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Meet the man who introduced Formula 1 and Enzo Ferrari to America.

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  1. NYC Fred

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    “Every question I asked Ferrari, he answered so vividly,” Daley remembers. “He was known for never talking to journalists. I have no idea why he talked to me.” The one question Daley remembers most was why Enzo Ferrari never went to races. Was it because he feared for the lives of the drivers? Daley recalls: “He said, ‘If a man builds something from scratch, something precious, and then he goes to the races and he sees the thing that he built dying, because in a race the cars are always dying, it hurts me here.’ And he placed his hand over his heart.”

    The Ferrari profile ran in the New York Times on June 8, 1958, under the headline “Ferrari: Speed-Bewitched Recluse.” “To say that Enzo Ferrari makes cars is like saying that Rubinstein plays the piano,” Daley wrote. “For Enzo Ferrari’s Italian-built cars are the fastest, sleekest, and sometimes the most costly that the world has known… He is afraid of many modern inventions. He will not, for instance, ride in an elevator.” Few Times readers had heard of Ferrari cars. Fewer still had ever seen one.

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    #2 pilotoCS, Dec 2, 2021
    An awesome bit of history. Thanks for sharing.
     
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    #3 vandevanterSH, Dec 2, 2021
    Thanks for the post...late 50s was the time frame when I started following international motor racing and when I got imprinted on the style of Ferrari road cars of that era. I would have to look at the actual data but from memory it seems that several drivers died each year during that time frame. Who was it that said during that time "Sex was safe and driving was dangerous!"
     
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    #5 Turbopanzer, Dec 4, 2021
    Wonderful post. Ferrari was right. As a mechanic, ever car you work on is a part of you. Watching one crash tears your heart out.
     
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    #6 3POINT8, Dec 7, 2021
    wow thanks for sharing
     
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    #7 Caeruleus11, Dec 7, 2021
    Thank you for this read, this is why I love F-Chat- always learning new things. Thank you.
     
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    #8 Jack-the-lad, Dec 13, 2021
    I bought the book when it was originally published decades ago. It’s hard to believe that the reprint is that valuable. What web site is that?

    I believe Daley also became a film producer.
     
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    #9 NYC Fred, Dec 13, 2021
    That was Amazon. Can I borrow it before you sell it?
    LOL
     
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    #10 Jack-the-lad, Dec 13, 2021
    Thanks. Those Amazon used book prices are phony, based on some short-circuited algorithms. ;) I wouldn’t sell it anyway. :)
     
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    #11 tomkatf, Dec 30, 2021
    Don't know why this reprint is listed at that ridiculous price... original first editions are available in the $200-500 range... Check www.bookfinder.com for real prices...

    https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a1_t1_1&qi=r.ENtVZtoG3lANHUZaduRFaxLvY_1497963026_1:1:4&bq=author=robert%20daley&title=cruel%20sport%20the%20drama%20of%20grand%20prix%20auto%20racing

    Here's what a first edition (1963) looks like in a clear protective cover. Actually a very good book with outstanding photos let down a bit by mediocre printing quality...

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