Ferrari World issue 32

April / May 1996

LanguageEnglish language icon English
Dimensions64 pages, 211 x 298 mm

The English edition of Ferrari World Magazine was published between 1989 and 1997. Similar to the Italian and German edition of Ferrari World Magazine, it mainly features reports on events, contemporary and classic Ferrari models, contributed by reknown Ferrari experts and photographers.

Cover of Ferrari World issue 32, April / May 1996

Table of Contents

PageSectionDescription
1ContentsContents
3EditorialEditorial
And they're off!

Alessandro Giudice


If the first Sunday of the new Formula 1 season had a colour then that colour was red, largely out of respect towards the thousands of red-eyed Ferrari fans who had manfully hauled themselves out of bed at half past three in the morning (European time) to catch the action from Down Under.
5NotebookNotebook
December, January
10Formula 1Ferrari Down Under

Roberto Boccafogli


From the presentation at Fiorano to the first world championship meeting in less than a month, the Ferrari F310 looked good and performed even better. The "Montezemolo treatment" is begining to bear fruit.
16Formula 1V12 Addio!
Technology

Paolo D'Alessio


The Ferrari Formula 1 engine for 1996 marks a departure from tradition. Thus ends the age of the V12, an engine that had acquired symbolic status over the years.
27RacingParabolica Motorsports

David Morrison


Meet the people behind the Ferrari race company which claims to offer "The Ultimate in Driving Ambition"
28FeatureThe Well Dressed Sports Car
1952 Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale Coupé, s/n 0287 EU

Paolo Gecchelin


Original, ground-breaking lines and a superlative 12-cylinder engine: these are the major ingredients of the Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale.
36The ChampionsThe Driver who used his Head
Niki Lauda

Franco Lini


Four years, two world titles and a third lost owing to brutal bad luck: this was Niki Lauda's contribution to the Ferrari legend.
40ArtLAC's Obsession

Arianna De Luca


For many years now Laurent-André Chapuis, LAC to his friends, has been painting the world's most beautiful sportscars with meticulous, almost photographic perfection.
50Mondo FerrariThe Brussels Motor Show, 18-28 January 1996
Events
The Expo Palais in the Place du Centenaire, overlooked by the Atomium, hosted the biennal Brussels Salon from 18 to 28 January.
51Mondo FerrariTechno-Classica, Essen, Germany, 22-25 February 1996
Events
The eight Techno Classica Show, the largest classic car show in Europe, was held in the Messe Eessen, filling seventeen exhibition halls totalling around 90,000 square metres of floor space, with over 770 exhibitors providing more than 1500 cars and motorcycles.
52Mondo FerrariRetromobile, Paris, 9-18 February 1996
Events
The 21st Retromobile show, one of Europe premier classic car shows, which has maintained the consistently high standards by which many others are judged, once again provided a broad spectrum of classic machinery to delight the visitors in 1996.
52Mondo Ferrari27th Salon Competition, Paris Le Bourget, 3-11 February 1996
Events
The main theme of this year's salon was Italian cars, and the organizers provided a fine selection of Italian exotica to delights the crowds that swarmed to the exhibition hall just oof the A1 autoroute to the north of Paris.
53Mondo FerrariRolex 24, Daytona, Florida
News
53Mondo FerrariBrocket Trial conclusion
News
53Mondo FerrariReunited at Talacrest, in England
News
54Mondo FerrariInternational Performance Motor Show, Olympia, London, 15-18 February 1996
News
54Mondo FerrariShell returns to Formula One with Ferrari
News
55Mondo FerrariChallenge Historique Ferrari Shell 1996
News
55Mondo FerrariCalendar of Events
Events
National and international meetings that Ferrari enthusiasts cannot afford to miss.
56Mondo FerrariAsprey - The new Jewel in Ferrari's crown
Events
Asprey, the luxury Bond Street store, were announced as long term sponsors of the Ferrari Formula One Team at the unveiling of the 1996 Formula One car at the Fiorano track on 15 February.
58ProfileFerrari 308 GTB/S
When the Ferrari 308 GTB was presented at the 1975 Paris Salon, it was viewed as a direct replacement for the Dino 246 GT that had ceased production in 1974.
59Market1995 Ferrari Yearbook
59MarketGirard-Perregaux pour Ferrari
59MarketThe interactive guide to Ferrari road cars CDROM
60ModelsFerrari's own model creater
BBR Promotion

Brian Harvey


Guess who was the first man outside Ferrari to see this year's startling-looking John Barnard-designed new Formula One car? The outsider who saw the car first was model creator Alberto Ballestrini from Saronno in Italy.