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Enzo Ferrari Leaves Alfa Romeo and Creates Auto Avio Costruzioni

1939

Enzo Ferrari leaves Alfa Romeo and establishes a new company in Modena, initially called Auto Avio Costruzioni, at the former Scuderia Ferrari premises.

Enzo Ferrari with Vittorio Stanguellini during a test day at Monza in the late 1930s.

Unknown photographer — Wikimedia Commons — Public domain

Enzo Ferrari with Vittorio Stanguellini in the late 1930s, shortly before Ferrari left Alfa Romeo and established Auto Avio Costruzioni. · Unknown photographer — Wikimedia Commons — Public domain

Automotive significance

A contractual restriction prevented Ferrari from immediately using his surname on new cars, so Auto Avio Costruzioni should not be presented as the Ferrari automobile marque under another badge. The company produced machine tools and industrial equipment while Enzo Ferrari looked for a route back into competition. That distinction explains why the car that followed in 1940 was not called a Ferrari.

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