It’s 1954 in the United States of America. The first-ever issue of Sports Illustrated is published in August. The first Burger King chain opens in Miami in December. The first successful kidney transplant takes place. Oh, and Luigi Chinetti sells the first Ferrari in America.

It’s the first step in a move that will establish the Italian automaker as an international powerhouse with a significant income stream stemming from America — and it’s also a move that will cement Luigi Chinetti’s name as one of the most important wheelers and dealers in motorsport history.