Good value LM updated F40 ?

Interesting and saw today. Entire Kevlar suitcase area gone to replace with bigger radiators and fans. Front is fixed with clips and when removed leaves the central painted vent part of the bonnet fixed to the body, so in effect the front bonnet is U shaped when removed, the fill for the U being the central vent to the bonnet remaining fixed.

 

I am not sure if this is the same car. But i remember reading about the Hartman (or Hamann) tuned F40 back in the early 2000. (http://www.ferrariturbo.com/Pictures/F40HamannPictureslarge/f40hamann004.jpg).
IT was later painted in a light blue and was seen at Essen Motor Show before being repainted in red.

I think the SN is 84326

http://barchetta.mediacenter.studioline.net/?i=1769142&l=fr
http://barchetta.mediacenter.studioline.net/MCIMG_1769254_600_450.jpg.jpg

Is that your car?

 

That is it! Great pic and very helpful as I start to build the provenance so many thanks. Not a good scheme and looks a lot better now.

 

Yes, the blue was not a good choice. But i remember reading about that car when it was for sale on carclassic.com. It said the car was making 720hp and would lap SPA faster than a Mclaren F1 (I wonder if they ever timed both cars..).

They seem to have used it to lap the Hockenheim track with it :

http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg566/DeDeGCF/Sport%20Auto%20-%20Scans%202012/SA062012%20-%2020%20years%20of%20Tuner%20GrandPrix/9.jpg

I think this is your car :

http://www.**************/cars/657.html ..this url is banned here..the address is supercars dot net /cars/657.html

Do you know when it got the F40 LM front bonnet installed?

Andrew

 

I think in the UK around 2000

 

Many thanks Paul, all incredibly useful in building the history. I would never have found any of this without this forum so thanks to all. Makes my recent acquisition even more exciting were that possible!

 

Paul is killing it in this thread. Great fun to read! Congrats on the purchase.

 

Just to show the current interior which clearly shows its heritage. this is where much work is needed without removing the racing patina. Huge red foglight mounted to the left of the wheel and just visible through the wheel as a warning if you lose oil pressure so as to avoid total detonation!
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I think this car was at Le Mans parade a few years ago.
Somewhere I should have some photos...
If this car was raced in a real championship there must be more photos of this car.

 

Are you going to put the stickers back on? It looks fantastic with them!

 

I was in two minds but I am beginning to like them........

 

It was and here it is en route.....
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700 bhp, be careful! and congrats!

 

The only race image I can currently find-if anyone can shed any more light that would be great.
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Congrats and welcome to the club

Great cars, mine is my daily driver, 4000 miles on it since june..

Let me know if you have any queries.

 

Tim, I'm sure your new beast appeared in either Fast Car magazine or Max Power many years ago, I'm away from home until Christmas but I will look through the archives and see if I can find them for you.

 

Many thanks Neill, that would be great.

 

You had a great buy!

Any plans to race it?? Planning on the Ferrari open in mine next year.

 

Too much for me! I will track the car but not race it, that way we both have a chance of staying in one piece. As a standard car, which I had in 89 directly from Enzo, I might have emerged in one piece, take away 150 kilos and add 250 BHP and I see trouble!

 

Wow congrats, seems like a very good pickup.

 

Car was seen at Le Mans in 2007.

And was at Modena motorsports day in July 2003, not sure if Nurburgring or hockenheim. Uwe meissner might know more about the car.

It may have been a late entry (no sale) car May 2000 at Brooks Monaco. But not in the catalogue.

 

And I have seen it racing at BPR 4 Hours @ Spa Francorchamps

Hugo where are your photos, I have one blurry one!

more pics of the car on google images
Hamann Motorsport
This car could be the same one as raced at Italia a Zandvoort in the early 90's