The F50 Thread

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Today my rear cover wouldn't open. One latch opened, the other refused to budge. I took off the seat belt cover to use the emergency release, didn't help.

Tried FChat search, couldn't find anything on the subject.

Called a friendly technician at Maranello Egham and bingo. Told me what to do and first go, sorted.

Here then - if you ever wanted to know - is what to do if your rear refuses to open (now boys...behave).

1. You need two people.
2. One person lifts the lever which opens the rear cover on the drivers door frame.
3. At precisely the same time the other person lifts the rear cover using the wing as usual.
4. Up she rises. Job done.

The technician said the cover sometimes goes out of "synch", an easy quick fix is above. Well done that garage.

 

Good to know. I had a similar problem with the F50 front hood. It's times like these when you have to love the F40's low tech external locks!

 

Beautiful with the golden speedlines. It really updates the look, with a piece of Ferrari heritage (60-70's). Amazing.

 

What's the consensus on ATL v.s. Ferrari replacement fuel tanks on the F50? (sorry if this has been discussed before but I couldn't find anything)

 

I didn't know ATL made a tank for the F50? That's interesting. I placed ATLs in my F40 and the quality is excellent. The replacement tank for my F50 came from Ferrari, the Ferrari authorised service dealer I purchased the car from included it in the deal. Zero issues (fortunately) with the factory tank.

 

Getting some love
Ferrari F50 by Alex Maas, on Flickr


Some of Preston's cars
Ferrari F50 by Alex Maas, on Flickr

Ferrari F50 by Alex Maas, on Flickr

 

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Starting to appreciate the f50 more and more. Truly a great car of its times.

 

A couple more of the yellow Swap Shop F50

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Swap Shop Ferrari F50 - Front 1/4 by Alex Maas, on Flickr

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Swap Shop Ferrari F50 - Rear 1/4 by Alex Maas, on Flickr

 

I saw this one during MM.
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Love the speedlines

 

Lots of other people appreciating the car as well: He seems to have a different person in the passenger seat every time the angle changes...

 

The 'mystery' black one is still on NJ plates. I briefly saw it over the summer and it was seen out and about in Greenwich only a few weeks ago.

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Already posted these pics in the "Showroom" section, I think some of you could find them interesting.
This was the Ferrari stand at the Motor Show di Bologna in 1995. A US-spec F50 was present.
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Actress Brigitte Nielsen sitting at the wheel of the F50.
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The F50 mock-up at the Pininfarina stand, same event.

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Looks like it

But only 240 miles since new? People have missed out on some fun

 

Goodness knows the work to re-commission the car. From small cosmetic items like the quirky re-chargeable interior light/torch through the sensitive air conditioning clutch to larger items. 240 miles from new? 20 years with no use? Can't think of anything worse for an F50. And to think someone will be asked to pay a premium for the pleasure lol.

 

I rather suspect it won't be re-commissioned though because any new owner paying a premium for a car with almost no miles is equally unlikely to drive it anywhere and it will more likely sit in someone else's garage never moving.

Jonathan

 

I actually think its good that a handful of such cars are "frozen in time" forever to be just works of art. In a 100 years time people will be able to look at such examples and fully appreciate the engineering of the time, the workmanship that was acceptable in period and use such examples as templates for the restoration of well used examples.

If all the cars had ended up that way then yes it is a pity, but enough of them have also been used, abused and enjoyed, so to have a mix of all the examples is not such a bad thing.

I agree that this one will remain untouched unless a buyer comes along who wanted one back when they were new but for whatever reason did not buy an example. With this one you could send it back to Ferrari and a few months later be handed the keys and essentially be back in Maranello in the 90s picking up your brand new F50

 

Poulter has said he's selling as he wants to buy one with more miles that he can drive and enjoy

 

Morning Jonathan. I'm sure you're correct, and it is what it is but still fascinating how value is determined. Wonderfully irrational, as are the cars

 

Mille Miglia 2016 ....
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