Why this Ferrari F40 only costs 26,000 euros

If you want to buy a Ferrari F40 now, you pay an average of around 2 million euros. Then how can this copy be worth a fraction of that?

If you look closely at the attached photos, things stand out about this Ferrari F40. Something seems to be wrong with the exhaust systems, there is no prancing horse on the nose and where are the exterior mirrors anyway?

Ferrari F40 for one adult or two children

And then you see the scale of the car. It is small, only 2.6 meters long and 1.6 meters wide and has two tiny sports seats in the interior. According to RM Sotheby’s, the auction house that sells the F40, there’s room for an adult or two children.

The roof of this “Ferrari” can be removed, so that the occupants do not have to fold in half. The driver sees a simple dashboard with just a voltmeter and clock for the oil temperature.

Top speed of no less than 56 km/h

The presence of an ignition key and a brake and gas pedal indicates the power source in the toy F40. It is powered by a 270 cc petrol engine, which takes it to a top speed of a whopping 56 km/h.

Surprisingly, the compact Ferrari F40 has a rear differential, independent suspension with oil filled dampers and hydraulically operated disc brakes.

Under the hammer in Monterey in mid-August

Of course, the car is not cheap. When the F40 goes under the hammer in Monterey, California in mid-August, the expected proceeds are between 30,000 and 40,000 dollars, between 26,000 and 35,000 euros.