Rare Ferrari F40 Auction: #19 of 22 Goes to Auction
World’s most coveted dream car could be yours
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And now the rest of the world has a chance at owning one of these rare stunners when one of this most rare of high performing breeds -- #19 of 22 manufactured -- hits the auction block January 6 – a confirming data point that 2022 will begin with the kind of bang that only Ferrari can create.
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As the last car Enzo Ferrari commissioned for production, he did it in fittingly operatic fashion, proclaiming his wish to “produce (the F40) as a car which could remind us of Le Mans and the GTO” – adding to the visionary industrial designer’s talents those of a wordsmith.
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Ferrari put those words to action, designing in the F40 a once in a century high performance showpiece encapsulating the timeless essence of what car enthusiasts dream of – look, feel and speed. Ferrari’s personal lead tester Dario Benuzzi worked tirelessly with legendary racing tire producer Pirelli to develop a whole new compound for better grip at high speeds. (To this day the P-Zero model tire is among Pirelli’s most popular.)
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The engine in this beast is the twin-turbocharged 3.0-Liter V8 from the 80s GTO, another outright classic, which, according to Ferrari, produces 478-Horsepower. During testing the F40 is reported to have hit 0-60mph in just 2.9 seconds consistently, a HUGE deal at the time, ramping up to 140 mph in just 14 seconds for the intrepid. It’s heightened minimalist design in the genre’s optimal form: With an interior racing motif and utilitarian angles, it’s just you, the car and the road. That’s all there is folks – no infotainment system to play with or iPhone connection to make dinner reservations. Simply put: the F40 forces you to be a lot like the car - your best self.
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In the end, it’s the chassis that hung on our walls, the F40’s red aerodynamically optimized curves, and a spoiler so big it would give an airplane wing-envy that cemented the F40 as the sports car that all sports cars aspire to be. The design has a timelessness to it that transcends any vehicle in its class today – regardless of attempts to replicate the F40’s seamless execution, nearly 40 years later the car remains a temporal paradox integrating that has defied time and space so to speak not only today but for generations
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MECUM AUCTIONS
Car Model: 1992 Ferrari F40
Date: Jan 6th - 16th