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1991 Ferrari F40
Chassis No. ZFFMN34A2MOO87931
Miles: 3403
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The F40 is a celebration of Enzo Ferrari’s 40 years as a carmaker, the F40 was the last car with a design personally approved by the great man himself. With a top speed of 201 mph and 0-60 mph time of under four seconds, the F40 was the world’s fastest production automobile and the ultimate supercar of its day. This particular F40 is an exceptional example with only 3403 miles of easy use. This car comes from a private collection and is flawless, it has always been treated to the best of care.
The Ferrari F40 supercar was produced from 1987 to 1992 as the successor to the 288 GTO, with which it shared some parts. During its production run, the F40 was Ferrari’s fastest, most powerful and most expensive vehicle and it remains one of the highest performing street legal vehicles ever produced; even by current standards, the F40’s performance threshold is amazingly high, and very few sports cars of any age can best it on the track.
Power comes from an enlarged, 2.9 litre version of the GTO’s twin IHI turbocharged V8 developing 478 bhp under 16 lbf/in of boost. The suspension setup, like the GTO’s, remained a double wishbone setup, though many parts were upgraded and settings were changed; the unusually low ground clearance prompted Ferrari to include the ability to raise the vehicle’s ground clearance when necessary.
The body was an entirely new design by Pininfarina featuring panels made of kevlar, carbon fiber, and aluminum for strength and low weight, and intense aerodynamic testing was employed. Weight was further minimized through the use of a plastic windshield and windows and no carpets, sound system or door handles were installed. Early cars had fixed windows, although newer windows that could be rolled down were installed into later cars and the F40 did without a catalytic converter until 1990 when US regulations made them a requirement for emissions control reasons.
The F40’s light weight of 1100 kg and high power output of 478 hp @ 7000 rpm gave the vehicle tremendous performance potential. Road tests have produced 0-60 times as low as 3.6 seconds, with 0-100mph in 7.6 seconds, giving the F40 a slight accelatory advantage over the 959, which was considered its primary competitor at the time. From its introduction in 1987 until 1989, it held the record as the world’s fastest production car, with a top speed of 201 mph; the record was broken by the RUF CTR “Yellowbird”, owing to the RUF’s 211 mile-per-hour top speed - although the F40 could still outrun it to sixty.