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Back in April, we were thrilled to see the coolest Ferrari
F40 in the world return to the public eye. We’re talking about the one-off LM
Barchetta, which has returned to the track after quite some years of absence.
Alas, it seems that this Prancing Horse’s track passion is biting back.
To be more precise, the footage below shows the open-air F40 scraping its front apron while being unloaded for a session on the circuit.
With a front slipper the size of Maranello and a ground clearance that threatens to scare daylight away from the machine, the team handling the car simply wasn’t able to prevent this.
While the angle of the truck ramp wasn’t too steep and the unloaders use a few pieces of wood to keep that splitter from getting up close and personal with the road, the episode was a painful one. Nevertheless, with a car that sees so much track abuse, a few scratches here and there are inevitable.
To be more precise, the footage below shows the open-air F40 scraping its front apron while being unloaded for a session on the circuit.
With a front slipper the size of Maranello and a ground clearance that threatens to scare daylight away from the machine, the team handling the car simply wasn’t able to prevent this.
While the angle of the truck ramp wasn’t too steep and the unloaders use a few pieces of wood to keep that splitter from getting up close and personal with the road, the episode was a painful one. Nevertheless, with a car that sees so much track abuse, a few scratches here and there are inevitable.
For those of you who might be wondering why we labeled the Barchetta as the coolest F40 in the world, you should know this is a project that goes far beyond the extra treats offered by the already special LM version of the F40.
It’s only normal to see this Ferrari spending so much time flying from one vibrator to another since this car saw plenty of racing after it was born back in 1989.
The vehicle went through an extensive modification process, so the lack of a roof is literally just the tip of its customization iceberg. The project was handled by Michelotto, the man who helped Ferrari turn the F40 into the LM, together with Tony Gillet, who’s responsible for the Vertigo supercar. For instance, the F40 has no problem hitting 229 MPH (369 KM/H) in its current topless state.
source: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ferrari-f40-lm-barchetta-one-off-bumper-scrapping-disastrous-unloading-video-95207.html
by Andrei Tutu
http://www.fzrestoration.com
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