This Newly Restored Ferrari F40 Burned To The Ground On Its First Drive

Can we all just observe a moment of silence in tribute of this Ferrari F40, which burned to the ground shortly after its maiden drive following a full restoration
This Newly Restored Ferrari F40 Burned To The Ground On Its First Drive

Something truly terrible has happened. A recently restored Ferrari F40 – arguably the world’s most famous supercar – burned to the ground on its maiden appearance back on the road.

A post by a user in the Ferrari Chat forum showed several images of an F40 in the UK completely burned to a crisp, with pretty much the entire car being destroyed.

There isn’t much information about what happened but by the look of the damage, the fire could have started from the engine bay and spread to the rest of the car.

Image source: Supercar Advocates
Image source: Supercar Advocates

According to the poster, Paul5000, the car had just been completely restored and was on its first drive when it caught fire.

We don’t know if anyone was injured or how the incident started. But what we do know is the car has burned to the ground and will never be used again.

Later in the post thread, Paul5000 said if the car is classed as a “category B” salvage vehicle, it will have to be stripped and the chassis crushed .

Image source: Supercar Advocates
Image source: Supercar Advocates

Any parts that were not damaged can be taken off the car and removed, but it seems unlikely that much will be useable from this F40.

We’ll see what happens but it doesn’t look good for the crispy remains of this F40, which hits us right in the feels.

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Comments

Reece 1

how much for the ferrari logo?

09/24/2016 - 13:15 |
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Anonymous

Clearly wasn’t restored very well then 😂

09/24/2016 - 13:20 |
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Max Caplan

I mean, at least the rarity is higher?

09/24/2016 - 13:24 |
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Anonymous

In first picture it looks like this

09/24/2016 - 13:37 |
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Anonymous
09/24/2016 - 13:52 |
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Anonymous

Can’t someone buy this and put it on display somewhere, instead of having it crushed? like, it’s still an F40. Yeah it’s burned out and practically worthless other than like, the wheels and the left headlight, but they often display burned out, partially blown up WW2 tanks in museums, so why not do the same with ultra-rare cars that get destroyed in unfortunate accidents?

09/24/2016 - 14:00 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

It’s just not the same, Tom..

09/24/2016 - 16:56 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Tom, tanks and cars are not the same thing. Lol. Yes some people put up ruined or partially damaged tanks for display but I don’t think anyone, a car enthusiasts in particular, would display a burned out supercar.

09/24/2016 - 17:11 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Destroyed tanks can normally be displayed in museums…because they are tanks. It’s not unusual to have a tank destroyed because that’s how they were built.

Unless you consider that Ferraris are meant to catch fire, then we can have it displayed. :)

09/24/2016 - 18:35 |
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Jimmy Grant

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

You just call Ferrari and order all the parts you need

03/21/2017 - 18:22 |
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Anonymous

I am sorry for the loss… How much for the wheels?

09/24/2016 - 14:06 |
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rogue-gamer(bimma squad)

Why do nice things happen to amazing cars like the f40 why world why must you do this 😭😭😭😭😭

09/24/2016 - 14:10 |
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rogue-gamer(bimma squad)

The pain is unreal

09/24/2016 - 14:10 |
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TeslaKid
09/24/2016 - 14:17 |
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