Ferrari F40 (1991)

Ferrari's 201 mph 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 and the road-going 288 GTO (that the F40 replaced).

The design features a tubular steel chassis with bonded composite inserts, most notably around the sills and floor pan, The 2,936 cc motor produces approximately 500 bhp at 7,000 rpm with the help of two water-cooled IHI turbochargers running 1.1 bar of boost. At 1,202 kg, the F40 had, and still has, a phenomenal power-to-weight ratio. Shatteringly fast by any comparison (especially for 1988), the F40 can sprint from 0-60 mph in just 4.4 seconds and hit 201 mph flat out making it the first production car to surpass this mystical boundary

Please note, this vehicle is no longer for sale.

Completed at the factory in November of 1990, this example had originally been destined for San Remo businessman Sig. Ferrua, but was reallocated prior to delivery. Some four months later, the car was eventually supplied by Parauto s.r.l of Genova, down the coast in Italy, to Rocco de Santis of Monaco, on 8th March 1991.

The car would remain in Monaco for a period of 15 years, seeing regular service and maintenance from official Ferrari dealership G. Cavallari Monaco Motors. In 2009 the car was awarded Ferrari’s red book Classiche certification confirming its matching chassis, engine, gearbox and body after which the car was imported into the UK.