Photo: Craiglist
When Enzo Ferrari gave his blessing on the Ferrari F40 project, little did he know that the company he founded would build more than the original projection of 400 units. As faith would have it, Ferrari went on to make 1,315 examples of the no-frills supercar.
Almost three decades after the first one rolled off the production lines in Maranello, Italy, the coolest Cavallino Rampante of the raging ‘80s is still hot stuff among car collectors. However, have you ever met a car collector who uses Craigslist for his research instead of going to Pebble Beach or whatever?
Me neither, yet here we are today, in the presence of a Ferrari F40 listed on Craiglist. That’s right, ladies and gents. A certain someone hasn’t contracted an auction house to part ways with his incredibly rare Italian supercar.
The featured photographs don’t depict a car from several decades ago, but a car which appears to have got out of a time capsule. I mean, just look at the deep luster of the Rosso Corsa paintwork or the scratch-free front apron.
The inside also appears to be in top-tip condition. Just looking at the gated shifter and the airbag-less steering wheel takes me back to the era when cars were more honest than the safety-crazed cars we have at the present moment. The raw, organic nature is but one thing that makes the F40 great.
Another detail that makes this particular Ferrari F40 stand out from the crowd is what the odometer reads: 2,000 miles (3,218 km). As per the listing, this specimen “has been driven very few pampered miles by its previous owners. It has been expertly maintained by authorized Ferrari dealers and well respected throughout its life.”
Now the time has come to pose a question: how much is it? Well, $1,599,995 seems pretty fair to me. Earlier this year, Gooding & Company sold a U.S.-spec Ferrari F40 with more miles on the clock for $1,534,500. What’s more, the bad boy listed on Craiglist comes with the Schedoni factory luggage set. It also prides itself on a Ferrari Classiche certification.
Me neither, yet here we are today, in the presence of a Ferrari F40 listed on Craiglist. That’s right, ladies and gents. A certain someone hasn’t contracted an auction house to part ways with his incredibly rare Italian supercar.
The featured photographs don’t depict a car from several decades ago, but a car which appears to have got out of a time capsule. I mean, just look at the deep luster of the Rosso Corsa paintwork or the scratch-free front apron.
The inside also appears to be in top-tip condition. Just looking at the gated shifter and the airbag-less steering wheel takes me back to the era when cars were more honest than the safety-crazed cars we have at the present moment. The raw, organic nature is but one thing that makes the F40 great.
Another detail that makes this particular Ferrari F40 stand out from the crowd is what the odometer reads: 2,000 miles (3,218 km). As per the listing, this specimen “has been driven very few pampered miles by its previous owners. It has been expertly maintained by authorized Ferrari dealers and well respected throughout its life.”
Now the time has come to pose a question: how much is it? Well, $1,599,995 seems pretty fair to me. Earlier this year, Gooding & Company sold a U.S.-spec Ferrari F40 with more miles on the clock for $1,534,500. What’s more, the bad boy listed on Craiglist comes with the Schedoni factory luggage set. It also prides itself on a Ferrari Classiche certification.
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