| Author | Message | ||
| Kds (Kds)
Junior Member Username: Kds Post Number: 243 Registered: 5-2003 |
Warren.... That car at "ZR Auto" IS NOT an LM....it is a regular F-40 that hit a deer on the highway a while back and was rebuilt. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 3259 Registered: 2-2001 |
Here is a pic of Jean Alesi doing a wheelie at the top of the hill at Lime Rock back around 1991 in an F40LM  | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Intermediate Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 1471 Registered: 10-2001 |
The GTE is the one to get ! Faster than a LM and easier to drive ! | ||
| MFZ (Kiyoharu)
Member Username: Kiyoharu Post Number: 339 Registered: 2-2003 |
Didn't Michelotto bore out the F40 LM GTE engine to something like 3.6 liters? Yeah, Michael Sheehan is the guy to ask for when talking about F40 LMs. He has sold/brokered both LM and the LM GTEs to customers, and I believe his site still has the pics of said cars. | ||
| Alan Leach (Speedy308)
Junior Member Username: Speedy308 Post Number: 242 Registered: 12-2002 |
We'll have to machine them ourselves, out of unobtainium. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 3251 Registered: 2-2001 |
F40LM is WAY cool  The F40 GTE actually had a different engine blcok from the LM, Good luck finding parts for that thing | ||
| Richard W. Barclay (Noesis)
New member Username: Noesis Post Number: 5 Registered: 9-2003 |
I found a good article (on page 44) of CAVALLINO No.#125. It contains all the cars, F-40, F-40LM, F-40 GT, and Conversions, Chassi numbers, Build numbers, Delivery dates and to who. Also CAVALLINO Numbers #49 thru #50, 64, 78, 82, and 95 have articles. Cavallino expressed the most knowledgeable broker is as everyone said, Michael Sheehan for he keeps a active up-to-date database. | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1644 Registered: 8-2001 |
Roland Linder, whose resurrected F40 was the subject of the Forza article, is a FChat member. He might have more info about the LM. | ||
| Bill Randazzo (Scuderia47)
New member Username: Scuderia47 Post Number: 5 Registered: 9-2003 |
ive read that the factory produced about 12 and on top of that, there were people who converted their stock F40 to an F40 LM. so they dont exactly know how many there are but they speculate around 17-18. theres a good article in Forza where a guy builds an LM from a totaled F40. they have some good backround info in that article about the LM. | ||
| Alan Leach (Speedy308)
Junior Member Username: Speedy308 Post Number: 234 Registered: 12-2002 |
Man, that's a heck of a mark up! Is the infamy of previous owner included in that value? A friend of mine who wholesales thousands of cars a month once consuled me when I was upside down on a specialty car, "It's worth what you count in your hand, as you watch it drive away. Cut the price 'till it hurts, and get rid of it!" How about that one? Despite being a Ferrari, it's still just another used car! The F40 is a favorite of mine. The ultimate V8. Besides, they are a rocket!!! Don't ask me how I know! | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 994 Registered: 11-2001 |
Alan Leach: Yes, this was the same car that I alluded to earlier -- new owner was asking roughly $700k via the dealership. Saw it in person (shortly after the auction), as it was being stored in the service bay -- awsome car to say the least!! | ||
| Rey (Rey)
New member Username: Rey Post Number: 9 Registered: 6-2003 |
Here's an LM from Sheehan's site. -Rey http://www.ferraris-online.com/cars/97881/97881b.html | ||
| Alan Leach (Speedy308)
Junior Member Username: Speedy308 Post Number: 231 Registered: 12-2002 |
I think the IRS got $402,000US for the one they recently seized from Florida owner and auctioned. Any one else recall? | ||
| S. Brent Cardani (Brentc)
Junior Member Username: Brentc Post Number: 66 Registered: 8-2003 |
Check with Michael Sheehan. He shows one as sold on his site. It was one of 6 LM GTE's, so it may not be exactly comparable, but he would have some knowledge of market value. He's at www.ferraris-online.com . I have no affiliation. | ||
| Ryan Alexander (Ryalex)
Junior Member Username: Ryalex Post Number: 122 Registered: 8-2003 |
I thought I heard there were like 17 original LM's out there now. I read a magazine article recently about a wrecked one that got a full restoration, and I thought they said it was worth $1M+... | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 990 Registered: 11-2001 |
Wow...they are going down. Just a year ago an F40 LM changed hands for roughly $700k at the nearby dealership. | ||
| Richard W. Barclay (Noesis)
New member Username: Noesis Post Number: 4 Registered: 9-2003 |
Last time I looked in CAVALLINO mag (#136 Aug-Sept) serial numbers 74045 to 99401 of the twenty autos made were between $365,000 to $$475,000.00 with a going down arrow. (Prices US$) | ||
| Warren Balla (West662)
New member Username: West662 Post Number: 43 Registered: 8-2003 |
I want to know the value of a F40 LM. And I also want to know how rare they actually are. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I was at a local exotic car showroom (ZR Auto Sales) and they have am LM in one of their rooms. Its not open to the public, they wouldnt even let me in to look at it, I just caught a quick glimpse as someone was leaving the room through one of the doors. In Alberta, Ferrari's are extremely rare due to shitty weather and shitty roads, so I was amazed to see an F40, let alone an LM! It definitely made my day, and Im interested to know how rare they are and how much money one would have to spend to purchase one (roughly) Thanks! Warren Balla |