When they came to Modena to take possession of their vehicles, they always stayed a little longer to meet Ferrari. They addressed him by the title the Italian government had given him in 1927 —Commendatore. To the journalists who sought to define him in their articles, Ferrari was a riddle: A man who built racing cars, but refused to attend races. Who worked tirelessly to perfect state-of-the-art machines, yet feared elevators. They called him The Magician of Maranello, a “speed-bewitched recluse.” But here in his home city, where he had grown up, there was no mystery. He looked and dressed
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