spotted: f40

[bart]

f40

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5640/f40aq9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/f40aq9.jpg/1/w1024.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img46/f40aq9.jpg/1/)

[nbaker00]

nice spot!!:drool:

[imjimmylin]

Jesus that's beautiful...

[Redlyne_mr2]

I knew it existed !! I remember seeing this one years ago ( Im assuming it was the same one)

How did it sound?

[sabad66]

ouch that looks like a nasty crack in your windshield.
on a related note, i've seen this f40 being towed one time...so sexy!

[962 kid]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
I knew it existed !! I remember seeing this one years ago ( Im assuming it was the same one)

How did it sound?

There's more than 1 in town ;)

[88CRX]

win!

[EK 2.0]

that's my favourite prancing horse...:drool:

[ragu]

now that's what you call a proper spotting!:drool:

[djayz]

Wow what a beauty. I remember seeing this a few months back and my jaw dropped to the ground.

Definately one of the better spottings :thumbsup:

[E36M3]

They sound fantastic.. the one in the photo has aftermarket exhaust and sounds amazing.


Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
I knew it existed !! I remember seeing this one years ago ( Im assuming it was the same one)

How did it sound?

[rmk]

I had heard that there were 3-4 in Calgary.

[Cody D]

There's been one at Kulu for a while now, I almost opened the door of a Viper into it, I would have had to commit Seppuku.

[nbaker00]

Originally posted by Cody D
There's been one at Kulu for a while now, I almost opened the door of a Viper into it, I would have had to commit Seppuku.
This is the same one you are thinking of.

[KRyn]

Wow my dream car!

Sick spot!

[jdmSiR]

magnificent

[C4S]

Nice ! this is good .. rare find! hvn't seen many Ferrari lately ..

And F40 .. only 3-4 in town, very rare!

[Cody D]

Originally posted by nbaker00
This is the same one you are thinking of.

Cool, I just remembered Zahir also has one, I've seen it twice now.

I've still never seen an F50 in person though.

[SNAATCH]

Ha ha, i'm pretty sure these things don't even have door handles on the inside, just a wire you pull in order to save weight, ha ha. The ultimate "Race" Ferrari. You can see the wire in this pic:
http://www.ferraris-online.com/cars/FE-F40LM-97881/images/P035Web.jpg

And here:
http://www.thecartorialist.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/ferrari_f40_interior.jpg

[Gibson]

Originally posted by Cody D


Cool, I just remembered Zahir also has one, I've seen it twice now.

I've still never seen an F50 in person though.

F50's had about one quarter of the production numbers the F40 did, but I'd still rather have an F40.

[rage2]

I have a whole whack of pics from a photoshoot I did of the F40 a while back (the one that's mint and perfect).

I'll have to ask the owner for permission to post 'em... but I can let this one go haha.

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/f40.jpg

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by SNAATCH

Ha ha, i'm pretty sure these things don't even have door handles on the inside, just a wire you pull in order to save weight, ha ha. The ultimate "Race" Ferrari.


Who needs door handles when you have that GLORIOUS Twin Turbo motor right behind your right ear??

[badatusrnames]

Originally posted by Cody D
I would have had to commit Seppuku.

:rofl:

[Jlude]

Good spotting...

must have been sweet for that thing to roar past you.

[m10-power]

Went for some laps in one at race city, fricken thing only had a lap belt on the passenger side...nice

No head room and the interior was so kit car, but all that matters not during the ride. Absolutely awesome, not the fastest thing but the sounds and feel.:drool:

[SetoJai]

seen one or two going down 16th ave before

[E36M3]

Not the fastest thing? Compared to what, a comet?


Originally posted by m10-power
Went for some laps in one at race city, fricken thing only had a lap belt on the passenger side...nice

No head room and the interior was so kit car, but all that matters not during the ride. Absolutely awesome, not the fastest thing but the sounds and feel.:drool:

[badatusrnames]

Originally posted by E36M3
Not the fastest thing? Compared to what, a comet?



Actually, the F40 is pretty damn slow:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird.jpg/765px-Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird.jpg

[E36M3]

The blackbird used to be impressive, but that was before I started to understand some real speed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qWWgvzWHUs

When VTEC kicks in, that things just blasts off.


Originally posted by badatusrnames


Actually, the F40 is pretty damn slow:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird.jpg/765px-Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird.jpg

[962 kid]

Originally posted by E36M3
Not the fastest thing? Compared to what, a comet?



Compared to BMWs with V8s and V12s in them lol

[E36M3]

I don't get it..


Originally posted by 962 kid


Compared to BMWs with V8s and V12s in them lol

[962 kid]

Originally posted by E36M3
I don't get it..



unless I'm mistaken, m10-power drives a V12tt BMW

[E36M3]

heh. The only BMW powered car that would give an F40 a run isn't made by BMW. It probably isn't as fast as a Blackbird either though.


Originally posted by 962 kid


unless I'm mistaken, m10-power drives a V12tt BMW

[ZorroAMG]

McLaren F1.

[Trini]

:drool: :drool: my fav. ferrari

[962 kid]

Originally posted by E36M3
heh. The only BMW powered car that would give an F40 a run isn't made by BMW. It probably isn't as fast as a Blackbird either though.



Only true when you're talking about stock cars ;) There is a clip on youtube (can't find it) of Trevor's M3 passing a F40 at race city. The blackbird though :drool: There was one on display when I visited the Seattle Museum of Flight last year... what a treat

http://photos-f.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v122/63/120/120605837/n120605837_31690141_1734.jpg

[arian_ma]

O m f g

[E36M3]

You do seem to have a firm grasp of the obvious.. guess the Veritas III might count if we are getting crazy:

http://www.painkillerz.ca/magazine.php?id=939

Or a BMW-Williams F1 car (since it is technically stock I suppose and a BMW motor):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WilliamsF1

..but without getting moronic, the F40 is faster than 99.9999% of cars ever produced, stock or otherwise. I think it is a little much to call it slow.


Originally posted by 962 kid


Only true when you're talking about stock cars ;) There is a clip on youtube (can't find it) of Trevor's M3 passing a F40 at race city. The blackbird though :drool: There was one on display when I visited the Seattle Museum of Flight last year... what a treat

http://photos-f.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v122/63/120/120605837/n120605837_31690141_1734.jpg

[962 kid]

Originally posted by E36M3
You do seem to have a firm grasp of the obvious.. guess the Veritas III might count if we are getting crazy:

http://www.painkillerz.ca/magazine.php?id=939

Or a BMW-Williams F1 car (since it is technically stock I suppose and a BMW motor):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WilliamsF1

..but without getting moronic, the F40 is faster than 99.9999% of cars ever produced, stock or otherwise. I think it is a little much to call it slow.



I never called it slow :dunno: You asked what would make a F40 look slow, and I responded to that. I certainly don't consider the F40 to be a slow car

[E36M3]

Wasn't talking about you :)


Originally posted by 962 kid


I never called it slow :dunno: You asked what would make a F40 look slow, and I responded to that. I certainly don't consider the F40 to be a slow car

[nismodrifter]

Pics of Kulus:
http://www.madwhips.com/ferrari-f40-in-perfect-mint-condtion/

There has to be AT LEAST 3-4 in Calgary.
- I remember seeing pics of one at the Wednesday night Home Depot meets with everything open. I'm unsure if another one showed up and was in a little nicer condition.
- Then there's the minty one Kulu brought in this year.
- I remember seein pics of one at Eau Claire (ZR?) a long time ago.
- I think someone spotted one at the new dealership (Fchat spotting)
- Not sure which one bart spotted...maybe one of the above...maybe not. Maybe some of the pics I've seen are of the same car hehe.

I bet there's a lot of crazy shit sitting in garages around town. There's no doubt that people have the $$$ for all kinds of stuff these days.

A classic machine for sure.

[E36M3]

Its like Batman, might be all over the place, but it doesn't mean there are 3 or 4. There are for sure two though.. the one at the Ferrari dealership for service is the euro spec one that was recently brought into town. The beat up one is the ZR Auto car which went through a very serious accident (I believe it has the plate 2NASTY so it is easy to pick out). A third one was brought in for a ZR Auto event, but I am pretty sure it was returned back to the states (I think it had a Colorado plate if I remember correctly) after the event.

There *could* be more, but I don't think there has been more than two confirmed.


Originally posted by nismodrifter
http://www.madwhips.com/ferrari-f40-in-perfect-mint-condtion/

There has to be AT LEAST 3-4 in Calgary.
- I remember seeing pics of one at the Wednesday night Home Depot meets with everything open. I'm unsure if another one showed up and was in a little nicer condition.
- Then there's the minty one Kulu brought in this year.
- I remember seein pics of one at Eau Claire (ZR?) a long time ago.
- I think someone spotted one at the new dealership (Fchat spotting)
- Not sure which one bart spotted...maybe one of the above...maybe not. Maybe some of the pics I've seen are of the same car hehe.

I bet there's a lot of crazy shit sitting in garages around town. There's no doubt that people have the $$$ for all kinds of stuff these days.

A classic machine for sure.

[962 kid]

Originally posted by E36M3
Its like Batman, might be all over the place, but it doesn't mean there are 3 or 4. There are for sure two though.. the one at the Ferrari dealership for service is the euro spec one that was recently brought into town. The beat up one is the ZR Auto car which went through a very serious accident (I believe it has the plate 2NASTY so it is easy to pick out). A third one was brought in for a ZR Auto event, but I am pretty sure it was returned back to the states (I think it had a Colorado plate if I remember correctly) after the event.

There *could* be more, but I don't think there has been more than two confirmed.



I think that was Roland Linder's replica F40LM that was brought up for the ZR event. 2 local cars sounds right to me, but I heard from a friend a couple years ago that there was a third F40 (as well as an F50) tucked away in some garage. Impossible to confirm though...

[E36M3]

Would be nice if there was an F50 in town.. they are beautiful cars. I've never been able to figure out why there isn't as much hype around them as the F40 and Enzo.. the F50 basically has a Formula 1 motor in it, so it would probably be pretty exciting to drive. They sound great.. I've seen a few of them in Europe.


Originally posted by 962 kid


I think that was Roland Linder's replica F40LM that was brought up for the ZR event. 2 local cars sounds right to me, but I heard from a friend a couple years ago that there was a third F40 (as well as an F50) tucked away in some garage. Impossible to confirm though...

[nismodrifter]

I'm bored.....

Is this teh car you are talking about 962?
http://forums.beyond.ca/st/17855/zr-auto-show-pics-just-a-few/

Here's another spotting:
http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=137095900&highlight=f40
(only registered users can see pics...attached one for Beyonders to see)

Same car at Chinook with everything open....the swirls made me cringe:
http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=136923742

[Cody D]

Originally posted by E36M3
There *could* be more, but I don't think there has been more than two confirmed.

I know for a fact that there was one at Kulu, so I guess that means there are three confirmed.

[E36M3]

The one at Kulu's shop was one of the two. One of the cars is the ZR car, the other one isn't (the second one is the one that was at Ferrari of Alberta for service).


Originally posted by Cody D


I know for a fact that there was one at Kulu, so I guess that means there are three confirmed.

[benyl]

Isn't there some dude that has a bunch of quonsets outside the city with an F40 and other nice cars?

There was a detailing thread a while ago where some guy from the states flew up to clean up all the cars. The pics were all later taken down at the owner's request.

[962 kid]

Originally posted by benyl
Isn't there some dude that has a bunch of quonsets outside the city with an F40 and other nice cars?

There was a detailing thread a while ago where some guy from the states flew up to clean up all the cars. The pics were all later taken down at the owner's request.

:rofl: dude that's a really, really secret storage facility. From what I've heard, the owners of the cars in there don't even know where it is lol. I guess the word is out.

[nismodrifter]

Originally posted by 962 kid


:rofl: dude that's a really, really secret storage facility. From what I've heard, the owners of the cars in there don't even know where it is lol. I guess the word is out.

That shit is no secret haha. That page must have been seen by millions of people. When I posted about people in Calgary having cars "parked in garages" I was referring to that place. Searched hard for the link to that detailing writeup but couldn't find it. There is some ballllllller stuff in there for sure.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by benyl
Isn't there some dude that has a bunch of quonsets outside the city with an F40 and other nice cars?

There was a detailing thread a while ago where some guy from the states flew up to clean up all the cars. The pics were all later taken down at the owner's request.
Yah that guy has an f40 amongst other amazing cars. There is a house on Sifton blvd (spelling) Im quite positive the owner has an f40 and an f50, he had them pulled out in his driveway one day while he was doing some garage cleanup.

[badatusrnames]

Originally posted by benyl
Isn't there some dude that has a bunch of quonsets outside the city with an F40 and other nice cars?

There was a detailing thread a while ago where some guy from the states flew up to clean up all the cars. The pics were all later taken down at the owner's request.



Originally posted by 962 kid


:rofl: dude that's a really, really secret storage facility. From what I've heard, the owners of the cars in there don't even know where it is lol. I guess the word is out.



Originally posted by nismodrifter


That shit is no secret haha. That page must have been seen by millions of people. When I posted about people in Calgary having cars "parked in garages" I was referring to that place. Searched hard for the link to that detailing writeup but couldn't find it. There is some ballllllller stuff in there for sure.

Like this?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/2112116414_3fb7fb9b17.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/2111341991_082030c299.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2387/2111345633_7b02ccb76c.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2024/2112119704_18ab6603e0.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2295/2112119130_64689f0b3d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2178/2111344439_d4b15aa79b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/2111337723_6db1f3b881.jpg

[nismodrifter]

That 250GTO is the car I have been thinkin about while searching for pics of this mystery garage. I remember the photographer/detail guy wrote that it was worth some serious money. The F40 is nice...but that 250 is on a different level when it comes to collecter status.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_250_GTO



According to an anonymously authored article in Times Online, a 250 GTO seized by the FBI from a convicted drug dealer was sold in a sealed auction in 1988 for approximately $2 million.[1] In 1989, at the peak of the boom, a 250 GTO was sold to a Japanese buyer for $13.3 million plus commission.[2] By 1991 the market had cooled to the extent that a GTO sold at a Las Vegas auction for $5.5 million,[3] and in 1994 the example that had brought $13.3 million five years earlier changed hands for about $3.5 million.[2] In 2008 an anonymous English buyer bought a 250 GTO at auction for a record £15.7 million.[4]


:nut: :nut: :nut: :nut:

[badatusrnames]

Better? :dunno:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2300/2111345535_73df3182c7.jpg

[Cody D]

Originally posted by badatusrnames
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2178/2111344439_d4b15aa79b.jpg

How common are Testarossa convertibles? I don't think I've seen one before.

edit: I looked it up, apparently it wasn't a factory option.


Ferrari made only one "official" Testarossa Spider. This car was made for Agnelli. There were many conversions done my several companies. Straman (USA) is the most famous one. Others are EuroTech, Pavesi, Lorenz & Rankl, Sbarro, Pininfarina, Koenig and some more.

[m10-power]

Originally posted by 962 kid


Only true when you're talking about stock cars ;) There is a clip on youtube (can't find it) of Trevor's M3 passing a F40 at race city.



My car is not a V12tt, it's a 6.3L LS1 based engine, NA for the moment. Also the clip on youtube you can't find, because I removed them all, is from my car passing Kulu's F40 (not being driven hard). Another F40 owned by Fred was the one I went for a ride in, it also got passed, again original F40 (including tires...dicy). When I commented on it not being that fast, being that it is my ultimate dream machine, I was expecting much more.

I believe there are 5 F40's in Calgary.

[962 kid]

Originally posted by m10-power



My car is not a V12tt, it's a 6.3L LS1 based engine, NA for the moment. Also the clip on youtube you can't find, because I removed them all, is from my car passing Kulu's F40 (not being driven hard). Another F40 owned by Fred was the one I went for a ride in, it also got passed, again original F40 (including tires...dicy). When I commented on it not being that fast, being that it is my ultimate dream machine, I was expecting much more.

I believe there are 5 F40's in Calgary.

:rofl: no way, is that you Trevor? I totally had you confused for someone else haha.

[rmk]

iirc the 250 is a recreation.

storage facility is somewhere in springbank.

[m10-power]

Originally posted by 962 kid


:rofl: no way, is that you Trevor? I totally had you confused for someone else haha.


Nope. Your still confused...

[badatusrnames]

Originally posted by rmk
iirc the 250 is a recreation.

Chances are it is:


Scarcity and high monetary values led to the creation of several replica 250 GTOs on more common Ferrari chassis. Misrepresentations of the original cars, offered for sale at full market value, have been reported.

Only 36 were actually made.

[483hp]

Originally posted by m10-power

I believe there are 5 F40's in Calgary.

There are only 3.

[sneek]

Originally posted by rmk
iirc the 250 is a recreation.

storage facility is somewhere in springbank.

I dont think it was that close...Todd, the detailer supposedly went power sliding in the F40 before he detailed it :drool: :love:

There was a 250GTO and there was a replica Daytona...the 250 was supposed to be worth 17 or 18 mil.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by 483hp


There are only 3.
Who services these things?

[E36M3]

Ferrari of Alberta recently opened in Calgary and can do it.. before that, Ferrari of Vancouver was a good choice.


Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2

Who services these things?

[em2ab]

http://www.danmaher.com/gallery/d/7514-2/Ferarri_F40_1_Specifications.jpg

http://www.danmaher.com/gallery/d/7517-2/Ferarri_F40_1_1_of_2.jpg

http://www.danmaher.com/gallery/d/7520-2/Ferarri_F40_1_2_of_2.jpg

http://www.danmaher.com/gallery/d/7523-2/Ferarri_F40_2_1_of_3.jpg

http://www.danmaher.com/gallery/d/7526-2/Ferarri_F40_2_2_of_3.jpg

http://www.danmaher.com/gallery/d/7529-2/Ferarri_F40_2_3_of_3.jpg

[R-Audi]

The one sitting at Kulu's.. recently sold for 600k!