Nicola Materazzi

Nicola Materazzi (28 January 1939 – 24 August 2022) was an Italian mechanical engineer. He helped design many sports and racing cars, including the Ferrari 288 GTO, Ferrari F40, Bugatti EB110 and B Engineering Edonis. He was nicknamed "Mr F40" or the "father of the F40".[5][6][7]

Nicola Materazzi
Materazzi in 2018
Born(1939-01-28)28 January 1939
Caselle in Pittari, Italy
Died24 August 2022(2022-08-24) (aged 83)
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II
Occupation(s)Technical Director, Mechanical engineer
Employers
Known for
  • Lancia Stratos Gr.4 Gr.5
  • Osella FA2 FA1
  • Ferrari 288 GTO
  • Ferrari F40
  • Ferrari 126C
  • Lancia LC2 (Engine design)
  • Bugatti EB110 GT & SS
  • Cagiva C589 (Engine design)
  • Laverda 750
  • B Engineering Edonis

References
  1. Culmer, Bugatti EB110 resurrected, retrieved 2020-04-09
  2. Avossa, I grandi motoristi italiani: Nicola Materazzi, il papà della Ferrari F40 (in Italian), retrieved 2020-04-09
  3. Sackey, Joe (2013). Ferrari 288 GTO. Dorchester: Veloce Publishing. p. 5. ISBN 978-1845842734.
  4. Goodfellow, Winston (2014). Ferrari Hypercars. Beverly: Motorbooks. p. 96. ISBN 978-0760346082.
  5. Lancia, Nicola Materazzi (in Italian), retrieved 2020-04-01
  6. BookAClassic, The Father Of The Ferrari F40, retrieved 2020-11-08
  7. MassimoDelbo, Mr F40, retrieved 2020-11-08


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