Ferrari F40 – #87627

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Chassis-Nummer: ZFFMN34A6M0087627
Motoren-Nummer: 25042

Auktion: RM Sotheby’s, Monterey 2020, verkauft für 1’386’000 Dollar, mit diesen Angaben: «Claiming very minimal driving use while being fastidiously maintained, this beautifully presented F40 is one of the lowest-mileage examples offered in recent memory. According to the combined records of marque expert Marcel Massini and Ferrari Classiche, chassis no. 87627 was built during December 1990, finished in the standard color combination of Rosso Corsa paint over an interior of Rosso Stoffa Vigogna (red vicuna cloth) upholstery. This car is one of the 213 examples specified for the United States, and it was delivered new for retail in March 1991 to the well-known Foreign Cars Italia of Greensboro, North Carolina. Purchased by the end of 1991, the F40 was re-offered by Foreign Cars Italia on behalf of the first owner in 1994 after accruing 1,656 miles. By 1995 the Ferrari was acquired by collector Dean Becker of Illinois, the founder of an eponymous beeper company. Within the care of his collection, the F40 enjoyed the company of numerous other important late-model Ferraris, including a 288 GTO and an F50, as well as one of the marque’s earliest important racecars, a 166 Spyder Corsa built from chassis no. 01C (one of the very first Ferraris produced, in fact). In 2000 the F40 was sold to the head of sales for an internet-based company. In 2004 the F40 participated in the Ferrari Challenge Rallies, and by 2008 it had accumulated approximately 4,000 miles. Under his supervision the car has continued to receive doting care as needed, including a recent round of maintenance in preparation for the current offering. In February 2011 the Ferrari was displayed at the regionally known Cars on 5th in Naples, Florida, and seven months later it was the recipient of a Ferrari Classiche Red Book that attests to the continued presence of all the original major components, including the factory-fitted engine, gearbox, and coachwork. Currently displaying 6,407 miles, this minimally driven F40 is accompanied by proper owner’s manuals in the correct leather pouch, a warranty booklet, and tool roll; and it is documented with histories by Marcel Massini and Rosso Corsa Consulting, as well as the desirable Ferrari Classiche Red Book attesting to the car’s complete originality».

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