I think he’s pretty accurate in his assessment if we consider his wording. Could be wrong, but I think the simple numbers of people exposed to the f40 would make it the most “lusted” after for sure.
Yeah, most people know the F40 but wouldn't know the 288, 512BB, 250 GTO, 275, etc. As car people, we would, but most of the public who know the F40 are car appreciators, not so much car enthusiasts.
There's some disagreement on this statement, but I think you are right, due to the perfect balance of speed, handling and looks coupled with the raw connected drive. There's more expensive Ferraris, there's faster Ferraris, but none are more appealing than an F40.
They are sexy as hell and I would grow a mustache and wear nothing but Hawaiian shirts if I had one, but it would be nice to get a Ferrari with a better 0-60 than my Miata. 😃
It's a fake F40. That plate in the UK is for 2001 or newer, you can't attach a private plate to any car to make it look newer.
I could look it up online to find its identity if the plate was completely visible.
PG51 EKN, comes back as Ferrari, Red. Shows it has MOT until June 2024 and tax until January 2024. Doesnt display as sorn
Edit: Check done on the official .gov reg check site
Man, a dude parked next to me in a factory mint white one. I got out and said "I don't need to tell you what you're driving right?" He laughed and said "Oh I know."
“No I paid 2 million on something I never heard of.” I know you were talking about the type-r and not an f-40, but still. This might be the most blatant example of mansplaining I’ve ever heard of, even if you are both men.
What I mean is they saw someone with a nice, desirable car, and instead of saying “cool car” like a normal person, they assumed that the owner didn’t even know that the car they own and drive is cool and desirable.
That's just because he understands everything better than you, because he is a real man. It's no mansplaining, if he can assume, that you don't understand anything he tries to tell you (not been asked for)!
Impossible to argue against that. If I had to pick another to round out an F40/F1/other 90s trinity id probably go XJ220. M1 being the alt/deepcut pick. You?
Any fans of the 00’s? Saleen S7, Maserati MC12, Carrera GT for me. However, I’ve never seen a top 3 I agree with more than yours. I do think the Zonda deserves a mention
It represented the Church of the V12 though…
There were prettier cars for sure for my money, but hard to argue the countach wasn’t an icon. Lot of great cars to pick from back then.
Sheesh give him a break. Some of us were car nuts when this and the 959 came out. Audi's and the killer B's got exciting racing banned. That is stuff that we were lucky enough to know and car about.
Things are so sterile these days in the automotive world as far as excitement.
It goes both ways. Back in our day you basically only had Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini as far as exotics.
Now they have everything we had plus McLaren, Koenigsegg, Pagani, Bugatti plus a bunch more
I was fortunate enough to see Lindsay Fox's collection at an International motor show many years ago. Despite the yellow roofs they were beautiful. And to have an F40, F50 and an F60 in the one hall was incredible
One of the most famous cars ever build, the last Ferrari, which was planned by Il Commendatore himself for the 40th anniversary of the sport cars from Maranello.
Can be very happy to see this technical jewel.
That is one hellova catch. That car is legend! I think back in the early 90’s retail was 250k. It was the first? (I’m riffing off the top of my head) 200+ MPH prod car? Is that right. I pulled it from some dark corner of my brain. I don’t want to google it, I just want to know if I’m wrong.
I lurk on this sub often but am never really able to identify most of the cars, however I can certainly identify *this* car. If I could show an alien a picture of one car, it would be this one. The glorious Ferrari F40.
The F40. It was maybe the purest and rawest street racing car ever built. It was as stripped down as possible. Ferrari built the world’s craziest go-kart knowing that people who buy these cars to drive them wanted exactly that.
https://youtu.be/jC9khtvv-ZY
You found probably the most lusted after Ferrari ever made. F40. Good catch!
Had a giant poster of one over my bed growing up. Couldn’t wait to grow up and buy one. I’ve grown up and realized I’ll never have one haha
I had this, as a matchbox car, when I was a child.
I have this, as a Lego model, as adult 😊
I have this in my garage, as a liar.
Sweet, can I try?
My dad made me a race car bed shaped and painted like one lol
Weren’t you the lucky little boy.
Oh I was *that* kid alright. Well, until middle/high school. Long story.
Are we twins? I had a red Ferrari bed... and a long back story too.
I’m not even into cars and I’m pretty sure this was THE car featured on the one “car a month” calendar I had
This is the first car I ever learned to draw. Can still do it to this day without looking at a reference.
2nd most, probably. 250 GTO.
I think he’s pretty accurate in his assessment if we consider his wording. Could be wrong, but I think the simple numbers of people exposed to the f40 would make it the most “lusted” after for sure.
Yeah, most people know the F40 but wouldn't know the 288, 512BB, 250 GTO, 275, etc. As car people, we would, but most of the public who know the F40 are car appreciators, not so much car enthusiasts.
The 288 GTO gets no love?
The 288 GTO is my all time favorite. It gets my love.
I still love the 288.. I got to see one in person near Mt Fuji ... and my jaw dropped to the ground.
does from me - always my favourite. The 308/328 is a ludicrously pretty shape for a car and the 288 is that shape on steroids. So much lust..
Prettiest car ever - and that's from someone who think Ferrari is severely overrated.
Also 250 SWB is goated
I’m definitely in the GTO camp. F40 was cool, but the GTO was perfect.
And the 288 gto? And the 512 bb?
3rd most after a 288 GTO.
Honestly, as much as I love the 288 GTO it's not nearly as popular as an F4O.
That's why it's 3rd.
4th after the Mondial /s
I really want a 212 or maybe a 166.
There's some disagreement on this statement, but I think you are right, due to the perfect balance of speed, handling and looks coupled with the raw connected drive. There's more expensive Ferraris, there's faster Ferraris, but none are more appealing than an F40.
Are there any Ferraris that have this kind of sexiness but under $50k-$60k?
Hard to find any Ferrari under 50-60k, and none that look anything like this. I think the Mondial is the most "affordable" Ferrari.
Maybe a well used 308 could be found for 50K.
They are sexy as hell and I would grow a mustache and wear nothing but Hawaiian shirts if I had one, but it would be nice to get a Ferrari with a better 0-60 than my Miata. 😃
miat🤌🤌
Richard Burke?
Damn reference esoteric af dawg... …but that is the guy, yes.
>esoteric Haha. Nice!!!
You can just about still get a 360 at this price
Tretsarossas were pretty cheap about 20 years back sadly
If you want sexy, you gotta pay up. If not, you get a crackhead looking ~~escort~~ car...
As a long time enthusiast I find it hard to comprehend anyone not knowing the identity of an F40.
It's a fake F40. That plate in the UK is for 2001 or newer, you can't attach a private plate to any car to make it look newer. I could look it up online to find its identity if the plate was completely visible.
No. https://www.checkcardetails.co.uk/cardetails/pg51%20ekn
F40 (1987-92)
89 https://www.checkcardetails.co.uk/cardetails/pg51%20ekn
MOT failed :o !
It's SORN, probably locked away in a garage somewhere
PG51 EKN, comes back as Ferrari, Red. Shows it has MOT until June 2024 and tax until January 2024. Doesnt display as sorn Edit: Check done on the official .gov reg check site
With a “51” plate? Must have been imported and re-registered
Not necessarily could have sat unregistered in a dealership for a couple of years.
A couple? Like 30?
F1 car with a body kit.
Sad day when somebody doesn't recognize one of the most famous Ferraris of all time.
Referring to it as a classic car makes me feel old too
Wanna feel really old? The Integra type R is a classic car…
HEY. Stop that.
Man, a dude parked next to me in a factory mint white one. I got out and said "I don't need to tell you what you're driving right?" He laughed and said "Oh I know."
“No I paid 2 million on something I never heard of.” I know you were talking about the type-r and not an f-40, but still. This might be the most blatant example of mansplaining I’ve ever heard of, even if you are both men.
..... No it's not. What do you mean by 'mansplaining'.
What I mean is they saw someone with a nice, desirable car, and instead of saying “cool car” like a normal person, they assumed that the owner didn’t even know that the car they own and drive is cool and desirable.
That's too much mansplaning dude. Can't believe you fell for that.
That's just because he understands everything better than you, because he is a real man. It's no mansplaining, if he can assume, that you don't understand anything he tries to tell you (not been asked for)!
Where does it end?!
You shut your mouth!
So are R34's
Yeah, I think 20+ is *classic* and 45+ is *antique*. My first car would be an antique now.
4 more years and my Mitsubishi is a classic
You’re saying my first car, a 76 Monte Carlo, is antique?! 😢
Even worse, my 76 chevette is an antique. There must be new rules for this. Lol
Just think, in a few more years cars like the p1 and 918 will be considered “classic cars”
Every kid had a poster of this growing up lol
And the Hot Wheels
And now the lego.
And a model car. And the same for a Testarossa!
Right next to the Michael Jordan “Wings” poster…
Check!
In the best 3 cars ever made.
959/Countach being the other parts of the holy 90s trinity?
Good choices but the McLaren F1 is my No 1
Impossible to argue against that. If I had to pick another to round out an F40/F1/other 90s trinity id probably go XJ220. M1 being the alt/deepcut pick. You?
XJ220 is a really great shout. M1 is good too. NSX? R390? It’s the CLK GTR for me.
NSX is another brilliant call. Man.
Any fans of the 00’s? Saleen S7, Maserati MC12, Carrera GT for me. However, I’ve never seen a top 3 I agree with more than yours. I do think the Zonda deserves a mention
The clk gtr is such an under appreciated car in the grand scheme of things.
British 90s trilogy XJ220S/Speed 12/F1
British only as you’ve set up, not sure that lineup could be topped.
Very hard to, but add a one off John Dodd’s the beast and that’d be a glorious collection
The BMW M1? That was produced from '78 to '81. Peerless at the time.
M1 isnt 90s… merc CLK GTR, bugatti EB110, and jag XJ220 are my holy trinity of 90s supercars
Countach was a really good looking car but not even close to be as good as the others.
It represented the Church of the V12 though… There were prettier cars for sure for my money, but hard to argue the countach wasn’t an icon. Lot of great cars to pick from back then.
one of the most famous *cars* of all time
Sheesh give him a break. Some of us were car nuts when this and the 959 came out. Audi's and the killer B's got exciting racing banned. That is stuff that we were lucky enough to know and car about. Things are so sterile these days in the automotive world as far as excitement.
It goes both ways. Back in our day you basically only had Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini as far as exotics. Now they have everything we had plus McLaren, Koenigsegg, Pagani, Bugatti plus a bunch more
At least it was red so they knew it was a Ferrari
Saw this post and began askin myself: "How tf is it possible not to know what a F40 look like?"
That and the F50. Both amazing cars!!!
The F50 really grew on me. It's so exuberant. I hope I get to see one in person one day.
I was fortunate enough to see Lindsay Fox's collection at an International motor show many years ago. Despite the yellow roofs they were beautiful. And to have an F40, F50 and an F60 in the one hall was incredible
You mean an Enzo?
I meant what I said
Not just a Ferrari that’s *the* Ferrari. Crazy.
Sir this isn't LaFerrari.
F40 looks a lot better than a la Ferrari in my opinion
It's a running joke lol. LaFerrari literally means "The Ferrari".
Um stop saying it’s a running joke when the car is clearly parked
Oh my bad
How.... do you not recognise an F40?
I think the answer is by being young.
But... but that makes me old. And I don't like it.
It’s a Ferrari f40. One of the worlds most finest creations. I saw one once and it had a baby seat in the passenger side.
That’s because women get pregnant just by looking at the car.
Ngl it’s not just women. I’m 63weeks gone
One of the most famous cars ever build, the last Ferrari, which was planned by Il Commendatore himself for the 40th anniversary of the sport cars from Maranello. Can be very happy to see this technical jewel.
An old friend of mine owns one. It sits in his warehouse of collectibles below his 1978 Pontiac Trans Am lol. I shit you not.
I’m constantly amazed at some of the submissions to this sub
Fierro with a body kit
r/itsalwaysafiero
Nope. One lug.
being sarcastic
I thought that was a crash and I physically cringed and my anus clenched
r/oddlyspecific
This just proves my suspicion that most of the cars posted in this sub, is just attention bait. There’s no way someone doesn’t know what an F40 is.
Is this just a troll sub?! Really?! It’s only the most iconic sports car designed over the last 40 years. What’s next?!
How can you not know what this is…
The goat!
My absolute dream car,stunning beauty
F 40
That is one hellova catch. That car is legend! I think back in the early 90’s retail was 250k. It was the first? (I’m riffing off the top of my head) 200+ MPH prod car? Is that right. I pulled it from some dark corner of my brain. I don’t want to google it, I just want to know if I’m wrong.
How to trigger a fan base
\*picture of the world's most iconic car in the history of cars\* "I'm baffled by this!!!"
F40 lol, its like asking what car is a Honda civic
I'm astonished that so many people don't know the F40
That's not just a classic Ferrari, that's THE Ferrari. Best one ever made imo. F40, multi-million car right there.
Absolutely not a Fiero this time!
It's failed on headlight alignment a few times for being too low. 😁Pmsl. In a world of jacked up SUV's blinding everyone!
I lurk on this sub often but am never really able to identify most of the cars, however I can certainly identify *this* car. If I could show an alien a picture of one car, it would be this one. The glorious Ferrari F40.
That's an F40 my guy, like literally the picture that's comes in to the midnight whe you think of ferrari.
Idk, to me it's amazing that some people don't know this is a F40
man sees an unicorn F40 and is not even aware
The F40. It was maybe the purest and rawest street racing car ever built. It was as stripped down as possible. Ferrari built the world’s craziest go-kart knowing that people who buy these cars to drive them wanted exactly that. https://youtu.be/jC9khtvv-ZY
What model is this, are you seriously? Possibly the best Ferrari ever made. Nothing will ever look as good ever again.
Is a ferrari f40 !!! You're very lucky Is one of the most rare ferrari's of the world , in cost milion and milion of dollars because they made a few
They actually made over 1,000
There are maaaaaany Ferraris made in lower numbers than the F40.
are you thick?
F40 , This and the F50 are actually decent (for a Ferrari. Horrible company ethics tarnished the entire brand)
One of the most sought after cars. Mainly because it has normal headlights AND pop-up headlights.
It's on a 51 plate so 2001 2002
How is it on this plate?
Think it's because registered at date of import not manufacture
Which is weird when you know when it was built. It should've got a date related plate.
clearly a ferrari countach
Its a fiero
Ferrari Fiero
Bro doesn't know what the most famous car of all time is instead of googling... Let's get roasted instead
How can you be bothered to post on this subreddit and get not know what this car is. Sus as fuck
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This is a replica. It is not a real Ferrari. The Numberplate is from 2001
Just a basic run of the mill Testarossa 🙊
Is it Howard from Take That's car?
This thing sounds like the frontline
Bro this is the LEGEND of All LEGENDS 😅
My 3rd favorite Ferrari... The Ferrari F40
Isn’t that an f40?? I thought EVERYONE knew this one But everyone is a lot of people 😂 I shouldn’t have assumed my bad
The glorious f40
F40 - my ages 8ish to 13ish dream car
Ah, the F40, my favourite Ferrari ever.
Ferrari F40 is iconic af
It’s the greatest of them all! Nice.
The most beautiful car ever created. My all time favorite.
80s. I remember MJ pulling up to games in these.
Jesuuuuus
VINwiki
F- foty
Dude, that’s an F40.
I’m grateful I got to see one in person once, such a crazy car
One of the most beautiful ferrari of all times
that's my childhood right there
First production car to go 200mph. I think I read One of the first owners recorded vhs tapes of him driving at high speed and got in trouble for it.
They had an F40 race at the ‘91? German Grand Prix, and somebody overcorrected into the fence right in front of me.
Would’ve taken 4 seconds on Google to answer your own question. Just saying…
F40
Price?
Oh ho....that is one sexy ass machine. It's a Ferrari F40
Enzo's Magnum Opus: The F40.
Pantera. /s
Ferrari F-40
It really hits it up for beauty, such a car can't move on the roads of our country, Uganda that is why there are not there lol
Am I wrong or does this give off Magnum P.I. vibes?
It is the only Ferrari I would bother owning
This is a joke
Ferrari F40, I wish I was there to look at it.
Makes me feel old when someone doesn't know this model. Darn!
F40
Guy in the khaki shorts. "Would you look at that. Just look at it."
F40. Omg.
This is the Ferrari that Ferrari owners wish they had.