Born in 1947, the Ferrari V12 is one of the all-time great engines. The core architecture of the first generation -- called the Colombo, after Italian engineer Gioacchino Colombo -- wasn't fully ...

correctly identifies the Ferrari engine as a V12. Ferrari's original Colombo V12, designed by Gioacchino Colombo, debuted in 1947 in the 125 S with a total displacement of 1.5 liters, the smallest ...