Ferrari 103
None of these points gave any noticeable influence to the development of the F103. Only under the circumstances, in the autumn of 1992, that the departure of Franz Hofer from the project created a situation in which the board could ask Daimler-Benz to cooperate, could the project reach fruition. That was when Renzo Rosso, head of DMC International, contacted Giancarlo Bagioli, President of the Automotive Division of the Italian automotive company Fiat, with the proposal of making a “niche” supercar, very different from the 458 Speciale or the Lancia Volante R. Fiat agreed to collaborate. During the early months of...