Probably a stupid question

Not stupid at all...I'm going to Italy for Christmas and wanted to try and visit the factory, but I'm not sure where the factory is exactly. I'd like to know as well.

 

Maranello

 

Look up "Maranello" on Google Earth and you can see the factory and the track.

 

I have no idea.

 

It's a reasonable question, it is kind of confusing. The Ferrari factory, headquarters, test track, and race team are in Maranello. What's in Modena is Stabilimenti Scaglietti, the coachbuilder (once owned by Scaglietti himself, Ferrari bought it and took over in the 70s I think.) The coachwork for most Ferraris is done in Modena, the engine and driveline manufacturing and final assembly is done at Maranello.

http://www.ferrariclub.com/faq/factory.html

 

they also just opened one in north phila.

 

Enzo Ferrari was born in Modena.

 

Aren't the two cities fairly close to each other?

 

Yes they're very close. Maserati is in Modena too.

 

Yep, they are.

 

Unfortunately, if you want a factory tour, you have to be on very good terms with a dealer. They have to "sponsor" your tour, as far as I know.

 

yesterday my dealer saw me that the factory are going to interrupt the visit in november because they'll begin to build the new 600 ....

 

from here: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=135036781#post135036781

google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.534583,10.857067&spn=0.007247,0.010131&t=k&hl=en

 

Modena was the seat of Enzo's pre WW2 racing theam, the original Scuderia Ferrari.

It remained the legal seat of S.E.F.A.C. for a long time, I believe it has now been moved to Maranello but not sure.

Enzo owned a piece of land in Maranello, very near to Modena where he built a machine factory after his dispute with Alfa Romeo right before WW2. During the war the factory produced mechanical parts for the Italian army which made Enzo a VERY wealthy man.

The company was called Auto Avio Costruzzioni (AAC) because Enzo was not allowed to be active in te car industry under his name (a consequence of his contract with Alfa Romeo). This is also the company that produced the AAC 815 (the ""first Ferrari" that wasn't allowed to be called Ferrari!).

When the term in the contract expired, the company's name was turned into Ferrari (which was in 1948 I believe) or officially SEFAC. The main factory and entrance are still located at the very same place in Maranello.

Enzo also owned a piece of land in the village of Fiorano which is where the Fiorano track is located (opened in 1972). On Google Earth you can see both the entrance of the catory and track in one shot as Fiorano borders on Maranello and the entrances are only a few hundred meters away from eachother.

 

Maranello is a town in the province of Modena

 

That goes to show you learn something everyday in this forum!