The Official Ferrari F40 Picture and Info Thread
Aug 4, 2011 | 02:54 AM
#1293
Teamspeed Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 325
Recently took the F40 out for a long run. So far this year it has not been getting quite as much use as it should so it was due a good long drive. After a large service earlier this year, it is running beautifully with the engine and turbos really pulling strongly. For a car that was launched 24 years ago, it can still easily keep pace with just about anything coming out of Maranello or Stuttgart today. There is nothing about it that feels dated, just wonderfully raw and focused.
Open the fly weight door, drop down into the red racing bucket, push the clutch in, turn the ignition key, press the started button, and the engine immediately bursts into life. For the first several minutes, it revs to 2000 rpms until the cats heat up and then drops to just under a thousand. Wait for the water and oil temp gauges to start swinging north, and then you can gently head towards the open road. Give it 10 miles to heat up properly and the the fun begins. Drop a gear, gently give it some gas, wait for the revs to build to just over 3000 rpm, check that the road is straight, and then push the far right pedal towards the floor. First comes the strong shove back and down into the seat........and then all hell breaks loose. It feels like the nose lifts slightly as the rear bites down, the screaming of the turbos increases, and with little additional warning you are launched brutally forward down the tarmac. At 6800-7k rpm shift quickly up, if space permits do it again, and then normally it is on the brakes before turning in for the corner. After 5 years, that experience is just as special today as it was the first time. The steering and the way in which the nose does exactly where you point it are best in class. Despite the width, get it moving and the F40 shrinks around you. It is car that wants and deserves to be driven "enthusiastically".
Open the fly weight door, drop down into the red racing bucket, push the clutch in, turn the ignition key, press the started button, and the engine immediately bursts into life. For the first several minutes, it revs to 2000 rpms until the cats heat up and then drops to just under a thousand. Wait for the water and oil temp gauges to start swinging north, and then you can gently head towards the open road. Give it 10 miles to heat up properly and the the fun begins. Drop a gear, gently give it some gas, wait for the revs to build to just over 3000 rpm, check that the road is straight, and then push the far right pedal towards the floor. First comes the strong shove back and down into the seat........and then all hell breaks loose. It feels like the nose lifts slightly as the rear bites down, the screaming of the turbos increases, and with little additional warning you are launched brutally forward down the tarmac. At 6800-7k rpm shift quickly up, if space permits do it again, and then normally it is on the brakes before turning in for the corner. After 5 years, that experience is just as special today as it was the first time. The steering and the way in which the nose does exactly where you point it are best in class. Despite the width, get it moving and the F40 shrinks around you. It is car that wants and deserves to be driven "enthusiastically".
Aug 4, 2011 | 10:45 AM
#1298
Photographer Extraordinaire
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 5,879
From: Bellevue, WA
The F40 is truly one of the automobile greats. I had a chance to get behind the wheel of one on more than one occasion and I'm reminded each and every time of its potential. I love this car!
Aug 8, 2011 | 03:39 PM
#1299
Teamspeed Junior Member
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 54
Recently took the F40 out for a long run. So far this year it has not been getting quite as much use as it should so it was due a good long drive. After a large service earlier this year, it is running beautifully with the engine and turbos really pulling strongly. For a car that was launched 24 years ago, it can still easily keep pace with just about anything coming out of Maranello or Stuttgart today. There is nothing about it that feels dated, just wonderfully raw and focused.
Open the fly weight door, drop down into the red racing bucket, push the clutch in, turn the ignition key, press the started button, and the engine immediately bursts into life. For the first several minutes, it revs to 2000 rpms until the cats heat up and then drops to just under a thousand. Wait for the water and oil temp gauges to start swinging north, and then you can gently head towards the open road. Give it 10 miles to heat up properly and the the fun begins. Drop a gear, gently give it some gas, wait for the revs to build to just over 3000 rpm, check that the road is straight, and then push the far right pedal towards the floor. First comes the strong shove back and down into the seat........and then all hell breaks loose. It feels like the nose lifts slightly as the rear bites down, the screaming of the turbos increases, and with little additional warning you are launched brutally forward down the tarmac. At 6800-7k rpm shift quickly up, if space permits do it again, and then normally it is on the brakes before turning in for the corner. After 5 years, that experience is just as special today as it was the first time. The steering and the way in which the nose does exactly where you point it are best in class. Despite the width, get it moving and the F40 shrinks around you. It is car that wants and deserves to be driven "enthusiastically".
Open the fly weight door, drop down into the red racing bucket, push the clutch in, turn the ignition key, press the started button, and the engine immediately bursts into life. For the first several minutes, it revs to 2000 rpms until the cats heat up and then drops to just under a thousand. Wait for the water and oil temp gauges to start swinging north, and then you can gently head towards the open road. Give it 10 miles to heat up properly and the the fun begins. Drop a gear, gently give it some gas, wait for the revs to build to just over 3000 rpm, check that the road is straight, and then push the far right pedal towards the floor. First comes the strong shove back and down into the seat........and then all hell breaks loose. It feels like the nose lifts slightly as the rear bites down, the screaming of the turbos increases, and with little additional warning you are launched brutally forward down the tarmac. At 6800-7k rpm shift quickly up, if space permits do it again, and then normally it is on the brakes before turning in for the corner. After 5 years, that experience is just as special today as it was the first time. The steering and the way in which the nose does exactly where you point it are best in class. Despite the width, get it moving and the F40 shrinks around you. It is car that wants and deserves to be driven "enthusiastically".
Just a couple of pics I took of the details.
