Hello Guys I know this gets posted alot (Its my 2nd) But I am back in the market for an F40. I know of 1 in my area (chicago).... any others that anyone can vouch for, or any private owners out there? The hammer is cocked.........Ive just got to pull the trigger.... Thanks in advance !
Have a 91 F40 available. Car located in Philadelphia. You can PM me for details or call me at 267-210-5908, Ed.
There's an F40 w/ 4000 miles "coming soon" to Silicon Valley Auto Group (formerly Ferrari of Los Gatos) out here in Los Gatos, CA (San Jose suburb). www.siliconvalleyautogroup.com
I can find you any exotic car in any part of the world. I live in Southern California. E-mail me when you are ready. Best of Luck. I saw around 5 F40s at the Concorso Italiano in Monterey Bay. Las de Alwis [email protected]
Best luck in your search. I looked for a long time, and flunked a few before I found the one that was perfect for me. It's worth the effort, so don't despair if the search is arduous. The reward of owning one is phenominal.
There's a 211 mile (real, I've seen the car) 1991 at Motorcars Int'l. Terry Godbout has a 3500 mile 1992 F40. And, Mike Sheehan has a 92 F40 for sale. While late 91s have all the 92 goodies, they just don't command the same price in the market place. Good luck. Steve
Motorcars sold last month, Sheehan sold to a guy here on chat........who is Terry Godbout? And where is the car?
I'm sure there is a thread somewhere that discusses this -- What makes 1992 F40's so much more desirable (besides the fact that they are one year newer than a 1991, et al)
For the price of admission, EVERYTHING MATTERS. History is what makes these cars worth the $ Repaint, reworked, and redone do not justify the same value as a car that has not been painted or cheated on paint or miles. Every car weighs against the other. What makes yours better? Its the disipline. Same paint, engine , same F40 for 6 years........... One is always better than the other..............just how much $$$$ better and for what?
Didn't they make over a thousand F40s? There should be a dozen for sale in California alone at any given time. Just call Ferrari of Silicon Valley and Symbolic and they'll find you a nice one in short order. Sheehan also could find one quickly I'm sure. Most of these F40s are a just a $35k service away from an owner selling.
Huh? If you don't care about history (abuse, modifications, poor maintenance, no records, missing books & tools) you are absolutely correct. If you want a pristine well documented F40 you might wait for years.
There are less than 200 US model F40's The first three years of production ('87 - '89)were not US spec cars. The number of unmolested, original US F40's is probably less than 50 and most of those are in permanent collections. There are always F40's available, but as Roy pointed out most of them are quite unloveable, having been modified, tracked, wrecked and otherwise abused. '92 is the best model year, even though the specs on US models didn't change throughout production, the factory was on a pretty steep learning curve, especially with Carbon Fiber pieces and their attachment to metal. By the final year of production they had it somewhat right with less pieces falling off than in the first few years. A major service on an F40 doesn't cost $35,000. More like $8,000 for the full job including belts and replacing the water pump. (I have the receipts).
"The number of unmolested, original US F40's is probably less than 50 and most of those are in permanent collections." That's why I'm not going to modify mine. I found the actual number of cars for sale at any moment surprisingly small, given the number of cars built - but then, I was looking for a no stories, very low mileage car.
As in the business of mergers and acquisitions where the best acquisition targets are not for sale, the best and most rare cars are also usually not for sale. Thats where guys like Mike Sheehan and Andy Cohen can be helpful. When you know what you want and are committed to buy, they can try to move cars out of collections and into the market. Schakman: Just showing up on FerrariChat and declaring that youre ready to buy an F40 and asking them to come forward might seem to be a little scary to those on the board who actually have cars for sale. It shows your naiveté regarding the F40 market and makes you appear to be an unqualified buyer (non-subscribed lurker who offers no personal profile information). Just one dogs opinion
