951, 340 America s/n 0082A carried Luigi Villoresi to victory, but it's had tough luck ever since. This year, current owner Jack Croul stuggled to reach the finish line in the contemporary Mille.
96Rearview MirrorBodywork revisions for a new Ferrari

Jim Sitz

Allen Kuhn


Ferrari 250 TR/59, s/n 0768 driven by Jack Nethercutt at Pomona in 1960.