FERRARI F40 LM | 1 of 19 – FERRARI MUSEUM 2014 HQ

The MUSEO FERRARI (aka GALLERIA FERRARI) is an amazing museum opened since 1990 in Maranello (MO), Italy, the city of the Italian Prancing Horse.
Located just 400 metres from the mythical Ferrari Factory, is an over 2500 square metres area where is exposed 365 days a year a collection of over 60 models which made the history of CAVALLINO RAMPANTE and of automotive world generally.

Including the latest supercars from actual production, the rarest classic cars ever made by Ferrari and the most successful race car in history from Formula 1, Formula 2 and FIA Challenge, the museum attracts over 200.000 annual visitors from each parts of world, making the Ferrari Gallery the most important Automobile Museum of the world, showpiece of an Italian Motor Valley which shows other icons like the LAMBORGHINI MUSEUM of Sant’Agata Bolognese, the MUSEO CASA FERRARI and the MUSEO PANINI in Modena or the PAGANI SHOWROOM in San Cesario sul Panaro.

For a price of only 15 € you can buy a ticket for motor’s heaven, having the possibility to admire permanent shows like the amazing VICTORY HALL where are exposed 25 F1 race cars drived by legend like Michael Schumacker, Fernando Alonso, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Gilles Villeneuve or Kimi Raikkonen, or the temporary exhibitions made to commemorate special events such as the launch of new models or race wins.

This is one of tens of videos recorded in Summer 2014, be sure to watch them all from the specific playlist, when there was an amazing exposure dedicated to the launch of the New Ferrari California T, with an epic collection of supercars born for the american market.
The CALIFORNIA DREAM SHOW is a display of amazing car of the past like the rare 246 Dino GTS or the 250 GT California, racing cars like the 2014 24h of LeMans’s winner Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 AF Corse and pure rarity like the Ferrari 360 Barchetta, the Collani Testa D’oro or the Ferrari Thomassima III (all cars of the ONE-OFF program).

In this video a stunning and rare red Ferrari F40 LM exposed in the museum giving me the possibility to film it in each detail like rims, engine, interior, the logo of the “Cavallino”.

The Ferrari F40 is an italian hypercar produced since 1987 by the manufacturer of Maranello as successor of the legendary Ferrari 288 GTO and to compete with the Porsche 959 and the Lamborghini Countach.

Designed to celebrate the Ferrari’s 40th anniversary, hence the name F-Forty, was unveiled at the 1987 Frankfur Motor Show where it was literally acclaimed making clear from the beginning that the F40 will be one of the most beloved Ferrari, and maybe supercar, ever.

The Ferrari F40 mounts a 2.9 litre twin turbocharged V8 engine in mid-position, which can develop 471 hp and 577 Nm of torque, enough to push the car from 0-100 Km/h in only 3.8 seconds for a top speed of 324 Km/h.

The design was entirely from Leonardo Fioravanti for Pininfarina, already father of the Ferrari 288 GTO and other cars like the Ferraris Dino and Daytona.

The body features panels made of kevlar, carbon fiber, and aluminum for strength and low weight, and intense aerodynamic testing was employed. Weight was further minimized through the use of a plastic windshield and windows. It had a partial undertray to smooth airflow beneath the radiator, front section, and the cabin, and a second one with diffusers behind the motor, but the engine bay was not sealed. At last, the Ferrari F40 used a 5-speed manual trasmission with rear-wheel drive.

To take part at the 1988 24h LeMans, was presented a race version of the F40 prepared by Michelotto. From this rocket where derived 19 units to be sold to private customers, named Ferrari F40 LM and with the incredible power of 900 hp and a max speed of over 370 Km/h.

Since the 1994 another edition of the F40 was launched to compete in the GT Series Championship. Produced in only 7 examples, the Ferrari F40 Competiozione (also known as F40 GT of F40 GTE) had more than 660 hp thanks to a new 3.5 litre engine

On Top Gear, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson both refer to the F40 as the “greatest supercar the world had ever seen”.

The production of the Ferrari F40 ends in the 1992, when was unveiled the Ferrari F50, with 1.311 units made and sold for a price of 500.000 dollars (with examples sold for more than 1,5 million $).

Complete walk around with each detail like interior, wheels, engine, logo and lights.

RECORDED IN SUMMER 2013: August, 23th 2013