Andrew F:I'd have loved to do the drag race but one of the Ferraris came with a fairly long list of things we could and could not do with it and I think I'm on fairly firm ground when I say drag racing was definitely off the menu.
Last good looking Ferrari? The 355 was the last true beauty for sure, but I have a soft spot for the 599GTB.
Understood. And in fairness if it was my F40 I'd probably not want you doing standing starts in it either. However a little straight line head to head with a Scud, say from 40 mph? I'd be happy to see that, particularly if my old F40 spanked the upstart.
As for the F50 thrashing an F40 as suggested above, I'm not sure that's the case at all. Enzo fair enough but the F50 was not to my knowledge much quicker if any at all than the F40. Sadly I wouldn't know having driven neither but I'd be happy to take Mr Frankel's word on the matter. And in terms of production numbers they made over 1000 F40s and it was not limited, they increased production to satisfy the huge demand. I wonder how many Scuderias have been made to date... probably not many more I'll wager...
Fabulous, inspiring thing though the F40. I used to think the 288GTO was the most beautiful car ever but having seen one at Brands Hatch recently, it is still gorgeous of course, but the F40 has defied its years better. It's a breathtaking car and the Enzo maybe quicker but it's nowhere near as desirable, to me at least. Here's hoping the CO2 issue will force ferrari to return to leaner, meaner cars like the F40 one day soon.
