One of the cleanest F40's I've seen...

I thought there were rules against posting porn here....

 

im more of an Enzo guy.

but that sure is clean for its age!

 

Beautiful! Not a unicorn, more of a mille-tre-centicorn.

In terms of this forum (360/430) they are more common, according to some sources, than a gated 430.

 

Wait. You said you last saw one years ago that was in a wreck but this one is the cleanest one you've seen? What makes this one so clean? It has low miles but even from the pics I can see a few things that leave something to be desired. I would need to look in person to be sure but it has all of the telltale issues visible in the pics. So, please tell us what's so clean about it.

And why is this in the 360/430 section?

 

Darius, there are 1311 F40s made with 212 being US/NA cars. I think it's pretty close in terms of gated F430s. Of course, people love to say that F40s aren't rare but manual F430s are so who knows...

 

Wow.... $2.1MM Beautiful.

I'd have to drive it if I bought it.

 

Beautiful, but a million dollar premium for a car you can't drive.

 

Bastuna, I'm ok for both to be 'rare'. Specially as not a few F40s will have met the fate of the car in the pic above by now.

Still. RWD gated manual mid engined V8 Ferraris with upper 400 horses. One is lighter and more raw, the other has more gears, a bit more power, and the ability to switch Death mode on or off via a Manettino. And one is the last manual mid engined car Ferrari ever made...

 

Yes, DJ. I know what the F40 is. I own one.

 

Darius, you should take a road trip to visit Kevin at Mototechnique or Julian at Simpson Motorsport. They rebuild F40s all day long and as Julian eloquently puts it (I'm paraphrasing somewhat) the F40 is the one older car with modern car performance that people can really use without fear because it can be wadded up into a ball and rebuilt to be better and better each time. It's a tube frame car with completely modular build. If you prang something, you just take it off and throw it away. I don't know what's involved in rebuilding one with a damaged frame but I know that those guys do it.

The greatest thing about the F40: They stopped production in 1992 but the car was successfully campaigned in FIA racing until just short of 2000. The number of updates that Michelotto came up with over that time is staggering. My car has so many michelotto and updated Ferrari parts that when I look at an all original one, it's amazing to the see the progress that they made on that car through the years of racing. Ferrari and Michelotto learned a ton with that and if it weren't for guys like the Michelottos, Franco Meiners, Robin Smith (Julian's dad) and the others who were set on seeing the F40 come through as a phenomenal race car, the car wouldn't be as hallowed as it is today.

 

Sherpa, is there a thread on your car? I would love to check it out.

 

Nope. I prefer to keep the best things in my life off of the internet. We can talk about the reasons why offline. However, Petrolicious has asked to do a video on it at some point when I have it completely finished and dialed it. Probably in the spring.

 

The car is pure sex!

 

Could you name the upgrades, I am planning to acquire the F40 later on and want to get to know of things that could be done to make it more liveable/tolerable.

 

A good alternative http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/144825620-post4016.html a comparative bargain @ $1.65m.

 

I know that many rail against time capsules, and I realize the long term damage the cars likely experience due to dormancy, but they certainly are gorgeous to look at.

 

Wait. You are going to spend over $1m on a car that's meant to be raw and dynamic only to make it more "liveable/tolerable?" Call joe Sackey. He will correctly steer you to a different Ferrari Supercar that's more "liveable/tolerable."

There's nothing wrong with it in stock form but if you want to make the most of the chassis and car development, there are some upgrades. I have a series of Michelotto LM upgrades on my car and some improvements that Ferrari Classiche offers to their clients. They don't make the car more "tolerable." They make the car better suited to what it was made for - which is not being more "tolerable." One of the best parts is that other than the wheels and the brakes, the looks mostly stock to most people. But people who know what to look for can see all the upgrades and improvements.

It's not for everyone nor are the parts available to everyone. Plus you're changing the car. Joe can tell you more and he advises the vast majority of his clients not to do it, and for good reason. However, if you do it right and you do it with the idea of making it a better car from a driving perspective yet still keeping it true to its "in period" development, it's awesome.

I wanted to make the best F40 possible and I have. It took a lot of favors from friends and a lot of connections but it's been more than worth it. I love the process and most importantly absolutely love the car. It's almost finally completed and I can't wait to say "mission accomplished."

 

Do you have a thread which emphasises on upgrades with pictures, very interested to know more.

 

I'd say the Enzo and the La Ferrari fall into that category.

That said, you really can drive the manual-gearbox GTO/F40/F50 around town as they are quite docile when you are not in attack mode.

To me tolerable means the car is working the way its supposed to.

 

A UK owner drove his F40 daily into London for a couple of years. Rain or shine, LHD in a RHD country, atrocious London traffic. I believe it even was his only car for a while.

Not for everyone, but can be tolerable...

 

We're thinking about driving over to Eurofest in Greenville, SC this weekend. Needs to be driven. Goober but landmark infamous book...sarcasm.
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JS, I think the resent Cavallino has the F40 at 1.2 bottom but I don't think that's right is it?