Before you might think ‘another Ferrari F40 book’ you might want to read on because this one is slightly different.
Ferrari F40
The Ferrari F40 is said to be the last new model presented in the presence of Enzo Ferrari. When the F40 was presented to the world in 1987, it was met with astonishment as it was a serious stylistic departure from the past.
The F40 would become the second Ferrari launched in the 1980s to be produced only on a limited basis. Like the earlier Ferrari 288 GTO, it is a racer for public roads.
The name F40 stands for the F of Ferrari and the 40 refers to the 40th anniversary of Ferrari car production.
Customers could order an F40 in any colour as long as it was red. It was a fast car that was also very radical. No sophisticated gadgets in the cockpit. Nay this was a real driver’s car with as few distractions as possible.
Like its predecessor the 288 GTO, the F40 features a tubular steel chassis but now boasts a 478bhp twin-turbo, 2963cc, 90° V8 engine.
From 1989 to 1996, he successfully competed in top-level national and international competitions.
The book
This large-format book (31 x 31cm) is extensively illustrated with over 400 images including factory production, racing images and a mass of detail shots of parts you can only see when the car is stripped.
You will also find interviews with Nicola Materazzi who is widely regarded as the father of the F40. But Dario Benuzzi, Ferrari’s F40 development driver also features extensively.
What also typifies this book are the extensive chapters on Ferrari’s roots and origins. The design and production of the F40. The racing story of the F40. Owning and driving an F40 today is also covered.
The book contains numerous appendices where you can find all the info on the F40s ever produced. Every chassis number with production date is listed. If it is about a chassis with special features, these are also neatly written out.
Part of the appendices is e.g. dedicated to the plates scattered around the car. The chassis number plate but also the colour label etc. There is a distinction even here between EU and US versions.
Every magazine that has ever featured a test of the F40 has been mentioned.
Covering every aspect of the F40 in depth, this lavish book is essential reading for any car enthusiast.
Keith Bluemel
In this book, it is mainly the writer Keith Bluemel who makes the difference. Keith Bluemel started writing about Ferrari in 1980 and is one of the world’s leading authorities on the brand. In addition to writing a number of books on Ferrari, he is a contributor to leading Ferrari magazines around the world. Keith is a lifetime member of the Ferrari Owners’ Club of Great Britain and is a Ferrari concours judge.
Conclusion
If you are looking for a book on the F40 stop searching. You won’t find much more comprehensive than this one.
For sale in better bookstores or directly from PorterPress. ISBN 978-1-913089-42-9