Ferrari Facts:

• Enzo Ferrari first raced at age 21; he finished in fourth place.

• The Barchetta 166 MM was created to honor Ferrari's 1948 Mille Miglia victory.

• Only 36 Ferrari 250 GTOs were ever built; all of them are still accounted for.

• The 250 Testarossa was Ferrai's most successful racer from 1957 to 1961.

• The Michelin XVR was the only tire that was able to handle the Ferrari Daytona's power at top speed.

• After his son Dino's death, Enzo wrote in his journal, "The race is lost."

• The 308 GTB is Ferrari's best-selling model. It was designed by Pininfarina and was originally supplied with a fiberglass body.

• The F-40 reached 55 miles per hour in just 3.5 seconds—without leaving first gear.

Carrera Panamericana Facts:

• The Carrera Panamericana was a six-day border-to-border race inaugurated by the Mexican government to celebrate the completion of the Panamerican Highway. The race covered 2,096 miles from the towns of Juarez to El Ocotal.

• The winner of the first Carrera Panamericana was Hershel McGriff of Portland, Ore., in a 1950 Oldsmobile 88.

• Ferrari won the race twice; in 1951 with a 212 Export, and again in 1954 with a Ferrari 375 in the large sports car category.

• Phil Hill took second place in 1953 in a Ferrari 375MM Vignale Spyder.

• The Mexican government cancelled the event after the 1954 race, citing high numbers of spectator and driver injuries and fatalities.

• In the five years of its existence, the Carrera Panamericana attracted more spectators than any other motor sport event in the world.