As from Friday, 6th July, until mid-September, the Galleria Ferrari at Maranello will present - amongst many models of the Prancing Horse - the 500. But not the F2 world champion racing car of Ascari, already part of the museum, but the eagerly-awaited new Fiat 500.

Ferrari and the Fiat 500 have something in common in fact, a great story which started many years ago: the first sparkle of motor sport passion by Luca di Montezemolo, today's President of Ferrari and Fiat, was born with his participation in races on tracks and in hill climbs with a little red 1964 500. Fiat 500 and Ferrari were also part of Pixar's wonderful movie "Cars" about American motor racing. Amongst the cars in this animated adventure Luigi, impersonated by a Fiat 500, was a vital character, and the Ferrari F430 too, with Michael Schumacher's voice.

All visitors to the Galleria Ferrari will be granted the show to see both the new Fiat 500 and the original one, driven by Montezemolo, beyond the Maranello cars drawn from Formula One, the Granturismo and Sport category, and everything else the Galleria offers. Another peculiar detail is something else the new Fiat and Ferrari have in common: the long waiting list for both the Ferrari F430 and the new Fiat 500. Talking about success!

Meanwhile another successful exhibition is currently running (until 16th September) at the Galleria Ferrari which is enriching its expositions dedicated to the 60 years of Ferrari with an original exhibition of posters of the competitions.
 

60 years of motor racing, narrated in an inventive way through automobile posters and manifestos from races in Italy and around the world from the year 1947 until today. A unique collection of 200 posters illustrates the history of the Scuderia Ferrari on the race tracks all over the world through the works of artists such as Fortunato Depero, Gino Boccasile, Marcello Dudovich and Plinio Codognato, who, everyone with his own style, are great representatives of Art Nouveau, Futurism and abstract art.

Represented on the posters exposed are the most important races for Ferrari, such as the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Nürburgring, races, which over many years have been marketed with Ferraristi drawings by Colonia, Van Husen or the unpredictable American Michael Turner. This original and unique collection, owned by Sergio Cassano, enables the visitors to take a look at the history of the Scuderia Ferrari and the way Ferrari has been represented over the last 60 years by famous artists, who were fascinated by the legend of the Prancing Horse. Together with the exhibition of the manifestos some of the most significant trophies, won by Ferrari since its foundation, and two prestigious historic cars, the 500 F2 and the 750 Monza, can be seen.