Ferrari F40

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The condition is simply superb and this car represents in our opinion what could be the best F40 available for sale in the UK  

8,000 kms - Ex Tommy Sopwith

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Ferrari's 201mph F40 is the definitive supercar and has a formidable reputation alongside the 250 GTO as possibly the best road Ferrari built to date. With the F40 Pininfarina produced an era defining creation, one that even today is instantly recognisable by old and young enthusiasts alike. F40's were closely derived from the experimental GTO Evoluzione's and the road 288 GTO (that the F40 replaced).

The design features a tubular steel chassis with bonded composite inserts, most notably around the sills and floorpan, The 2936cc motor produces approximately 500bhp at 7000rpm with the help of two water-cooled IHI turbochargers running 1.1bar of boost - at 1202kg the F40 had a and still has a phenomenal power-to-weight ratio. Shatteringly fast by any comparison (especially for 1988), the F40 can sprint from 0-60mph in just 4.4 seconds and hit 201mph flat out making it the first production car to surpass this mystical boundary. Whilst the GTO had pioneered the use of composite panels, the F40 was the first whose bodywork was constructed entirely from such materials. Comprising eleven panels made from Nomex, Kevlar and Carbon composite with a heavily ventilated Plexiglas rear windscreen. Sliding Lexan windows were fitted to the first 50 cars, these getting replaced by wind-ups thereafter.

The F40 was a landmark not just on account of its crushing performance and stunning looks, but it was fittingly the last ever car presented by Enzo Ferrari, this taking place at Maranello in June 1987, 14 months before the great man's death.

From 1991 onwards cars were fitted with catalytic convertors to meet ever tightening legislation and at this time adjustable suspension became an option. Production was discontinued in 1992 after 1311 examples had been completed in five years (600 or so being bound for the USA and being noticeably different to their lighter and faster European cousins), the F40 was only ever available from Ferrari in left-hand drive and presented in Rosso Corsa. (Approximately 7 examples were converted to RHD for the Sultan of Brunei).

At DK Engineering we have executed over100 trades of this iconic supercar. During 2011 DK transacted a total of eleven F40 sales! Our workshops have maintained approximately 75 different examples at various points in their life over the past 22 years. With this we are generally acknowledged as one of the leading F40 specialists in Europe.

This F40 is one of just 75 U.K supplied cars and was originally delivered to the famous Gentleman Racing personality Tommy Sopwith who's team ran under the banner "Equipe Endeavour". This car is a highly desirable non-cat/non-adjust example with wind-up windows. The car has spent the majority of its life with its 2nd and 3rd owners. The most recent owner kept the car in storage for the last 15 years and hence the mileage has remained exceptionally low and the condition superb. Today the car has covered just 8,100kms from new.

Following its long period in storage the car has recently received a 30,000 Euro recommissioning by a well know marque specialist in Europe during 2012 including new tyres, fuel tanks and cambelts.

The condition is simply superb and this car represents in our opinion what could be the best F40 available for sale in the UK for a British gent to purchase being a UK supplied, low mileage, the right specification and delivered new to one of the most influential gents in the motor racing scene of the 1960's.

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