L’uomo che sussurrava ai motori

The story of Angelo Bellei, who graduated as a technical expert in 1944, a year before the end of World War II in a school destroyed by bombs, is that of a technician who brought to life, first with Enzo Ferrari, known to all as the Drake, and then with the technicians with whom he collaborated, the world’s most desirable car bolides. It is the story of a boy who grew up in Formigine amidst the bombings and the suburban home who learned to transform drawings with a pencil into 300-kilometer-per-hour vehicles and who for sixty-six years remained, in various capacities, in the same factory.

Told by Saverio Cioce with engaging pithiness, drawing on unpublished documents and the oral testimony of family members and colleagues, the book reconstructs the story of a leading protagonist in the history of automobiles in Italy and Ferrari, who, by personal choice, always remained out of the spotlight, preferring to speak with commitment, competence and te-nacity rather than seek the limelight.

AUTHOR
SAVERIO CIOCE – Journalist for the “Gazzetta di Modena” and expert on the history of the Italian automobile.