Ferrari F40 by blinkings
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'A little more than a year ago I expressed a wish to my engineers', an 89-year-old Enzo Ferrari said in the summer of 1987. Listening closely to his every word was the automotive media, all having journeyed to Maranello for the introduction of a new model. 'Build a car to be the best in the world'. And now that car is here. With that last sentence spoken, a red cover was swept aside, revealing the jaw-dropping Ferrari F40. The car was named to honor the company's 40th anniversary, and the journalists spontaneously broke into applause, mesmerized by a sensuous shape that screamed speed. A tall rear spoiler dominated the design, which showed a resemblance to the 288 GTO. But otherwise, the form was quite clean.
Like the 288 GTO, the Ferrari F40 had a tubular steel chassis but differed in its extensive use of carbon-fiber composites on the floorpan, dashboard, front bulkhead, and other areas. The body was also made of composite materials employed in Ferrari's Formula 1 program, in this case a Nomex, Kevlar, and carbon-fiber weave.
The interior was all business. The sliding windows were plexiglas, the doors and other panels were exposed carbon fiber. Seats were deep buckets, also made of carbon-fiber materials, and there was NO CARPETING. The only concession to luxury was a much needed air-conditioning system!
'We wanted (the F40) to be very fast, sporting in the extreme and spartan', Ferrari's Giovanni Perfetti told Autocar in 1987. Customers have been saying our cars were becoming too plush and comfortable. The F40 is for the most enthusiastic of our owners who want nothing but sheer performance.
I was about to buy it, but decided not to.....I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT CARPET'!
Comments (17)
A wonderful car indeed. Rich mans plaything though, and I'm not rich :(
Yeah I could only afford the gear stick knob!!!!!!!!!
I could live without the carpet but the deal-breaker for me was plexiglass side windows, so I passed too! LOL Great shots!
Very hot car.... Aloha
HMM! No carpet? What about my dogs backsides?
An old Ferrari but still beautiful, excellent shot.
All that money and the car is not complete? Great capture though-worth every penny
Super beautiful.
You buy the car and I'll buy the carpet, we can take turns driving it! Cool car, nice picture...
Gorgeous car on the outside but I too must have carpet. :))))) You never know when you mite want to take your shoes off and really enjoy the ride. :)))))))) Most excellent capture my friend. :))))) Thank you for sharing all the beauty you see. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
Stunning capture Andrew. God Bless.
Beautiful!!!!!!! I remember several of these (imagine!) turning up at the Ferrari show at Stamford! Nice shot! Rob
very lovely
Now, this could be my weekend's car!!
A two-seater go-kart... still a dream! Clive
Great fun to look at these beauties. Folks who build and own these do live in a different world...:)
Enzo got his wish. Outstanding capture of the outstanding F40. I had not noticed the missing rugs.