The 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas was a high point in this automotive journalist’s career. Aside from the multitude of of high performance tuner cars and the chance to ride shotgun in a Corvette with a racing instructor, SEMA also offers visitors the opportunity to witness the unimaginable. Lucky for us, right as we stumbled across this pristine looking Ferrari F40 the guys in the booth were worried about the fitment of the classic super car’s engine cover. This gave us a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the twin turbocharged 2.9 Liter V8 that makes 471 HP, and because we happen to be the gear heads that we are no opportunity was wasted. Honestly, the only way that you would ever get to experience something like this is if you drove by an F40 stuck on the side of the road with an inquisitive owner or if that guy is your best friend.

Check out the gallery below to have a closer look.

A rare glimpse of a Ferrari F40's engine bay at the 2009 SEMA Show originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 12 November 2009 16:00 EST.

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It was shocking to say the least when we saw the video of the Ferrari F-40 super car getting bested by the new 599 GTB. So how did the Top Speed review board feel when we saw this video of our friend’s at Autocar putting the 20 year old twin turbocharged red rocket ship up against an F-430 Scuderia? You will just have to find out like we did.

Video: Ferrari F40 vs 430 Scuderia originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 12 June 2009 10:00 EST.

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Think you’re day was hard, try this one on...

 BAD - A man in Japan goes on a test drive with a Ferrari F40 and gets into a wreck.
 WORSE - The wreck is not covered by insurance, and he has to buy the car for $800,000.
 FIND THE RUM - He no has no money left to fix the car and is stuck with a very expensive lawn ornament.

Pic of rear after the jump

Ferrari F40 crashed originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 30 March 2009 17:00 EST.

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The luxury model owned by Alain Prost, one of history’s greatest drivers of the Formula 1, will be auction later this month. Alain got the F40 in 1989 asa a present after the signed the for Ferrari’s F1 team. Alain Prost was a pilot for the Scuderia in 1990 and 1991.

Alain Prost's Ferrari F40 to be auctioned originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 20 July 2007 17:21 EST.

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Ferrari 599 Fiorano vs Ferrari F40 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 4 July 2007 06:00 EST.

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Ferrari F40 vs Bugatti Veyron originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 25 April 2007 06:00 EST.

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Ferrari F40 History originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 15 December 2006 06:00 EST.

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Developed out of Ferrari’s GTO Evoluzione project, the LM was a full-house competition version of the sublime F40 and should theoretically have been suitable for a wide-range of racing series. However, with the demise of Group B and sportscar racing in crisis during the late 1980’s, Ferrari customers were left with very few options for their cars. After a brief spell contesting North America’s IMSA GT series, it seemed the LM would never be able to fulfil its potential. As it turned out though, the F40 eventually had several good seasons racing after production of the road-going version had long since been discontinued.

Ferrari F40 LM originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 6 January 2006 11:56 EST.

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The F40 was the last car introduced and commissioned by Enzo Ferrari himself. Its introduction and its name coincided with Ferrari’s 40th anniversary as an automobile constructor. The car was a celebration of the marque and the man seeking to safely provide owners with a race car for the street, embodying all the finest elements of 1987 automotive engineering.

Ferrari F40 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 6 January 2006 10:13 EST.

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