Rare Ferrari F40 burns to a crisp on the Hakone toll highway in Japan

The last Ferrari to be approved by the one and only Commendatore, the F40 should have been produced in 400 copies. As fate would have it, the Prancing Horse made just over 1,300 units until 1992 due to surprisingly high demand for the V8-powered supercar.

A year after an F40 burnt to a crisp in Monaco, another example of the breed caught fire on the Hakone Turnpike in Japan. The uploader of the videos at the end of this article – Twitter user Bambi – reports that first responders have shut down traffic in order to extinguish the burning wreckage.

Not much is known about how the F40 caught fire, nor have authorities released any information on the driver’s condition. According to the security cell, the car does not appear to crash, which is all the more intriguing. Due to the age of the vehicle and complex maintenance procedures, a loose fuel hose or return line may have leaked gasoline on the hot exhaust.

Whatever happens in the engine compartment, the only word that can describe this event is tragedy. On the plus side, there is a chance that this particular F40 could be refurbished to its former glory at great cost to the owner, just like the F40 which caught fire in Monaco. Another example is that the F40 crashed, bought by Gas Monkey Garage reducers for $ 400,000.

This car was reconditioned for the Fast N ‘Loud TV series many years ago, starting with stripping the bare chassis down and completing with aftermarket modifications that include a Tubi exhaust, Kevlar clutch, flywheel aluminum, HRE wheels and adjustable Penske Racing shocks. The car then sold at a Barrett-Jackson auction in 2014 for $ 742,500.

Why is this charred F40 worth restoring, you ask? As it happens, prices have skyrocketed since 2014. Hagerty values a car in good condition at around $ 1.2 million while an F40 in concours condition is worth $ 1,650,000 according to the collector and the company. classic automobile insurance.CHANGE LATER
Yahoo! Japan reports that a couple were in the exotic Italian when the smoke started to come out of the engine compartment. Fortunately, they are not injured.