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Are you secretly craving a Ferrari? 
If so there is a reason Ferrari's have the wing badges, and little ferrari badges and script on absolutely everything, where as Porsche's dont.
Its because in a Ferrari you need to know which bits have fallen off your car so the nice people in Modena supply you with a handy identifier!
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>> Edited by wildoliver on Wednesday 17th May 21:19
If so there is a reason Ferrari's have the wing badges, and little ferrari badges and script on absolutely everything, where as Porsche's dont.
Its because in a Ferrari you need to know which bits have fallen off your car so the nice people in Modena supply you with a handy identifier!
Not a problem With Porsche
>> Edited by wildoliver on Wednesday 17th May 21:19
I'v never seen Porsche put the crest on the wings of their cars? 
As mentioned above,Ferrari do this,and I believe it started when Enzo Ferrari ran the Alfa works team, back in the 1930's. Looking at photo's of Alfa Romeo's from that period , you quite often see the dancing donkey on the side of their Grand Prix cars.
As mentioned above,Ferrari do this,and I believe it started when Enzo Ferrari ran the Alfa works team, back in the 1930's. Looking at photo's of Alfa Romeo's from that period , you quite often see the dancing donkey on the side of their Grand Prix cars.
[pedant] It was from the time when Enzo Ferrari adopted the family coat of arms of a pilot who died in WW1, Francesco Baracca who's father was a count. The pilot adorned the space just ahead of the cockpit of his plane with the pracing horse - thus Enzo did the same with his cars [/pedant]
For bonus points anyone know what the 'SF' in the badge stands for?
For bonus points anyone know what the 'SF' in the badge stands for?
Interesting excerpt from Richard Williams book on Enzo Ferrari :
Others claim that,since the rearing black horse is a symbol of Stuttgart,Baracca must have cut it from the fabric fuselage of one of the German pilots he shot down,as aces on both sides were wont to do whenever there was an opportunity to follow a victim down. Indeed,Baracca is said to have shot down an Albatross carrying such a shield,piloted by an unnamed German pilot from Stuttgart,over Tolmezzo,near Udine,in November 1918.
>> Edited by HAB on Wednesday 17th May 23:56
Others claim that,since the rearing black horse is a symbol of Stuttgart,Baracca must have cut it from the fabric fuselage of one of the German pilots he shot down,as aces on both sides were wont to do whenever there was an opportunity to follow a victim down. Indeed,Baracca is said to have shot down an Albatross carrying such a shield,piloted by an unnamed German pilot from Stuttgart,over Tolmezzo,near Udine,in November 1918.
>> Edited by HAB on Wednesday 17th May 23:56
I believe I saw some enamel ones for wing mounting on ebay..
Not seen them before for Porsches but they do look nice on Fezzas.
If I remember correctly the seller was asking around £200.
Dont know if they are adhesive ones but those on Fezzas are set into the wing which requires some panel beating/repaint before fitment hence their charge of about £800 to supply and fit !!
Not seen them before for Porsches but they do look nice on Fezzas.
If I remember correctly the seller was asking around £200.
Dont know if they are adhesive ones but those on Fezzas are set into the wing which requires some panel beating/repaint before fitment hence their charge of about £800 to supply and fit !!
Well done everybody, a whole lot of correct answers there.
"Scuderia" does indeed mean "Stable", which is the word that the Italians use instead of "Team" in a motorsport context.
And "Rosso Corsa" does mean "Racing Red", as Italian uses a Noun-Adjective structure, rather than Adj-Noun as is the case in English.
Unforuntately i'm afraid that there aren't any Virtual Beer Points to be won, as the trustees of the fund have embezzled the prize money and caught a plane to Brazil. But then it's the taking part that counts...
"Scuderia" does indeed mean "Stable", which is the word that the Italians use instead of "Team" in a motorsport context.
And "Rosso Corsa" does mean "Racing Red", as Italian uses a Noun-Adjective structure, rather than Adj-Noun as is the case in English.
Unforuntately i'm afraid that there aren't any Virtual Beer Points to be won, as the trustees of the fund have embezzled the prize money and caught a plane to Brazil. But then it's the taking part that counts...
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