I think the 10,000 units per year was for all models in 2009. In 2009 Ferrari added the California, a completely new market, without replacing an existing model, so that explains the increase... I don't think they made more 430's or 599's in 2009 over any other year in 2009.
Oh wow, so those numbers are for every Ferrari model and not just the F430? Does anyone know the estimate for worldwide production/US production numbers for just the F430? Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
Sure we do for US production. 2008 and 2009 numbers include the Scuderia and 16M. 5504 total. Assuming US production was 28% of total (typical), total number would be 19,657. Obviously a WAG, but an educated one, on that last number. 2005 1093 2006 1392 2007 1382 2008 1032 2009 605
Wow, those numbers would make this car quite rare in the US. I'm surprised they aren't selling for more money. Even the F1's
By Ferrari standards, that is not rare at all. 5504 F430s and variants in the US. Total production of the V12s was much lower: total Maranellos for the whole world was 5147, for the 612 only 3025, and somewhere in the 4000- 5000 range for the 599.
Maybe by Ferrari standards yes. However, coming from the Porsche world. Those numbers are 1/10 of the numbers you’d see when comparing 911 production runs that average around 9/10,000 units in the US per MY.
This is pretty cool. If your 2009 numbers are close, that means my 2009 coupe is actually pretty rare. In fact a 2009 anything 430 is rare as I guess they started 458 tooling up and production earlier in 2009 than a normal model year change over. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
Quick question for the pros. I don’t want to start a new thread. Couldn’t find anything online, but was the F430’s 4.3L V8 a homologated engine for the GT2/GT3/GTD race cars? I read the GTC car was destroked to 4.0, but I’m wondering if the identical 4.3L engine was used in any of the other classes for Le Mans, Sebring, etc... Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
Just 142 of the F430 Challenge produced, making them super rare - especially when estimates are that more than half have been written off racing!