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May 19, 2023
An iconic Ferrari F40 with very little mileage has come up for auction and was the work car of F1 driver Alain Prost.
A spectacular Ferrari F40 that was owned by former Formula 1 driver Alain Prost goes up for auction. Both the pedigree of the car and its first driver portend a high asking price.
About 3 million euros. This is the estimated price that could be obtained for this automotive jewel according to the calculations of RM Sotheby’s, the auction house that has put the Ferrari model up for sale.
Signed by Alain Prost himself and with just 4,575 km
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The story of this F40 begins when French Formula 1 driver Alain Prost joined Scuderia Ferrari in 1990 as the reigning F1 World Champion. The Italian team decides that the driver needed a car to drive for his day-to-day work off the track. And what better specimen than a spectacular F40!
Built in 1989, Prost’s F40 has no adjustable suspension or catalytic converters, which, coupled with celebrity ownership, makes it one of the most coveted F40s ever. 1,311 built and that it was the last one that Enzo Ferrari devised before his death.
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The Ferrari F40 was born to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ferrari and is remembered as one of the most popular Ferraris. It was propelled by a propeller V8 of 478 CV of power and 577 Nm that allowed him to catapult himself up to 324 km/h (it was the fastest car of the time) and accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds.
What makes this unit even more valuable is its amazingly low mileage. Prost received the car but never used it, and it is said that he sold it almost immediately. Of course, before getting rid of autographed with his signature the roof of the F40.
In the last 33 years, the F40, chassis 83249, has covered only 4,575 km, which makes it practically new, something that is confirmed by its exceptional state of preservation. Therefore, it is expected that it can reach 3 million euros, the highest price ever paid for a street version of the Ferrari supercar.
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