Dear Gentleman Comrade al70, Yes, you really do need to acquire something with an excellent providence. I do know of a multi-concours winning example in private ownership. Do let me know if this has any appeal. With kind regards, 512 Tea Are
Thank you Graham, it sounds great though I believe the premium attached to a low mileage, multi-concours car would mean it is more suitable for a collector, than someone intending to use it a bit more regularly.
Hmm. Sort of reminds me of maintaining a thread in the Ferrari Supercars section. Agitation, expletives, F40s, it seems its par for the course Joe www.joesackey.com
There is an old proverb that states that one who kicks a pile of crap, stands the chance of getting sprayed a little...soooo, keeping on topic, Image Unavailable, Please Login
While the rough around the edges/hand crafted nature of the F40 is something that gives it character and personality, others have a more humorous viewpoint. A quote attributed to Gordon Murray : Interviewer: "Will the McLaren F1 be your answer to the Ferrari F40?" Gordon Murray: "Hmm... I don't think we have anyone at McLaren who can weld that badly..."
Along the same lines, some pics from the era : Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
development mule and progeny side by side.... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Video evidence of the F40's gathered at silverstone....wonderful gathering and a sight to see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XEMMkeukkc
Dear Gentleman Comrade RufMD, Thank you for posting this link. I had not seen it previously. And having been an integral part of that fabulous weekend it brought all the excitement of that truly memorable day flooding back. And for a while, I was able to sit quietly with all the happiness of the day reignited. Never, will I forget being out on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit with all those fabulous machines. It was one of the best days - ever. With kind regards and much appreciation. 512 Tea Are
Great thread! I've really enjoyed reading and looking at the pics. Here's my contribution. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Dear Gentleman Comrade Gemm, Absolutely superb images. Are you a professional photographer? With kind regards. 512 Tea Are
Thanks for posting those, superb shots. Where in Essex ? I grew up in Thurrock....if you have any other F40 shots, would love to see more.
Cheers! Not quite professional. You're welcome. I'm on the opposite end of Essex (nr Harwich). You can find more shots of F40 here. http://www.pbase.com/gemmf/super
Just checked the site, nice photos ! Nice to see the shooting data with each picture as well...allows rookie photogs like myself to experiment...all the best
Dear Gentleman Comrade Gemm, Superb images and more particularly that there is an oblique image of my car! Well done, and thank you for sharing them. May I ask, please, whether you sell photograph's? With kind regards, 512 Tea Are
F40 LMs are rather special F40s because of their specification, and because they have been tried & tested in competition. Accordingly "pics" of them deserve to be identified. The pics posted are of 2 seperate F40LMs owned by Luciano Della Noce's Ennea Brummel Team racing in 1995. One car (number 60) was piloted by Della Noce himself, along with Anders Olofsson and Tetsuya Ota. The other (number 61, see below) was driven by Massimo Monti, Fabio Mancini and Gary Ayers and the event is the 4 hours de Paris run at Montlhery that year. Both cars raced in BPR that year including the 24 hours of Le Mans. Chassis numbers would be nice too, but perhaps thats for another thread... Nice sourced period images of the F40 racing against Mc Larens, amazing to think thats 12 years ago already! Thanks for posting. Joe www.joesackey.com Image Unavailable, Please Login
Just saw a clip on tv showing George Foreman's 40 car collection at his home in Houston. Wouldn't ya know it, he's got a minty lookin' F40 sitting there. Luckily he's been using his Grill, and looks like he could fit in there no problem...
True, he is a real car guy with about 35 cars in this garage in Houston, plus a bunch more in Beverly Hills. In the right image you can just about see the F40 behind the 360 Spyder. Apologies for the poor quality. Joe www.joesackey.com Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Here's one..sorry if repost. Pictured it in the parking lot @ the Quail event in Carmel Valley this past August. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Since you're so keen for accuracy, I thought I would let you know that 360 Spider is spelled with an "i" and not a "y".
