Ferrari F40, 1990
Ferrari F40
Ferrari F40•
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Chassis No.: ZFFMN34A9L0086602
Auction: Monterey 2013
Auction date: August 17, 2013
Lot No.: S141
$1,457,500 | Sold
- Exterior: Red
- True one owner Ferrari F40
- 473 original miles
- Sold new by Ferrari of Los Gatos on June 21, 1991
- First service completed October 6, 1992 at 459 miles
- Kept in storage from 1992-2013
- Removed from storage on April 26, 2013
- Twin Turbo Four-Cam 3.0L V-8 boasting 478 HP
- One-piece plastic tubular steel chassis
- Carbon fiber doors, hood and trunk
- Service manuals, tool kit and luggage
- The world’s fastest production automobile in its day
- Factory rated 201 MPH top speed and 0-60 in under 4 seconds
- Only 1,311 F40 Supercars were produced from 1988-1992
On July 21, 1987, automotive journalists from around the world assembled at the civic center near Ferrari’s Maranello headquarters for an audience with the Old Man himself. The occasion: the unveiling of the Ferrari F40 Berlinetta, the result of Ferrari’s instruction to his engineers to build the best car in the world. The F40 was indeed a technological tour de force, combining superbly executed engineering conventions with brilliant innovation. Its maximum speed of 201 MPH necessitated Pirelli’s all-new Z-rated P700 tires mounted on center-locking F-1 style aluminum wheels, behind which reside huge Group C-derived 13-inch Brembo brakes.
The otherwise conventional all-independent A-arm/coilover suspension bore the added benefit of automatic ride height adjustment, a concession to the changing road conditions the F40 would face in the real world. The F40’s 3.0L twin turbo 4-cam V-8 made no such compromises, boasting 478 HP at 7,000 RPM while delivering its maximum 425 lb-ft of torque at just 4,000, making it docile at low speeds yet ready to instantly launch the car forward with overwhelming ferocity.
Sculpted in carbon fiber for minimal weight and maximum downforce, the F40’s stunning Pininfarina bodywork has gained iconic status in the intervening years, more for its artful forms than its aerodynamic efficiency; so too its strictly functional cockpit with its highly bolstered seats, simple padded steering wheel, gated shifter and analog instruments. Sold new by Ferrari of Los Gatos on June 21, 1991, this one-owner 1990 Ferrari F40 has been driven just 473 miles. Accompanied by it’s original window sticker, this supercar received its first service on October 6, 1992 at 459 miles and was then placed in storage, where it remained until April 26, 2013.
One of only 1,311 produced from 1988 to 1992, it is a superb, virtually untouched example of the last Ferrari commissioned by Enzo Ferrari before his passing on August 14, 1988, barely one year after he introduced the F40 as the world’s fastest production automobile.
