OK sports car fans. Put on your post-war, European history caps. What 1950s coachbuilt aluminum-bodied, twin-cam, two- and three-liter exotic sports car set speed records, raced and showed in the finest salons, winning the hearts of wealthy enthusiasts, press and aspiring kids worldwide? Here’s a hint. The company (launched in 1946) was driven by an upstart engineer with a passion for racing, backed by an illustrious career while at Alfa Romeo. For most people who follow automotive history, the answer would be Ferrari—the one name that would cause the brilliant and volatile engineer Wilfredo Ricart of Pegaso Automobiles to ignite in a roar, exceeding the screams of his supercharged racing engines.
