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Talacrest LWT Ferrari Video 1989 F40 at £1M 30 years ago

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  1. Platini 289

    Platini 289 Karting

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    Amazing what 30 years can bring!

    1989 Ferrari video - interesting how an F40 was commanding £1M GBP
     
  2. BMWairhead

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    There was a GIANT bubble forming in 1989.
     
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    we simultaneously live in absolute and relative worlds, all the time.
     
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  4. 360modena2003

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    Fantastic, thank you for sharing!

    For the F40 1M GBP, you could buy a lot of London real estate in the late '80s.

    This was also during the time of Italy's economic peak (il sorpasso), the GDP had surpassed that of the UK in 1987 and was the world's 4th largest economy...how times change!

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  5. BMWairhead

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    It was also right after Enzo’s passing...the speculation was incredible. The bubble burst in the early 90s.
     
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    January of 1990 IIRC, F40s tanked to a low of $240,000 or so in the 1990s. The Jaguar XJ 220 never made it out of the gate before speculators reneged on their contracts.
     
  7. BMWairhead

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    Some reneged on new contracts...others chopped up cars and buried them while dialing their insurance agent.
     
  8. 360modena2003

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    Wild times, don't think we will be seeing this again.

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