Ferrari F40 (1989)

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.

This example was supplied new to its first keeper on 3rd April 1990 by Motor s.p.a of Bologna. As a 1990 example, this F40 is desirably a non-cat, non-adjust example of the Ferrari's iconic poster car.

This example was sold to renowned Italian Ferrari collector and Claudio Caggiati with whom it resided until 2013. An avid fan of 50s Ferraris, Caggiati notably campaigned his 500 TRC in the Mille Miglia every year between 1993 and 2014, 21 sequential entries! The F40 saw infrequent use and was sold in 2013.

Imported into the UK in 2013 by Ferrari dealership Dick Lovett of Swindon, the F40 at this time had covered just 4,400 kilometres at which point the car received its Ferrari red book Classiche certification. Joining a significant collection of cars, the F40 again saw limited use, was placed into storage and sold five years later.

In 2018 the F40 travelled to the sunnier and salt-free climes of Australia, imported by Scuderia Graziani of New South Wales. It found ownership in Brisbane where its custodian ensured diligent servicing by Ferrari Brisbane.

The most recent owner purchased the F40 in 2020, returning the car to the UK at that time a couple of years later. Residing within our storage facility, the exacting and meticulous current owner requested DK replace all rubbers, gaskets and seals as a part of a major service. As such In 2023, the car passed through our workshops where it received a full mechanical overhaul including the removal of the engine and a subsequent full rebuild, alongside the replacement of its fuel cells and of course cambelts. In August 2024, this example further received an annual service and new clutch release bearing.

Residing within our storage facility since, this wonderful example of a non-cat, non-adjust F40 presents superbly with just 6,050 km from new and is available to view at our showrooms outside London immediately.

• Supplied new to Italy in 1990
• Non-cat, non-adjust
• 6,050 km from new
• Documented history from new
• Classiche Certified
• One of the first 500 examples
• Recent preventative maintenance engine strip and rebuild by DK