Ferrari Celebrates Birthdays of F1 Champion Nino Farina and Ferrari Collector Jacques Swaters with Le Mans-Winning Race Car

Nino Farina, the first-ever Formula 1 world champion, was born on this day in 1906. A photo taken by Louis Klemantaski shows Farina's famous driving style in his Alfa 158 during the non-championship F1 Grand Prix Des Nations in Geneva in 1950. Jacques Swaters, the boss of Ecurie Francorchamps and Ecurie Nationale Belge, and a Ferrari collector, was also born on this day in 1926. Ferrari is offering a multi-million dollar Le Mans-winning race car that cannot be kept. Forbes highlights the Le Mans-bred Ferrari 499P Modificata as the ultimate track day toy.