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First of the Auction's for Monterey..... F40 Prototype

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  1. writerguy

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  2. amenasce

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    #2 amenasce, Apr 19, 2006
    What are the # again ? Its lighter and more pwerful right ?
     
  3. Marcel Massini

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    #3 Marcel Massini, Apr 19, 2006
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    Old news. RM already announced this early March 2006. Here are some pix of this car, #74049, one of many F40 prototypes built, photographed at Amelia Island 12 March 2006. Note amount of air outlets and non-standard rear window.
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  4. greyboxer

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    #4 greyboxer, Apr 19, 2006
    This is the one you really need to buy....

    Ebay 4632280953 - fantastic !
     
  5. jmuriz

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    #5 jmuriz, Apr 19, 2006
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    HAHAHA, that is one sweet ride :)
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  6. writerguy

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    #6 writerguy, Apr 19, 2006
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    I had the car with me (via the owner who lives around the corner from me) at the Italiano Concorso during Pebble Beach 2 years ago. It is really the only F40 Prototypo the others were the GTO Evo's

    If you really want to get picky I was riding shotgun in the car three years ago.....
     
  7. 1_can_dream

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    #7 1_can_dream, Apr 20, 2006
    hahaha wow, i'm sure that would fool lots of people tho, what a shame.
     
  8. Challenge64

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    #8 Challenge64, Apr 20, 2006
    is it road legal?
     
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    #9 racespecferrari, Apr 20, 2006
    Until they start it up ;-)
     
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    #10 racespecferrari, Apr 20, 2006
    Omg What a POS
     
  11. writerguy

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    #11 writerguy, Apr 20, 2006

    I think so, I don't remeber if it was brought in on a "Show" exemption but 2 of the owners (both Texan's) have kept it pretty close to the chest.

    BTW interesting tidbit... This is the only car i am aware of that was on display in the Galleria Ferrari and then came out... there is a great story on how
     
  12. Peter

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    #12 Peter, Apr 21, 2006
    Back to your original question; I don't think it'll go for much more than a similar condition U.S. example. The fact it is a Euro version, may make it non-legal (although it would be legal up here in Canada :) ) and thus pose a problem for the new owner if they intend to drive it on the street.

    Personally, I like these earliest examples (the first 50 featured the sliding-glass side windows), over the U.S. versions.
     
  13. Peter

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    #13 Peter, Apr 21, 2006
    Marcel, would you happen to have photo(s) of the engine bay (does it have the fabricated intake manifold, versus the later cast ones)?
     
  14. writerguy

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    #14 writerguy, Apr 21, 2006
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    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32340&highlight=40+prototype

    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5011&page=2&highlight=40+prototype


    oh and Peter, It is not just a Euro spec car it is 700 lbs lighter, more powerful Twin Turbos that later came to be called the LM's it has different engine mapping, and there are a bunch of other things that go on and on.
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  15. Peter

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    #15 Peter, Apr 23, 2006
    Thanks for posting that, although that is a later, cast manifold. Did it ever have the fabricated (TIG-welded aluminum tube and sheet) intake manifold, or did this appear on an even earlier F40? In Ferrari World Magazine, issue #1, features the proto F40 and with it there is a tasty two-page spread of the engine bay with this manifold. The car is definitely a proto as it features the narrow, two-row-vent rear window and five-slot rear side vents.
     
  16. writerguy

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    #16 writerguy, Apr 23, 2006
    That is This Car...

    I may have posted the wrong engine... I was migrating my images and may have misnamed this one
     
  17. F328 BobD

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    #17 F328 BobD, Apr 23, 2006
    I remember when this car was at Lambo of Dallas... we were trying to figure out the differences between the proto and production F40's. There are definately some subtle differences.
     
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    #18 Bimmerista, May 30, 2007
    Its an absolutely beautiful machine! I had the pleasure of seeing this car on 3 different occasions when it was in Texas.
     
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    #19 BrianZuk, May 30, 2007
    LOL at jmuriz pictures.
     

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