happened near me , shame looks like it was on a test drive https://www.facebook.com/allstreetau/posts/614956889132459
Ouch. A fast test drive with cold tires for sure? Compared to the burnt one in Monaco this seems fixable! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Definitely speed (and momentum) involved. That's a heavy piece of concrete foundation torn out of the ground in the first picture.
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/trending/2-million-ferrari-f40-crashed-during-test-drive/H5UFV4MX6ZBAJCRG6DSUTM53XI/
Interesting to read that its rhd, as I was about to say that from memory you cannot use LHD cars in Aus. I was not aware of any other converted examples than the handful of Brunei cars, With the heavy import duties they cost a hell of a lot more to own in Aus as well even if they just sit in a collection unused.
Somebody says it's an F40 converted to RHD by the owner, no idea if this information is valid: "It is a real F40 converted by the owner, Mr Steve Manthey one of Australia's biggest and best fraudsters. Happy to share details".
I’m being told it was probably the LHD 89769 which is/was for sale https://www.jamesedition.com/cars/ferrari/f40/1991-ferrari-f40-for-sale-10472083?
New rules quietly brought in recently makes certain LHD cars allowed. Total volume under 3000 and with state permission.
It's not quite as simple as that as there are both state and federal laws. The changes about to be introduced means that it will be possible to import a modern LHD car such as a La Ferrari provided someone has paid and gone through the process to put it on the on the SEVS register. ( The LaFerrari would be eligible because of rarity and because it was only produced in LHD and never sold in any market as RHD). However it probably won't be able to be registered for road use because the states control registration, and all states currently prohibit "full " registration of modern LHD road vehicles. It is possible to register LHD vehicles on "historic" or "concessional" registration provided they are 25 or 30 years old, depending on the state. This is why some F40's are now eligible for "historic" registration in Australia. However many F40's were originally imported under a tax concession for race cars, which means that those cars will never be able to be registered in Australia , even under the historic registration system. In any case all taxes still apply, and with a 33% Luxury car tax applied on the value over ~68K, plus a 10% GST it's not worth importing a supercar, better save the tax and use the $$ to buy a place in Italy/ Spain/France , keep the car there and fly over when you get the urge to use it. The full legislation can be downloaded here: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020C00322/Download
Hi Joe, Although 89769 is a Brisbane based F40 I believe its not the car that was crashed. 89769 is the ex Japan car imported into Australia from California a couple of years ago and still LHD. Best, A.
I've read some comments on fb and one guy mentioned that it's not a real F40 and it is based on a 308. Is this accurate?
The replica one mentioned is clearly a replica, there is a you tube video of it on one of the forums, where as the crashed one is clearly an original car
Wow, it pays to know local laws. I live in FL, USA. For $1500 USD per year, I can get a auto detailers (cleaners) license, garage liability insurance, and a transporter tag (license plate) which is legally attached to any vehicle I choose to drive legally on all public streets.