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After working at Alfa Romeo through most of the 1920s, Enzo Ferrari decided to build his own racing and road cars. He spent years modifying and building racing cars using Fiat and Alfa Romeo components. Eventually, Ferrari set up shop in Maranello, Italy, and in 1948 he produced his own car, the Tipo ("Type") 166. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he built such greats as the 250 GT, 250 GTO and 275 GTB, clothed in beautiful bodies penned by Pininfarina, the design house that Ferrari still uses to this day. Other memorable models followed throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In 1988, Ferrari celebrated 40 years of building automobiles. Coincidentally, that was also the year Enzo died. Ferrari is owned by Fiat Group Automobiles, which also produces the Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Abarth and Maserati brands.