USA FERRARI F40

Joe, congrats on your F40 and the great pics you posted, use it in good health.

 

Great thread Joe.

 

I'll do my best, I have lots of F40 knowledge and materials.

 

You have George Foreman's?.....I did not note the VIN.....

And Mr. Risi has a F40LM........at FoH.

 

Gone now........we flushed the stale fuel and put new CATS on it, and away it went.....


No idea what happened to Pinnacle Motorsport's records......the house was a real shambles, they say......piles of Ferrari parts in the backyard.....little yellow boxes EVERYWHERE!

Big George also had the Diablo Spyder, they were always jamming the doors or mislatching the roof......ever tried to unstick one of those honkin' doors from missing the latch pin? LOL!

 

I may have a picture of it, on one of the Mailout Postcards....actually, I DO have a picture, of me standing next to it...I'll look.....

 

Joe, being yours, I'd love to end up with this one too one day! Just Kidding! You always get/have the best! My Uncle is still enjoying his, thank you!

 

Not Caiolas. This one belongs to my dad , Eduardo Menasce. He purchased his 92 in 2002, the car had 350 miles or so.

 

Here Mr. Sackey.....from happier times......
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That looks comfortable lol....cool pics though.

 

His comment:

"You'll NEVER make money repairing an F40...too much $#%^&^*^ in the way to take off, first!"

That's big George's ride....I mean Reverend George Foreman, SIR!

 

Dear Comrade BigTex,

This is surely a malicious post! The reason? I just do not believe that Joe would place himself in the 'suicide position' by working on the car with only the ghastly lollipop stick supporting all that weight. No way would I ever get underneath that engine cover without some other form of secondary support. Does anyone know the statistics for F-40 owners having been killed by the lollipop stick prop breaking?

With kind regards,

512 Tea Are

 

That engine cover is sooo heavy. Any idea how much it weighs ?

 

I doubt that would kill anyone if it fell on them lol....

That "lollipop" stick is actually pretty strong....

 

Dear Comrade SSINISTR,

Should one be leaning into the engine bay at ninety degree's over the rear wheels and were the lollipop stick to snap the wheel arch would act as a guillotine.

I struggle to lift the cover - the total weight must be more than three hundred weight. I have a piece of six inch by two inch timber that I use as an ancillary prop. I say it again - the lollipop stick terrifies me. Also, did Ferrari supply an asbestos suit as original equipment to put on when checking the oil level? I say this because the oil level should be checked immediately after switching the engine off. Surely there must be an asbestos suit and gloves available somewhere to make the oil checking procedure more comfortable and less life threatening?

With kind regards,

512 Tea Are

 

I wouldnt bet on that . It is pretty heavy . If that thing hit your head...

 

It would decapitate a small child in a hurry...I don't trust it unattended at shows and have fabricated a stronger pole that I use.