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No matter how many LaFerraris the Italians are going to launch in the future, I’m sorry, but this is the definitive Prancing Horse model of all time.
The Ferrari F40 has so many things going for it that no other modern car will ever be able to match it. With only 1,311 units ever made, it was basically a limited edition. It was also the fastest production car in its time, cutting Porsche 959’s reign extremely short after only a few months, during which the German turbo supercar was able to enjoy that title.
But maybe the most important, and certainly the most emotionally charged, of all its traits was the fact that the F40 was the last Ferrari to get Enzo’s personal approval. It also marked the brand’s 40th anniversary, hence the name.
The fact that it was a beautiful piece of machinery with its aerodynamically driven exterior design only adds to the F40’s desirability. Just think about what Lamborghini was doing at the same time and you’ll see why people loved it so much - and still do to this day.
That’s a long list of reasons to make you want to own one if there was ever any need for more, other than the mere fact that it’s a goddamn Ferrari F40.
There’s this particular Ferrari F40, however, that can invoke one more. It was owned by F.J. Connolly Esq., the leather provider of choice in Maranello at that time and a very rich and influential man. These two last traits are the ones to blame for his ability to convince the otherwise very strict Italians to have his Ferrari F40’s chairs wrapped in leather. In other words, it is one of the few factory-approved bespoke Ferrari models, and that makes it even more valuable.
Not valuable enough to sell at a recent auction held by H&H on October 14, though, when the reserve price wasn’t met. It had an estimated value of between £750,000 and £800,000 ($1,161,562 - $1,238,840), but the people present at the auction that day had different plans for their money. Which means there’s a one-off Ferrari F40 still out there. All we need now is a little over 1.2 million dollars. How hard can it be?
But maybe the most important, and certainly the most emotionally charged, of all its traits was the fact that the F40 was the last Ferrari to get Enzo’s personal approval. It also marked the brand’s 40th anniversary, hence the name.
The fact that it was a beautiful piece of machinery with its aerodynamically driven exterior design only adds to the F40’s desirability. Just think about what Lamborghini was doing at the same time and you’ll see why people loved it so much - and still do to this day.
That’s a long list of reasons to make you want to own one if there was ever any need for more, other than the mere fact that it’s a goddamn Ferrari F40.
There’s this particular Ferrari F40, however, that can invoke one more. It was owned by F.J. Connolly Esq., the leather provider of choice in Maranello at that time and a very rich and influential man. These two last traits are the ones to blame for his ability to convince the otherwise very strict Italians to have his Ferrari F40’s chairs wrapped in leather. In other words, it is one of the few factory-approved bespoke Ferrari models, and that makes it even more valuable.
Not valuable enough to sell at a recent auction held by H&H on October 14, though, when the reserve price wasn’t met. It had an estimated value of between £750,000 and £800,000 ($1,161,562 - $1,238,840), but the people present at the auction that day had different plans for their money. Which means there’s a one-off Ferrari F40 still out there. All we need now is a little over 1.2 million dollars. How hard can it be?
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