The famed Ferrari Prancing Horse or Cavallino Rampante has been used since 1929 when it first appeared on Ferrari company letterhead. In 1932 it appeared on the Alfa Romeos that were campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari at the Spa 24 Hours in July. As the trademark for Ferrari, the Prancing Horse is one of the worlds most recognized symbols.

The origin of the famed symbol originates in 1923 when Enzo Ferrari won a race in Ravenna and was introduced to Countess Paolina the mother of an ace of the Italian air force and a national hero. He had painted a red horse on the side of his plane and the countess suggested Enzo use it on his cars for luck. Enzo chose to have it painted in black and he added a canary background as that was the color of the city of Modena his birthplace.

In the late 1960's a large wooden sculpture of the Prancing Horse was presented to Enzo Ferrari and he used it to decorate his personal office at Ferrari's Fiorano circuit. Prior to Enzo Ferrari's death in 1988 the Prancing Horse sculpture was gifted by him to Jacques Swaters, one of his close personal friends. Swaters was a noted Belgian race driver and owner of Garage Francorchamps, the first authorized Ferrari dealership in the world. He went on to become one of Ferrari's most important dealers and a major collector of anything related to the marque.