In 1989 the fabulous Maranello Rosso museum in San Marino celebrated its grand opening. Featuring a premier collection of Ferraris and Abarths, the museum was later honoured by the Italian President for its "significant contribution of the image of 'Made in Italy' in the world." Several decades in the making the collection was the product of the enthusiasm of the late Fabrizio Violati. He bought his first Ferrari, a 250 GTO no less, in 1965 and gradually added more road and racing cars to his collection. He was also an avid racer of both his classic and contemporary Ferraris. We had the pleasure of visiting the museum on the outskirts of San Marino last year. The result is an 80-shot gallery, which illustrates a detailed history of the museum and its creator.
One of the most controversial cars in the collection is the 330 P with chassis number 0818. Until February it was subject of a lawsuit filed by another person claiming to own the car. The Italian judge ruled in favour of the Violati estate and had already been awarded a Ferrari certificate of origin. In addition to 0818, we were also treated to a rare on-track appearance of 0820 at the Le Mans Classic. It was driven very quickly, with massive slides, by professional Claudia Hurtgen. Both cars are pictured in this 24-shot gallery.

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