With the release of the recent supercar concepts; Ferrari LaFerrari, Lamborghini Veneno and the McLaren P1, I wondered, if I had money to burn right now… would I buy one? I dont think so. Well, I would not buy the LaFerrari because it looks like a photoshop rendering of every recent Ferrari model, I would not buy the Lambo because i dont want to ride a $4M bull named poison, and I would not purchase the P1 because the McLaren F1 is the only TRUE McLaren (IMO). So what would I get with such demented amount of Benjamins? The 1992 Ferrari F40 LM Competition Berlinetta. Why? because it’s a classic F40 on extacy.

I love the F40 because it was sound, basic, has an awesome twin-turbo engine, and straight to the point aerodynamics concentrating mainly on downforce and stability. There was no ABS, no traction control, no electro-hydraulic paddle shifting, and no stability control which made the car primitively basic, which I love. The F40 was originally built to commemorate the company’s 40 years celebration. But then, it was “drafted” out of the stable to battle in the Italian Super GT for 2 consecutive years; and it took home the bacon on its second year.

So if I had pockets that run deep, instead of buying the recently released supercars, I’d stay classic, and would hunt down an F40 LM; it will always be my all time weapon of choice Italian. Now if you ask what Japanese?…that’s a different NosWednesday topic.

-Mark-

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