I always thought it was the initial 80 odd cars that came with Lexan as standard then after those it was a no cost option over the wind up version? which very few took up, so a 90 car would be in addition to the 80 odd?
10 December 1990 build start. 8 January 1991 completion date. Engine #25201. Gearbox #588. Body #161. Marcel Massini
Hi Marcel, thank you for the info as it matches to my Classiche book and I’m led to believe it was a special order and had (LM?) straight pipes, not aftermarket tubi. I think he was very well connected to the Ferrari Dealership in Düsseldorf, or even ran it, as he also owned a 250 TDF amongst his collection. Cheers, Warren
In conferring with Marcel and his excellent database, the received wisdom is that there were originally 87 Lexan sliding windows cars.
my my vin is some 300 higher than this one, and yet, it is a 1990 car. i guess the italian system is not linear....so weird the way they do things.
Back in 2008 I meet the owner of this F40 (#82727) for some photos. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
82727 was delivered new thru Kroymans in The Netherlands. Several owners later it was in Itzehoe, Germany, and used German plates "IZ-N 6" and then "IZ-W 1" prior to being used on Hansestadt Hamburg trade/limited plates. Marcel Massini
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Pics by EnzoAdam on IG. At Miller. Seems fresh arrival from Germany? Notice upper wing level missing..probably was some sort of aftermarket.
Thanks for the Info Marcel. I saw the car later in 2011 on regular Hansestadt Hamburg plates HH-X-4022 by the same owner. Unfortunatly I don't know if he still have this car. But he told me that he also owns a F50
You can always quickly tell the Japanese LM style conversions as they do not swap out the Pininfarina side panels for race versions or include a cut out for the emergency pulls on the front clam by the windscreen, lots and lots of other tell tales as well.
Image Unavailable, Please Login Does anyone know the chassis number of this F40 which is in Japan and which made the spot for a "redbull" energy drink and property of Takeshi Kimura .
True, and it did not hurt the value of F40 Blu when it recently sold, even in its non standard colour. Always wondered where the LM panels it wore ended up. I believe Zanassi did the re conversion back to road car spec on that one, so I guess they kept them.
