Skip to main content

Sixty Ferrari F40s gather at Silverstone race track to celebrate 25th anniversary

Ferrari F40 SilverstoneThere can’t be many days when you don’t standout from the crowd in a Ferrari F40, but this past weekend at the Silverstone race track in the UK, your car would have looked positively common, thanks to 60 of them turning up to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

The F40 gathering was part of the Silverstone Classic event, the world’s largest classic motor racing festival, where more than 1000 cars entered into 24 races, ranging from classic 1930s racers to Group C endurance cars from the early 80s.

Bringing a record-breaking 60, or 62 depending on the source, F40s together for the event was worth it too, as all the Ferrari Red cars took to the track for a parade lap, leading out another 400 cars including those from TVR and Lotus.

While sixty cars getting together doesn’t really sound that many, it is when only 1315 were ever made. The F40 is a very special car too, as it was one of the final cars Ferrari released prior to Enzo Ferrari’s death in 1987, and became the first road legal car to crack 200mph.

It reaches this speed thanks to a 3.0 liter V8 equipped with twin turbos, producing 471 horsepower, all in a car weighing just 1,100 kilograms, or 2,425 pounds.

If you’re disappointed the F40 owners didn’t go wheel-to-wheel racing whilst doing their lap, then consider how much this collection is worth. In 1987, an F40 cost £193,000, or $320,000; so a group of 60 represents a total original cost of $19,200,000. That’s at a minimum too, as many owners paid a premium in order to secure one.


At today’s prices? Auctioned cars tend to go for about $500,000, and a recent eBay listing for a 1990 F40 had a Buy It Now of $595,000, making the parade worth, conservatively, $30,000,000. No wonder they took it steady, as you can see in the video below.

Well done to Silverstone for bringing so many of these fabulous cars together, as it’s a rare treat to see one on the road, let alone 60.

Andy Boxall
Senior Mobile Writer
Andy is a Senior Writer at Digital Trends, where he concentrates on mobile technology, a subject he has written about for…
Alpine sale: Up to $160 off speakers and subs for your car
alpine speaker sale crutchfield march 2024 car and amp setup on table

If you’re looking to kit your car out with some superior speakers or a subwoofer, Crutchfield is the place to go today. Right now, there’s a huge sale on Alpine subwoofers and speakers with nearly 50 different items forming the sale. As there are so many options, the best idea is to hit the button below to see what’s around. If you don’t know where to start though, read on while we take you through some great items in the sale.

What to shop for in the Alpine sale
Buying the best aftermarket car speakers are important for anyone who spends a lot of time on the road and is currently dealing with a mediocre sound system. One good starting point in the Alpine sale is the 2-way speakers for $104 instead of $130. You get two 2-way speakers with a polypropylene/glass fiber/mica woofer with a specialized rubber surround. There’s a one-inch silk dome tweeter with speakers able to handle up to 80 watts RMS with 240 watts peak power. The grilles aren’t included but the factor ones should be fine for most purposes.

Read more
Mercedes to trial humanoid robots for ‘low-skill, repetitive, demanding’ jobs
Apptronik's Apollo robot at work in an auto plant.

Humanoid robots have been coming on leaps and bounds in recent years, and some major companies are starting to take note.

Mercedes-Benz, for example, has just entered into an agreement with Texas-based robotics specialist Apptronik to collaborate on identifying applications for highly advanced robots that the auto giant could deploy. The deal will involve a trial that will see Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot work alongside Mercedes' human workers on the factory floor.

Read more
Hyundai Ioniq 9: price, release date, range, and more
Hyundai Ioniq 9 Front

Hyundai has been at the forefront of EV development for a while now, largely thanks to the success of the crossover-sized Hyundai Ioniq 5. But the company is readying another new EV that could be even more popular than the Ioniq 5 -- or at least more desirable in the U.S., the land of big cars.

The upcoming Ioniq 9, previously set to be called the Ioniq 7, will be Hyundai's take on an electric SUV. It will be to Hyundai what the Kia EV9 is to Kia. It will have three rows and carry over design elements from the Ioniq 5.

Read more