Count Francesco Barraca, an ace of the Italian Air Force and a hero of World War 1 made an immense contribution to the Automobile Industry... All the hints are in the picture... :)
In 1923, at a race in Ravenna, Italy,Enzo Ferrari met Countess Paolina, mother of Count Francesco Barraca, a legendary ace of the Italian air force during WW I who was shot down and killed in combat and became a National hero. Barraca had painted a black stallion on his fighter plane, and the Countess asked Ferrari to paint a similar stallion on his race cars for good luck. At first, Ferrari used only the black stallion. Later he added the yellow shield background representing the official color of Modena, his birthplace. Eventually he added at the top of the yellow shield the three colored stripes representing the flag of Italy. The emblem usually has the letters S F at the bottom for Scuderia Ferrari.
Count Francesco Barraca, an ace of the Italian Air Force and a hero of World War 1 made an immense contribution to the Automobile Industry...
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FERRARI
Can u b a little more specific..... :)
he he... nice pic..
Easy one..
It's the Ferrari Logo on the plane.
But ......
why did Ferrari take that up as its logo? any specific reasons........ I would love to know.
In 1923, at a race in Ravenna, Italy,Enzo Ferrari met Countess Paolina, mother of Count Francesco Barraca, a legendary ace of the Italian air force during WW I who was shot down and killed in combat and became a National hero. Barraca had painted a black stallion on his fighter plane, and the Countess asked Ferrari to paint a similar stallion on his race cars for good luck. At first, Ferrari used only the black stallion. Later he added the yellow shield background representing the official color of Modena, his birthplace. Eventually he added at the top of the yellow shield the three colored stripes representing the flag of Italy. The emblem usually has the letters S F at the bottom for Scuderia Ferrari.
gr8 answer nishank....
seems dat dere is hope for us quiz afficianados still...
keep it up man..
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