Dave Nutting and I have been on many automotive related adventures together. We’ve visited exotic destinations like Ohio. We have seen the hardest core Vermont four wheel drive enthusiasts in their natural habitat, and we have ridden in rally cars and speeds that made both of us fear for our lives. In all of these adventures I have seen Dave lose his mind twice. Once quietly and the other in a fashion like the women used to do on Oprah when she gave away Pontiacs.
The loud time was when we spotted a Lamborghini Countach in a parts store parking lot and went over to check it out. The quiet time was when we got to spend the day with Ken Lingenfelter at the Lingenfelter collection in Michigan and Dave was able to sit in his ultimate dream car, the Ferrari F40. The near million dollar Italian masterpiece brought the guy to full vapor lock and we cannot blame him. When else are you going to have the chance to sit in one of the most legendary Ferrari models ever produced? He thought his moment of glory was over, but thanks to me being a great friend, it doesn’t have to be. Nutting, your ship has come in. I found the F40 YOU can afford!
Currently for sale on eBay is THIS masterpiece. You could have fooled us but apparently this car is not an ACTUAL Ferrari F40 but rather an example that (according to the seller) is built on a “Fiera” chassis. The Fiera is a mythical beast in and of itself, perhaps some sort of exotic cousin to the better known Fiero, but we’re still researching that. Built to “exact standards” on the original “Fiera” frame, this is affordable luxury and performance at its finest. From the interior which has Ferrari logos on it, to the tire inflation sticker in the door which is written in Italian, hell if you need further proof to the detail gone into the construction of this car, just look at the top the intake manifold on the fuel injected, yes I said fuel injected 2.8L V6 engine. While the little 2.8 doesn’t exactly growl like a Ferrari, it does produce the kind of odd noise that will get people’s attention. The garble, drowning cat exhaust note is just the thing to get the ladies gawking at the massive rear wing.
The confidence of the seller is fantastic and that’s part of the deal here. “ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER SEEN A REAL F40—-THEY FALL IN LOVE WITH MINE,” he says and we believe him because confidence is what counts when selling a supercar. Bidding starts at $12,000.
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eBay Find: This Is The Ferrari F40 for the common man….just like the original
Don Lampredi Ferrari tracked the seller of this monstrosity down and he is now helping to support the new elevated freeway.
“Common man” indeed – you’d have to be a complete idiot to think that this looked anything like an F40!
There are countless “replicas” of supercars based on late-model MR2 running gear out there in the UK and not one of them are in any way convincing – but as there are no wise guys around any more, selling one doesn’t mean a death sentence…..
There should be a hat like BL has…”Kit Cars Are Stupid”. Unless it is a Meyers Manx, maybe a Cobra , they are not worth the ” fiberglass itch” they cause. Building a fast looking kit car that ends up a giant ” Meh….” is like kissing your sister.
Brian, like I told you over the phone: This car reminds me of the movie Twins, with a real F40 being Arnold Schwarzenegger and this one Danny Devito.
That said, this would be one heck of a winter beater.
Beat it and leave it in the woods.
Illinois. I apologize.
It’s pretty common knowledge that Ferrari built a “small” run of F40s powered by a 2.8 liter overhead VALVE V-6 engines and sporting cutting edge interior design.