F40's : Whats that tiny hole on the front valence (See pic)

... please explain... its been years I have been wanting to know the answer to this...
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Screw in point for the racing like tow hook....

 

I don't think so. The tow hook hole is behind the grill/mesh right above the small hole pictured. Cannot tell what the hole in the spoiler is. Never seen that on a (U.S.) F40 before.

 

Dear Comardes,

I have been waiting patiently for aeons for my opportunity to present a response to a technical query to my omniscently distinguished comrades of this palace of iniquity. And yes, at last the opportunity for which I have waited so long, has presented itself. My elation was such that it could not be contained. I began shrieking with joy and dashing into the gardens turned cartwheels of glee not only throughout the curtilage, but around the whole message and even into the hinterlands beyond.

Every day, I have awoken, and excitedly switched on this box-of-tricks wondering if this may be the day when my dream would be realised. But no, my unfettered excitement always metamorphosed into abject despair. But today, is a day in my life that will be remembered forevermore. And yes, I shall celebrate with a Joe Sackeyesque spirited drive within the Illustrious Leviathan Efforty Contumacious Acharnemental Behemothic Pantheonic Perspicuously Iconoclastic Road Ripping Pyrotechnic Thaumaturgical Prestidigitational Indomitable Ochlocracital Metaphysical Peripatetic Aleatory Lollapalooza Efforty.

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It's a beautiful sunny day in England. I have my prayer-mat close by, and if you will forgive me, please, but I must end this communique to take up my position upon the aforementioned thus to issue my customary oblation of morning prayers to Vulcan.

With kind regards,

512 Tea Are

 

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here is how a moron would say it

Dear Comardes, duuhhhh, I habe been waitigg patient f' aeons f' my opportuty t' present a reponse t' a technical kehy t' my omniscent distigguishid comrades of dis palace of inikity, GEEEHEEHEEE.And yuh, at last de opportuty f' which I habe waitid so long, uh uh, has presentid itself. Uhhh....My elashun was such dat it cudd not be contained. Um uh.I began shriekigg wid dgoy 'n dashigg into de gardens turnid cartwheels of glee not on droughout the, errr, curtilage, uh uh uh, but around the, uh, the whole message 'n eben into de hinnerlands beyond. Ebehy day, I habe awoken, 'n excited switchid on dis box-of-tricks wondehigg if dis may be the, uhhh, day when my dream wudd be realised. But no, my unfettehid excitemin allays metamorphosid into abbuhjeck despair. But today, is a day in my life dat will be remembehid f'ebehmore. Uhhh....And yuh, I shall celebrate wid a Dgoe Sackahske spiritid dribe widin de Illustrious Lebiadan Eff'ty Contumacious Acharneminal Behemodic Pandeonic Pehspicuous Iconoclastic Road Rippigg Pyrotechnic Daumaturgical Prestidigitashunal Indomitaggle Ochlocracital Metaphysical Pehipatetic Aleatory Lollapalooza Eff'ty. I am so excited. I real am. Eureka! Doihh, COOL! Eureka! Doihh, COOL! Eurika! Doihh, COOL! Boila! Doihh, COOL! Boila! Doihh, COOL! Boila! Doihh, COOL! Brabo! Doihh, COOL! Brabo! Doihh, COOL! Brabo! Doihh, COOL! At last I habe achiebid my lifetime ambiton . . . . Gawlly!. Uhhh....I must remembeh t' place a watehproof cobehigg upon de Eff'ty seat . . . . . . Duh.Oh dear, dis is all too, too, much - I cannot contain myself. I contemplatid inf'migg Dgoe Sackey by telephone . . . . . But Calif'nia is behind the, duh uhh, times . . . . . it is approximate six hours behind England, uh uh uh uh, 'n dud it is but four o'clcok in de mornigg in our English Colony of De Utid States of Amehica. And hehe I am, possessid of more smehts dan I ebeh beliebid dat my mind cudd contain, 'n dehe is no one t' tell. All my Eff'ty comrades widin De Utid States of Amehica are asleep 'n as yet unknowigg of the, uh uh uh, full extent of de myssehies dat I am so frannic t' ipart. Lee me lone!De frustrashun is so extreme. And I am so friteful cossernid dat Dgoe Sackey, 410SA, RufMD 'n god knows who else may, by some circuitous 'n machiabellian rooot discobeh de kintessess of my smehts 'n pehchass, may, bia an oblashun, inbeigle all dat I am so despehate t' ipart from Bulcan, God Of Fire, uh uh uh, custodian 'n inbigilator of all mattehs Eff'ty. It's a beautiful sunny day in England. I habe my prayeh-mat close by, 'n if you will f'gibe me, uh uh uh, blease, uh uh uh, but I must end dis commuke t' take up my posishun upon de af'eminionid dud t' issue my custom oblashun of mornigg prayehs t' Bulcan. Wid kind regards, duuhhhh, 512 Tea Are




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It's for the clock winder. They tried to save weight by leaving the clock adjuster stem off, but, as is typical for Ferrari, later found the clock kept bad time and retrofit a small hole in the front bumper for adjusting the clock.
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I think the original captures perfectly how a moron would say it.

 

Your gay, right?

 

I'm almost postive that is where it is on the Euro cars.

Thought I read it on here actually....

 

Looks like a tire marble to me...

 

Nope, they are on most of the non USA cars that I have seen as well....

 

You're right that it is on all euro cars, but I still think it's a tire marble (on all of them)... Euro cars actually get driven... Since I have no idea what it is, that's my explanation.

 

Front licence plate mounting hole...... maybe..

Absolutly not for a tow hook.

Regards, Jim

 

Torpedo tube?

 

laser leveling eye for the adjustable euro suspension

 

Since the Euro cars are driven more, chances are it will be driven in the rain, and an umbrella is stored there, since there is no room in the cabin to store it without it bouncing around...

 

I will refer you gentlemen to a post in my F40 Photo thread where the one & only (but currently banned for being an asshat) joe sackey says that it's the hole for the euro tow hooks.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=137271834&postcount=406

 

Thank you for answering a simple question without having to speak in tongues.

 

W T F ???

 

Looks way too small to be a tow hook hole but I guess it's possible. Not sure why they would create two versions of a tow hook hole. This would have required Ferrari to weld brackets in different places. Doesn't make sense unless the US front spoiler requirement forced Ferrari to move the hole.

 

there is not enough frame in that location for it to be a tow hook. more likely as a hole for plate mounting or a hole for an access for the front bonnet hinge pins. for what reason I do not know.

regards, jim

 

Machine-gun mounting hole.

And yeah, 512Tea Are is smokin dat' sh*%.


Best,
Jon

 

I dont' know, it sounds possible. US is goofy when it comes to all the specs and requirements for road cars. Not to mention how strict they get with Exotics.