Ferrari Factory Tour
 

[QUOTE]1. Aluminum ingots stacked up at the foundry, where they will be melted down to make Ferrari and Maserati engine blocks and heads[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]2. Sand castings are used to form the engine parts.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]3. Maserati V-8 cylinder heads are wheeled out of the sandblasting furnace.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]4. Although the sign says "12-cylinder team," in fact, both V-8 and V-12 cars are assembled on this line, as is evidenced by the 360 Modena. Only V-8 cars are built on the 8-cylinder line. Ferrari production is 75 percent V-8, 25 percent V-12[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]5. Ferrari V-8 engines on stands awaiting testing. All engines are tested, and all cars are test-driven both on the test track and on local roads.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]6. The Ferrari Enzo has a special production line, behind which is the area where seats and pedals are custom-fit to owner's specifications. The Enzo's 399-car production run will be completed in June.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]7. Because engines are installed at the back of the first assembly station, front-engine cars travel backwards down the line, while mid-engine cars face forward.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]8. The aluminum bodies for the 612 Scaglietti and the 360 Modena are built at Carrozzeria Scaglietti in Modena. Every car is hand-smoothed and hand-finished.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]9. The dimensions of the doors are hand-checked. (Note the prancing horses on the yellow work table.)[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]10. A robot checks the dimensions of the body at 893 points. 50 percent of 612 Scaglietti bodies are checked; versus 10 percent of 360 Modenas (which has been in production longer).[/QUOTE]

drool- how did u get those pictures?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by gdogg [/i]
[B]drool- how did u get those pictures? [/B][/QUOTE]

[url]http://automobilemag.com/[/url]

he broke into the factory disuised as a mechanical engineer. then with his nifty wrist watch digital camera took those picks. =)

[url]http://automobilemag.com/[/url] then he sold the pics to this site/mag. he just claims he found them so he wont be prosecuted. ;) btw those cars are sexy!

:drool:

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by maddogg [/i]
[B]he broke into the factory disuised as a mechanical engineer. then with his nifty wrist watch digital camera took those picks. =)

[url]http://automobilemag.com/[/url] then he sold the pics to this site/mag. he just claims he found them so he wont be prosecuted. ;) btw those cars are sexy! [/B][/QUOTE]

how do you know?