In the late 80’s, Enzo Ferrari created the 288 GTO Evolution, but they got banned by the FIA for that kind of racing. Since they had a finished car, Enzo decided to make the fastest road car of all time (323 kph). After fourteen months of development, the F40 was presented to the public on July 21, 1987 in Maranello. Only 1315 units of this model were produced, of which 213 with US-specifications. They are rare and collectible, especially those with low mileage, such as this 1991 Ferrari F40.
The F40 is powered by a 2.9-liter twin-turbo V8 engine with 478 hp (356 kW) and 426 lb-ft (578 Nm) of torque. That’s enough power to push the car up to 62 mph in 4.2 seconds with a top speed of 201 mph (323 km / h). Power is sent to the rear wheels via a five-speed manual transmission.
It is finished in Rosso Corsa, well maintained and has only 9,400 kilometres on the odometer. It is equipped with independent double-wishbone suspension with coil-over shock absorbers, wind-up windows, Weber-Marelli electronic fuel injection and cross-drilled disc brakes. In 2020 at Modena Cars SA in Geneva the left and right fuel tanks were replaced, the fuel lines were refreshed and other work was undertaken which cost 116,500 CHF.
The car comes with a history report by Marcel Massini, warranty booklet copies, and service invoices. The auction will take place on November 26 and the estimated value of the car is between €2,300,000 – €2,600,000 EUR.
Source: RM Sotheby’s
