Everyone should take auction write-ups with a pinch of salt and do their own due-diligence. We have been posting the Type USA production number here in this section as 211 road cars many times over for @ 15 years, and I'm not sure why 213 is thought to be the typically quoted number, are you speaking of on the internet in general? The clarification which Marcel has made several times confirming that the 2 cars added to the road car production are LM race cars is a clarification I have also made several times in this section FWIW. Of separate interest we have sold USA F40 number 211 multiple times.
Looks like they quickly copied and pasted their description from this older listing when they did actually sell the last US F40, where they indeed wrote "The last US-specification example built" at least four times: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/22530/lot/165/the-last-us-specification-example-built1992-ferrari-f40-vin-zffmn34a1n0093627-engine-no-31130/ Thank you, Marcel. The Bonhams listing in question Gooding & Company RM Sotheby's Worldwide Auctioneers Mecum Auctions PCARMARKET Tom Hartley Jnr GT Motor Cars (current caretaker of #92396) I am happy to learn that 2 of the 213 were LM's and thus the US road car total is 211. However, 213 is absolutely the prevailing quoted figure among entities selling F40's.
Was one of the two LMs the prototype US spec car that was later converted? If that is the case then surely the higher figure is the correct one for US spec cars if they are post production conversions, even if that was done by Michellotto
As I understand it, 74545 a non-USA car became a USA F40 Prototype, then was converted by Michelotto into an LM and subsequently into a GTE, but the road-going USA F40s have always numbered 211 cars.
88895 at official dealer SF Grand Est in Sausheim (Mulhouse), France, a few days ago. Marcel Massini Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Just under 50k on the speedo, came to the UK in 98. Still registered here. Mileage error on the last MOT, went back in time a handful of km, looks like a simple clerical mistake.
Many thanks for pointing this out, Marcel! So, please don't let us die in ignorance, but enlighten us by letting us know which part of the information is incorrect! Much appreciated!
It just popped up on facebook yesterday and I simply copy and pasted straight onto here as I thought it would be of interest.
That's an F40 which which I sold to my USA client who was visiting the UK to drive his car in the countryside for a week, he was initially stopped for not having a front plate, he did have insurance but since the policy was issued by a USA carrier it was seized on a technicality, however, the good news is the F40 was released back to him 6 hours later when the infractions were satisfied. Welcome to England!
