FERRARI F50 // LEGACY TOUR
Something special is coming. This journey hasn't even started yet, but it's already full of problems. Plane, car, bank, hotel, nothing's fitting... but I've already committed myself and I wouldn't miss it for anything in the world. The f50, an unloved car, misunderstood, and yet so mythical. Its design is... questionable, it seems almost discreet on the road, so low, so flat, and yet with so much presence. It's fast, but (unfortunately) rather quiet if you don't push it to the limit. I've always had a soft spot for this car. I thought I had the same thing for the 288 GTO and I didn't feel half as much emotion on its legacy tour. Seeing a convoy of 22 F50s is truly unique.
I'm taking you on this unique journey through Tuscany, in some truly beautiful scenery. We start in the Grosseto region and make our way to the home of Ferrari, maranello, via siena and florence. The weather was capricious throughout the trip, the roads were quite challenging, the photo opportunities complicated and the information sparse. A good mix for a wonderful trip.
day I // 230km across grosseto
The tour began in the quiet spa town of Terme di Saturnia, in the province of Grosseto. The morning mist clung to the rolling Tuscan hills like a silk scarf, and the sky brooded with heavy clouds. But even under a subdued sky, the F50s cut a striking figure, especially the Giallo Modena examples. The first leg of the journey covered 230km, tracing a sinuous loop from Saturnia through the coastal beauty of Porto Santo Stefano, along cliffside roads.
day II // grosseto to firenze
The next morning, the clouds still lingered, but the mood was electric. This day would cover 161 miles, winding through the Chianti region and into the heart of Siena before finishing in Florence. Tuscany’s roads seemed tailor-made for the F50’s mid-engine layout—tight hairpins, fast sweepers, and narrow village passes that demand precision.
day III // firenze to modena
Day three of the F50 Legacy Tour was perhaps the most magical. Departing Florence at dawn, the convoy wound its way into the Apennine Mountains, carving through the forests around Cutigliano. These tight, twisting roads echoed with the high-revving wail of the Tipo F130B V12, an engine that traces its lineage directly to the 1990 Ferrari 641 F1 car.
Here, the F50 seemed most at home: no billboards, no crowds, just pine trees and pavement, the car’s naturally aspirated engine singing through the hills. In these moments, the F50 felt like what it was always meant to be, not a collector’s trophy, but a purebred machine designed to deliver the closest thing to a Formula 1 experience on the road.
Arriving in Maranello, the group gathered at the Ferrari factory. The grand finale took place at the Fiorano Circuit, Ferrari’s private testing track. Opened in 1972, Fiorano is where every Ferrari road and race car since has been honed and perfected. Today, it would echo with the symphony of 22 F50s lapping in unison.
