To celebrate the 120th anniversary of his birth, a photographic exhibition has been organised at Enzo’s birthplace, within the complex that now houses the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena.

It includes images depicting him at various stages of his life: from childhood to adulthood, from his career as a driver to that of a manager and manufacturer alongside unforgettable motor racing champions such as Nuvolari, Castellotti and Villeneuve.

As a child, he showed an unbridled passion for cars – his father, after all, had a workshop –  and as an adult he went on to become not only a car manufacturer but one of the representatives of ‘Italian spirit’.

He was also one of the most influential Italian personalities of the 20th century.

“It seems incredible to think that Enzo Ferrari was born in the 19th century,” says Ferrari Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne. “His lesson is more relevant than ever and his modernity unquestionable. He was a man with extraordinary vision and ability to manage people and resources as well as a strong entrepreneurial spirit and exceptional courage.

"One wonders what he could have achieved if he had had access to today’s technical resources and knowledge," Marchionne continued. "The mark that he left on the world remains a source of pride for all of us at Ferrari and for the whole of Italy.”