70 Years of Ferrari - Australia officially celebrates in Melbourne

  • 6 years ago
An incredible line up of classic and modern Ferrari models from every era was showcased to the Australian public at a series of events across the week, supporting the global calendar of official Ferrari 70th Anniversary events around the world. The UNESCO World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building was washed in red light to mark the start of the week-long celebration. More than 100 Ferraris – old and new – from all around Australia descended on Melbourne for the Ferrari Car Club of Australia 45th National Rally. A stunning parade of these cars departed from the home of the Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, before heading to the world-famous Phillip Island circuit for on-track activity. Other celebrations included an exclusive 70th Anniversary cocktail party to unveil the LaFerrari Aperta to Ferrari clients and special guests in the Docklands. Ferrari was also be the featured marque at Motorclassica, the largest event of its type in the southern hemisphere featuring rare and exotic, historic, vintage and collectible cars. This exceptional collection of cars went down in history as the most important collection of Ferrari cars ever gathered in Australia. The week culminated with a festive Ferrari street party along Lygon Street’s Italian precinct in Carlton on Sunday 15th October.