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Company founder Enzo Ferrari announced a very special Ferrari in July 1987. Dubbed the F40, this car was to commemorate the company's 40th anniversary and was billed as Ferrari's "street legal racing car." Its austerity, the level of demand it imposes on its pilots and its excellent behavior are proof of this.

The origin of this car is that Enzo asked his workers to develop a car that would let everyone know the ability they had in Maranello to make competitive cars; and to compete against the Porsche 959 and become the pride of the brand. This in the context of the fact that Ferrari engines in competitions around the world had failed over the years.

The technical development was carried out by Nicola Materazzi and although its chassis is still the classic tubular steel, it was the first Ferrari to add reinforcements of composite materials that were sold during the 80s. The body was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti who at that time was working for Pininfarina. It was made with Kevlar, carbon fiber, aluminum and nomex to achieve resistance and low weight. Thanks to the Italian company's wind tunnel, great stability was achieved in both trains at high speed. Inside, any type of trim was eliminated, Plexiglas sliding windows were used, which after a short period were replaced by conventional ones at the request of customers, and the right paint was used for the bodywork. It went so far as to use a rope as a handle to open the doors and the sound system was eliminated.

The light car's engine was a 90-degree, 4-valve, twin-turbocharged DOHC V8, based on the Ferrari 288 GTO engine. It had a larger displacement and altered boost pressures, producing an incredible 478 hp, reaching 0 to 100 km/h in 4 seconds and its maximum speed was 323 km/h, one of the fastest speeds of a supercar up to that time. Technically it is a very radical car, since it does not have ABS or brake booster, in addition to there being no gear synchronization, no power steering or any other type of electronic aid.

A total of 1,315 units were manufactured between 1987 and 1992, where the last unit would be equipped with a catalytic converter and electronic suspension calibration and adjustment system, it is the least valued for subtracting purity from the initial concept of the car. Its main rivals for sale in those years were the Porsche 959 and the Lamborghini Diablo.

This was the last car developed by Enzo Ferrari, before he died a year later, on August 18, 1988.

Description
Company founder Enzo Ferrari announced a very special Ferrari in July 1987. Dubbed the F40, this car was to commemorate the company's 40th anniversary and was billed as Ferrari's "street legal racing car." Its austerity, the level of demand it imposes on its pilots and its excellent behavior are proof of this.

The origin of this car is that Enzo asked his workers to develop a car that would let everyone know the ability they had in Maranello to make competitive cars; and to compete against the Porsche 959 and become the pride of the brand. This in the context of the fact that Ferrari engines in competitions around the world had failed over the years.

The technical development was carried out by Nicola Materazzi and although its chassis is still the classic tubular steel, it was the first Ferrari to add reinforcements of composite materials that were sold during the 80s. The body was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti who at that time was working for Pininfarina. It was made with Kevlar, carbon fiber, aluminum and nomex to achieve resistance and low weight. Thanks to the Italian company's wind tunnel, great stability was achieved in both trains at high speed. Inside, any type of trim was eliminated, Plexiglas sliding windows were used, which after a short period were replaced by conventional ones at the request of customers, and the right paint was used for the bodywork. It went so far as to use a rope as a handle to open the doors and the sound system was eliminated.

The light car's engine was a 90-degree, 4-valve, twin-turbocharged DOHC V8, based on the Ferrari 288 GTO engine. It had a larger displacement and altered boost pressures, producing an incredible 478 hp, reaching 0 to 100 km/h in 4 seconds and its maximum speed was 323 km/h, one of the fastest speeds of a supercar up to that time. Technically it is a very radical car, since it does not have ABS or brake booster, in addition to there being no gear synchronization, no power steering or any other type of electronic aid.

A total of 1,315 units were manufactured between 1987 and 1992, where the last unit would be equipped with a catalytic converter and electronic suspension calibration and adjustment system, it is the least valued for subtracting purity from the initial concept of the car. Its main rivals for sale in those years were the Porsche 959 and the Lamborghini Diablo.

This was the last car developed by Enzo Ferrari, before he died a year later, on August 18, 1988.