The last Ferrari produced while its founder was still alive, the Ferrari F40 was the first production vehicle to break the 200 mph (322 km/h) barrier, and it became a landmark for the Maranello-based company.
Considered by some to be the purest Ferrari has come up with, it weighed just 2,400 pounds (1,089 kg) thanks to the use of carbon fiber for the chassis and bodywork.
Even by today’s standards, the Ferrari F40 remains highly competitive, with a 478 HP twin-turbo V8 engine that allows it to sprint from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in just 3.8 seconds, and to cover a quarter mile in 11.8 seconds.
Produced in 1992 and delivered new to Switzerland, this example changed hands a couple of times, and it’s now getting ready to be welcomed into a new home, if it will sell at RMSothebys auction in Milan, Italy, on November 25-27. The vendor doesn’t have much to say about it, except that its odometer reads less than 26,800 km (16,653 miles), and that it’s offered at no reserve. Nevertheless, the buyer will have to dig deep in his pockets, as the estimated selling price ranges from €725,000 to €875,000 ($770,000-928,000).
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