Video: How a Ferrari Is Made

When high school history classes taught about the Industrial Revolution, every student had to memorize Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line. That image, hundreds of workers or machines churning out identical cars, has remained engrained in peoples’ minds when they think about vehicle production. Some cars are certainly built with standardized monotony, but the artistic, careful method of how a Ferrari is made is much different.

As the video reveals, every part from the aluminum body to the convertible hard top comes carefully selected for quality, not cheapest expense. Specialized too are the workers who build them. Ferrari welders are not high school dropouts who survived shop class but skilled craftsmen, experts at their work, trusted enough to work with costly materials.

The design of Ferraris has always been appreciated, but people need to see the insides to notice all the care that goes into it. Every panel and curve stems from thoughtful consideration for elegance and power. While solid pieces may be easier to produce, Ferrari takes extra measures to hollow or cut out sections to retain integrity while reducing weight.

One might think after the marriage of the body and chassis, the process becomes routine, but technicians still test every electrical and technological component of the dashboard of each vehicle. This attentiveness ensures that every Ferrari produced has received multiple examinations in all of its parts. The makers and technicians have made enough vehicles so that their role may seem routine, but their craftsmanship is clear, and their vigilance avoids the listless stereotype of other car assembly lines.