Ferrari gathers 40 examples of the iconic F40 to celebrate almost 40 years

Launched in 1987, the Ferrari F40 was the final car signed off by the Italian brand’s founder, Enzo Ferrari, and the second in a series of halo supercars that became known as the Holy Trinity (288GTO, F40, F50).

The F40 featured a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V8 with 352kW and 577Nm output and was the first production car to break the 200mph (324km/h) top speed barrier.

All 1311 cars produced were finished in Rosso Corsa (red) and were left-hand-drive.

As a celebration of the model, the first-ever F40 Legacy Tour was conducted in late September, where forty F40 owners were invited on a three-day driving tour around Tuscany and Modena, the home of Ferrari.

The touring route culminated in some formation laps around the Fiorano circuit in Maranello, followed by a curated photo for the ages, with approximately 30 of the 40 F40s lined up on the circuit’s main straight.

As impressive as it sounds, this isn’t the largest gathering of Ferrari F40s in one place.

Back in 2007, 34 owners in Japan got together to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the F40, but the best was yet to come.

In 2012, the Ferrari Owner’s Club set out to create the world record for the number of F40s gathered together, and managed to align 60 of the red supercars at an event at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in England.

Crazily, that still leaves 1251 examples parked in their garages around the world.