The F40 sports a pair of circular tail lights on either side, a design element seen on many classic Ferraris throughout the time period. ... 1987 Ferrari F40. 1986 Porsche 959. Engine.

To make things worse, the car isn’t yours. In fact, you’re a Ferrari technician, and you’ve just seriously wrecked the highest-mileage F40 in the world.

Driving a Ferrari F40 and a Lamborghini Diablo nose to tail in downtown Fort Lauderdale renders us as conspicuous as Ted Kennedy at a car wreck. Curiously enough, it is also a passport to gentility.

The Ferrari F40 in question was once gifted to F1 champion Nigel Mansell by none other than Enzo Ferrari. Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. Search for: ...

It truly is a tip-to-tail re-design that fully mimics the Liberty Walk Ferrari F40 from the wide, boxy fenders to the trailer-esque tail lights and signature rear wing.

The YouTube channel has sourced an F140, the engine that first made waves in the Enzo supercar, to realize the V12 F40 that Ferrari never sold. By Adam Ismail Published Nov 13, 2024 4:55 PM EST ...

The minimalism that is the car’s leitmotif is also apparent in how the F40 moves. The steering and brakes are unassisted, the clutch heavy. But it’s so light and agile that you barely notice.

The tail lights and Ferrari badges are also removed and deep-cleaned, and there's even a process to polish the sides of the pop-up headlamps and rear wing, which both gave the car its iconic looks.

Ferrari has previously paid homage to the F40 with the one-off SP38 in 2018, a coachbuilt special based on the 488 GTB. Hamilton’s personal garage has included a 599 GTO, a LaFerrari, and the ...

But the Ferrari F40 is a bona fide classic. It's one of the most beloved cars on the planet and it's rare too, with just a hair over 1,300 ever to roll out of Maranello.

From the CAR archives We drive 959 and F40 Published July 1988. In the week when Lewis Hamilton arrived at Maranello to join the Scuderia, he set tongues wagging when he posed alongside a Ferrari ...