F40 PROTOTYPES

[Natan Tazelaar]

Taken from the same book as mentioned before.

Natan Tazelaar

[Natan Tazelaar]

Is this F40 prototype 1 or GTO Evoluzione 1?
Sorry for the quality, but this is a scan from a French magazine from 1994.

Natan Tazelaar

[of2worlds]

Originally Posted by Natan Tazelaar

This picture is from the book 'Ferrari F40' by Brian Laban.

Natan Tazelaar

This F40 prototype is likely s/n 73015. Note the missing outside mirror on the driver side door which is the clue to that number. It was one of two examples present for the journalists to see at the Fiorano intro.
CH

[Natan Tazelaar]

I absolutely love this shot!
MO 1247 plate. It's from the same article as the other pic.

Natan Tazelaar

[of2worlds]

Originally Posted by Natan Tazelaar

Is this F40 prototype 1 or GTO Evoluzione 1?
Sorry for the quality, but this is a scan from a French magazine from 1994.

Natan Tazelaar

This is not an F40 prototype but rather a GTO Evoluzione with the yellow '1' in the side window. (F40 prototypes have been photographed with the yellow number '2' or '4' in the side window.) Interestingly the image above from 1994 publication has 5 vents on the rear fender which is unique and 5 is just like the F40 prototypes have. There are several versions of the GTO Evoluzione with a different example only having 4 vents mounted in a slightly more vertical style in the same place at the side on the rear fender. Also the GTO Evo in the 1994 published picture has the red rear wing assembly all in red. The 4 vent GTO has just the horizontal part of the wing painted black with the base still painted red. No yellow number in the side window of that example dating from 1987 when Jose Rosinski drove the GTO Evo at Fiorano.
The German car magazine Auto Motor und Sport also featured a story about a GTO Evoluzione in that period to.
Any more images around...excellent picture of the Evo from the rear view driving on the street!
CH

[Natan Tazelaar]

One more. This is the opening shot of the article.

Is it a possibility that this GTO Evoluzione was used as a testing bed for the F40 project? Does anybody know what numbers have been spotted on F40 prototypes? I have seen quit a few, but I never saw 1 and 2. Pics anybody?

Natan Tazelaar

[Natan Tazelaar]

This is a shot from the engine bay. Looks like they connected some testing equipment.

Natan Tazelaar

[JeremyJon]

the 288C was the groupB race car effort, but when that series went dead, then the factory used it to develop the F40 production car from
this video might help too

You Tube

You Tube

[JeremyJon]

scanned from C&D article november 1987, unumero uno

[JeremyJon]

scanned from R&T article 1991, illustration, curiously it's a 5 vent prototype car

(artists name isn't noted in article, for me to give credit)

[joe sackey]

Originally Posted by JeremyJon

scanned from C&D article november 1987, unumero uno

Very cool, thanks for sharing

[JeremyJon]

Originally Posted by joe sackey

Very cool, thanks for sharing

welcome, clearing out some old papers ...i was actually looking for the R&T specs page for F40 (one with the profile drawing at top) ...does anyone have a high rez scan of that by chance? thanks

[JeremyJon]

article from MT 1988, notice middle pages are actually pics of prototype F40, notice the yellow 6 sticker on side window

[joe sackey]

Originally Posted by JeremyJon

article from MT 1988, notice middle pages are actually pics of prototype F40, notice the yellow 6 sticker on side window

Well-spotted. Articles from the period often featured a combination of several cars.

[JeremyJon]

Originally Posted by joe sackey

Well-spotted. Articles from the period often featured a combination of several cars.

yes, probably stock photos from factory used by the magazine i'm guessing?

[of2worlds]

The excellent photographer Stephane Foulon took the MT pics. The view of the white quilted headliner for that article is an unusual F40 view.
Typically journalists back then brought their own photographer along for the story coverage.
Years later the same photographer was used for the Porsche CGT story in R&T.
CH

[JeremyJon]

couple more randoms, F40 prototype images

[joe sackey]

Originally Posted by JeremyJon

couple more randoms, F40 prototype images

Awesome scans & posts, thanks for the effort.

[JeremyJon]

Originally Posted by joe sackey

Awesome scans & posts, thanks for the effort.

welcome ...i PMd you about a scan of R&T F40 stats page, seems the one thing i don't have trying to find, thanks

here is larger pic of the tiny pic in earlier article, looks great all opened up like that!

[JeremyJon]