Thankfully, both the passenger and driver were uninjured.
Ferrari made just over 1,300 F40s, and although most are stored in climate-controlled garages, some Type F120 supercars with mid-engines are being driven by wealthy owners. This was the case with the F40, which burned to the ground in Monaco in February 2020. Now, another model of the last model approved by Enzo Ferrari has been in an unfortunate incident.
Last Saturday’s footage shows the twin-turbo, 2.9-liter V8 engine being consumed in flames at Japan’s Nurburgring, the famous Hakone Turnpike. The road, which is frequently featured in arcade games and has many sweeping corners and a borderline flawless surface, is where JDM automakers test prototypes for their future production models. You may recall that Toyota named the special-edition after this road.
Japan reports that the passenger and driver saw the fire and were able to escape the vehicle safely. The F40 is likely to go up in flames, as firefighters were unable to save the 1980s supercar. Although the cause of the fire is unknown at this time, it is certainly not the first Ferrari older than 40 to catch on fire.
The F40, which is hands down the most important car to carry the Prancing Horse’s emblem, is also one of Maranello’s most-sold cars at auctions. An example of the 1991 US-spec F40 sold for $1.9m at an auction. A second example, originally delivered in North America, will be up for auction by RM Sotheby’s later this month for an estimated $2.2 million.