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Drifting a Racecar-Converted Ferrari F40 Prototype at the Farm Is Why We Love Tax the Rich

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Photo: Screenshot from YouTube
In today's world wide web scenery, where everybody can borrow a Ferrari 458, use their iPhone and then turn to Instagram for a rant, it is sometimes difficult to tell wrong from right, at least without spending tons of time to sort things out. Well, there are a few old-school "www" values that always seem to be there for us and one of them comes from the Tax The Rich YouTube account.
You don't have to hunt these guys down across hundreds of social media platforms and wonder about the reasons behind their statements. And that's because they don't make any statements. Instead, they trash the hell out of senior supercars most mortals don't even dare to dream of driving.

Yes, we are a little upset because we've had to wait about one year for their latest release, the one you can see below. But when a Ferrari F40 gets treated like a rally car, being hooned on the loose, broken surface offered by a farm, the wait is suddenly worth it.

You are right: these careless blokes have used even more precious metal than an F40, while pulling even wilder tire-smoking moves in the past. But don't jump to conclusions just yet.

This isn't your... average F40. We're talking about a GT-spec F40 racecar, one whose past has the potential to make one's hands tremble. This is the 6th F40 prototype Maranello built, with the car having been converted to FIA racing spec by Michelotto Cars, a Prancing Horse dealership that has always served the mother ship by helping customers turn their Fezzas into motorsport material.

This turbocharged Ferrari was restored by DK Engineering back in 2013 and we're sure it will get all the attention it needs in case too much abuse sees its condition deteriorating. Which is why you can watch the footage above without the slightest trace of worry.

In fact, you can scrap that, as many of you might have a rough expression on their faces as they stare at the screen in maximum attention mode for the 0:47 teaser. Yes, those are Chuck Taylor Converse units, and no, we still don't know who the bloke doing the driving is.

P.S.: We bet somebody over in Maranello regrets having sold this car back in 1991.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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