Why does the F40 seem so much more desired than the F50?

The Political Correct Police might not have made their rounds of Europe yet, but there was plenty of backlash against such cars in the States at the time. The rules they pushed through kept the F-40 out of the U.S. for three years and other supercars out until just recently.

 

There goes all of your credibility.

 

Agree, completely.
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LOL

 

Lots of reasons already discussed -- F40 is still stunning, has classic '80s Ferrari design cues, has a top speed better than almost anything you can buy in 2007, last of line, Enzo's swan song, etc.

But the greater number made could actually work in its favor - it's a supercar Ferrari you can buy for less than the (marked up) price of a new Ferrari, and likely the gold standard for modern "investment grade" Ferraris as well as an historic car, being the first Ferrari to crack 200mph (true?). It is an expensive car, but one that a very well-heeled owner could drive on public roads -- and several do here in SoCal.

The F50: I have seen one in person but it was for sale ($685K at Bobileff last year) and I did not ask to drive it. Pretty car, although the windscreen looks out of place on it (too big and vertical). I respect it, but the F40 is a brutally confident car -- beautiful in a sort of intimidating technical way, whereas the 308/328 are just elegant, but maybe a bit feminine. The F50, though, looks like it just wandered off a track; the F40 looks like the final evolution of a legendary road car series.

 

The F50 is an awesome machine, with great ancestors.........
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Are you a custodian of the successor of the F40 ( trying to speak in Graham's dialect..) ?

 

I have been dreaming of F50 for the past months because of this video :

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-919398666610227238

 

ummm trust me Ryan, Dan is quite credible.....

 

fantastic shot, what a group !

 

Thank you!

We do have some special cars here in the UK, although the dull light doesn't show them as nicely as in the US!

 

Maybe so, but the statement he made is 100% false.

 

No way....maybe a few years ago, not anymore with F40's going for at least $400/500,000.

 

And marked up 599s going for $500+. At least, that's what I thought when Bullfighter made his comment.

I do remember a few years back when a "new-monied" friend had some cash burning a hole in his pocket and wanted a toy... I said F40, but he went for a F430 Spider for about $15k more than a 91 Euro F40 was available for... ooops!!! (turns out the F430 is the "right" car for him, but not the best allocation of funds with how the market has performed)

 

Nice shot and I believe I recognize the location. My F50 once sat behind the window to the left of the door.

 

SSNISTR, RTB....

thank you for your information why Ferrari (and others) changed to rear subframes.

I very much appreciate the F50 because of it's technical layout.

regards, Till.

 

F40 = "Oh my god how can they drive a racecar on the street legally?"

F50 = "Oh my god how can they drive a spaceship on the street legally?"

 

LOL.

 

+1...

 

I would happily trade my F40 for an F50. One thing I did not like about the F50 was the electronic dash, I much prefer the old school analog gauges on the F40. On the F50, with the top off and the sun shining, I could not read the any of the F50 gauges. But who said the car was practical, F40 is no better in the practicality department. F50 parts and mechanics are unobtanium, so not quite so much as a drivers car IMO. just my 2 cents, the car is stunning

 

I would agree, the f50 is the most racey looking ferrari , imo.....the f40 front end drops down a bit too much towards the ground for my taste...with that said, i will take either ....as far as the engine, give me a normally aspirated 12 any day over a twin turbo engine....never have been a fan of blown engines, as i prefer high reving , f1 type engines....

 

Agree, the dash is terrible and can also be problematic. I have never had any problems getting F50 parts, no matter how obscure.

 

id take an f40 over an f50

 

Actually not false. The point being that the Dino chassis lived right through till the end of the 328, only the 348 was changed, and that lived till the end of the 355.

The 288 has a longer chassis and a longitudinal engine mounting, but is still a tube-frame chassis that is very much related to the same chassis from the Dino onward. The F40 is the same as the 288 with some CF stuck on top of it in the doors entries/cockput to give the impression of a CF monocoque. This does strenthen the car, but its far from an engineering leap forward.

 

I'll take an F50 Please.

People turn there heads for an F40. People will run you over to see an F50.

The F40 was the car of my youth, but the F50 screams originality