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  1. Natan Tazelaar

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    #102 Natan Tazelaar, Aug 9, 2012
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    Is this F40 prototype 1 or GTO Evoluzione 1?
    Sorry for the quality, but this is a scan from a French magazine from 1994.

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    #103 of2worlds, Aug 9, 2012
    This F40 prototype is likely s/n 73015. Note the missing outside mirror on the driver side door which is the clue to that number. It was one of two examples present for the journalists to see at the Fiorano intro.
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    #105 of2worlds, Aug 9, 2012
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    This is not an F40 prototype but rather a GTO Evoluzione with the yellow '1' in the side window. (F40 prototypes have been photographed with the yellow number '2' or '4' in the side window.) Interestingly the image above from 1994 publication has 5 vents on the rear fender which is unique and 5 is just like the F40 prototypes have. There are several versions of the GTO Evoluzione with a different example only having 4 vents mounted in a slightly more vertical style in the same place at the side on the rear fender. Also the GTO Evo in the 1994 published picture has the red rear wing assembly all in red. The 4 vent GTO has just the horizontal part of the wing painted black with the base still painted red. No yellow number in the side window of that example dating from 1987 when Jose Rosinski drove the GTO Evo at Fiorano.
    The German car magazine Auto Motor und Sport also featured a story about a GTO Evoluzione in that period to.
    Any more images around...excellent picture of the Evo from the rear view driving on the street!
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    One more. This is the opening shot of the article.

    Is it a possibility that this GTO Evoluzione was used as a testing bed for the F40 project? Does anybody know what numbers have been spotted on F40 prototypes? I have seen quit a few, but I never saw 1 and 2. Pics anybody?

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    #108 JeremyJon, Aug 9, 2012
    the 288C was the groupB race car effort, but when that series went dead, then the factory used it to develop the F40 production car from
    this video might help too :)

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    #110 JeremyJon, Aug 23, 2012
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    scanned from R&T article 1991, illustration, curiously it's a 5 vent prototype car :)

    (artists name isn't noted in article, for me to give credit)
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    #111 joe sackey, Aug 24, 2012
    Very cool, thanks for sharing
     
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    #112 JeremyJon, Aug 24, 2012
    welcome, clearing out some old papers ...i was actually looking for the R&T specs page for F40 (one with the profile drawing at top) ...does anyone have a high rez scan of that by chance? thanks :)
     
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    #114 joe sackey, Aug 24, 2012
    Well-spotted. Articles from the period often featured a combination of several cars.
     
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    #115 JeremyJon, Aug 24, 2012
    yes, probably stock photos from factory used by the magazine i'm guessing?
     
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    #116 of2worlds, Aug 24, 2012
    The excellent photographer Stephane Foulon took the MT pics. The view of the white quilted headliner for that article is an unusual F40 view.
    Typically journalists back then brought their own photographer along for the story coverage.
    Years later the same photographer was used for the Porsche CGT story in R&T.
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    #118 joe sackey, Aug 25, 2012
    Awesome scans & posts, thanks for the effort.
     
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    #119 JeremyJon, Aug 25, 2012
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    welcome ...i PMd you about a scan of R&T F40 stats page, seems the one thing i don't have trying to find, thanks

    here is larger pic of the tiny pic in earlier article, looks great all opened up like that!
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    #121 joe sackey, Aug 26, 2012
    I believe the pics of the prototype with mirrors are the car that was unveiled to the press by Enzo Ferrari.
     
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    #122 JeremyJon, Aug 26, 2012
    was it? i thought it was the car without, but i could be wrong ....i always thought the upswept 348 style mirrors looked good on the F40
     
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    This one.
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    #124 JeremyJon, Aug 26, 2012
    yes :)
     
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    #125 el_leci, Oct 17, 2012
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    I found this in flickr and, as prototype s/n 74049, has an different arrangement of fog lights. I think it survives in very early production cars... any ideas?
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