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Type USA F40 with just 1,377 miles! Only 211 USA

Type USA F40 with just 1,377 miles!

Only 211 USA F40s were built and they underscore the fact that not all F40s were created equal by @ferrari.

We know our F40 variants having owned multiple cars and sold @ 70 exampled over the past 3 decades, as far back as 2007 I'd done the necessary research and came up with the definitive differences between the USA F40 and the Eu/ROW F40. Here's that list:

1. USA production spanned from early 1990 to late 1992 (European production started late 1987).
2. USA F40s weigh in at 2878 lbs dry. Actual USA F40s weighed by FNA with all fluids and half-a-tank of gas weighed in at 2969 lbs (European cars are stated at 2717 lbs dry).
3. USA F40s have aluminum gas tanks with twin fuel pumps mounted within the tanks (European cars have rubber fuel cells which require replacement each 7 years with externally located fuel pumps).
4. USA F40s have twist-off gas caps (European cars have the locking items).
5. USA F40s were all supplied with the variable ride height system deleted (some European cars were thus supplied).
6. USA F40s have 2 piece seats with reclining backs and a passive restraint system (European cars have single piece seats with 3-point seat belts).
7. USA F40s have their tow-hook attachment mounted directly into the chassis (European cars attach to the front body).
8. USA F40s have a final drive ratio of 10-29 (European cars are rated at 11-30).
9. USA F40s achieve maximum torque of 58.8 kgm/427 ft lbs at 4300 rpm (European cars achieve this same torque at 4000 rpm).
10. USA F40s are rated "at or above 500 bhp" @ 7000 rpm (European cars are rated at 478 bhp at same rpm).
11. USA F40s were the first car to utilize metallic (titanium) based catalysts to allow faster warm up and greater resilience.
12. USA F40s have a secondary air injection for emissions that can be heard at each start up.
13. USA F40s had to pass DOT front, rear & side impact tests. These include the 2.5 mph front and rear tests. Accordingly the bodywork is strengthened.
14. USA F40s have a drag co-efficient of 0.34CX including the rear wing (European F40s are rated the same).
15. USA F40s have different gear ratios.

Epic Eighties! The Countach Downdraft built by Au

Epic Eighties!

The Countach Downdraft built by Automobili Lamborghini SpA from 1985 to 1988 is the most powerful and therefore the fastest Countach variant made by @lamborghini as extensively tested by the automotive press in period. The legend, the dream, the one and only Countach variant to have if you want the most potent factory Countach.

We know Countachs and this Downdraft is the most original well-preserved example we have encountered, original paint, original special order interior, even the wheels are original shod with period-correct Pirelli Cinturato P7's this is the ultimate Countach poster car.

Available now exclusively via ourselves.

Chassis n° HLA12096
Motor n° 1308.
Gearbox n° 1126.
Production n° 1008.
Colore - Rosso Siviglia PPG 2.464.022
Interiore - Nero 8500 con filetti Rossi.
Consegna - 01/26/1987.
Clienti - Auto Kremer, Bonn, Germany.

The history of the car is as follows:

January 29th 1987, registered to Dieter Kremer on German plates BN-E 8.
Serviced exclusively by Auto Kremer for @ 30 years till it came to the USA in 2021.
Original warranty book with six (6) service stamps at 170 kms, 1,120 kms, 5,200 kms, 9,800 kms, 14,300 kms, and 17,400 kms.
Just 3 owners from new.
Original factory Certificate of Origin, a rare document which survives with the car.
Original service and registration records.
Original owner’s manuals and Alpine 7273L manual.
Original tools.
This Countach was fitted from new with an Ansa F1 sports exhaust.
Serviced with fresh original spec Pirelli Cinturato P7 tires, and just around 15,000 original miles (in kilometers). Images by @driversource

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What's more Lamborghini-iconic than a Blu Tahiti C

What's more Lamborghini-iconic than a Blu Tahiti Countach LP400S Series 1 Lowbody Countach with Gold Campagnolo Bravo wheels?

We sold nº 1121096 a few years ago to our prominent Countach-collecting client, unusually, this was a Series One delivered nearly new to our Golden State and remained here for over 30 years on a California blue plate MI SPEED until we sold it, now it's fresh from a makeover.

I can warrant that nobody on the planet owns more Countachs than this discreet gentleman, think double digits, the ultimate private Countach collection bar none, a treasure trove of rare carbureted Countach goodness.

Over the years, we've sold @ 10 of these super-rare variants of the Countach, and I've personally owned 3: 1034, 1036 and 1038, don't ask me how I managed to own a trio in chassis number sequence or how I made my 6' 2" frame fit!

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Sold to our client with just 2,800 miles on the cl

Sold to our client with just 2,800 miles on the clock, this Lexan Sliding Windows F40 was delivered in March 1989, picked up by it's 1st owner and driven away from Maranello on Italian EE.733.AK (EE = Escursionisti Esteri) touring plates.

F40 nº 80161’s 1st owner was none other than Stefano Casiraghi, the Italian socialite and businessman born to a prominent family who gained international fame in 1983 when he married Princess Caroline of Monaco. Known for his love for speed and fast machinery, outside of his business ventures and royal marriage, Casiraghi was known for offshore powerboat racing and was a successful racer, holding the speed record on Lake Como for traveling at 172 mph. His highest achievement in the sport came in 1989 when he was crowned World Champion of offshore speedboat racing, the same year that he received his new F40, assigned to him directly from Ferrari SpA. In his ownership, Casiraghi was photographed with the F40 with his family and while out and about in Monaco. His life was cut short in 1990 when his defending World Championship Pinot di Pinot nº 1 boat crashed at high speed, tragically he had promised his wife he would retire at the end of that season.

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They can only be original once. The Holy Grail of

They can only be original once.

The Holy Grail of Countachs, in fact the most powerful and therefore the fastest Countach variant made by Lamborghini SpA as extensively tested by the automotive press in period. The legend, the dream, the one and only Countach variant to have if you want the most potent factory Countach.

We know Countachs and this Downdraft is the most original well-preserved example we have encountered, original paint, original special order interior, even the wheels are original shod with period-correct Pirelli Cinturato P7's this is the ultimate Countach poster car.

Available now exclusively via ourselves.

Chassis n° HLA12096
Motor n° 1308.
Gearbox n° 1126.
Production n° 1008.
Colore - Rosso Siviglia PPG 2.464.022
Interiore - Nero 8500 con filetti Rossi.
Consegna - 01/26/1987.
Clienti - Auto Kremer, Bonn, Germany.

The history of the car is as follows:

January 29th 1987, registered to Dieter Kremer on German plates BN-E 8.
Serviced exclusively by Auto Kremer for @ 30 years till it came to the USA in 2021.
Original warranty book with six (6) service stamps at 170 kms, 1,120 kms, 5,200 kms, 9,800 kms, 14,300 kms, and 17,400 kms.
Just 3 owners from new.
Original factory Certificate of Origin, a rare document which survives with the car.
Original service and registration records.
Original owner’s manuals and Alpine 7273L manual.
Original tools.
This Countach was fitted from new with an Ansa F1 sports exhaust.
Serviced with fresh original spec Pirelli Cinturato P7 tires, and just around 15,000 original miles (in kilometers).

Images by @driversource

#supercars #ferrari #lamborghini #ferrari288gto #ferrarif40 #ferrarif50 #ferrarienzo #ferrarilaferrari #ferrarif80 #288gto #f40 #f50 #enzo #laferrari #f80 #599gto #lamborghinimiura #lamborghinicountach #miura #countach #carreragt #mclarenf1 #horsetrading #bulltrading

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