The rumble of Ferrari's latest V12 broke the sound of birdsong at Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum in Faulconbridge last Thursday as they called in on a tour through the Mountains with the new GRC4Lusso.
Norman Lindsay was inspired by Italian art and literature, and on March 12, 1947, the day the first Ferrari V12 left the factory gates in Italy, Lindsay’s cartoon published in the Bulletin magazine gave an insight into the post-war years.
Gallery volunteer Paul Hardage explained how the foreign superpowers would meet to make important decisions, and Lindsay had depicted peace and war characters waiting outside the door of the Kremlin.
“Whether we went back to war or peace depends on what goes on behind the door of the Kremlin,” Mr Hardage said.
“It would have taken such optimism and confidence to found Ferrari in the midst of this.”
The Norman Lindsay Gallery, which was at one stage Lindsay’s personal residence, had served as an overnight stop for the Foy family in the early 1900s on their way from Sydney to their country residence, the Hydro Majestic. Here they would rest the horses before continuing to Medlow Bath.
A Ferrari spokeswoman said it was fitting to re-enact that stop-over in the modern age with the latest model Ferrari.
