https://www.thedrive.com/news/34927/someone-just-wrecked-this-uninsured-ferrari-f40
2020 has already been a banner year for bad news, but we're afraid there's another drop to the bucket to add. There is one less Ferrari F40 in the world after one was wrecked on Friday in Queensland, Australia. As if an ultra-rare and beloved Ferrari being destroyed weren't bad enough, this particular car was reportedly uninsured at the time of the incident. Ouch.
The aftermath photos and videos floating around social media show the legendary supercar heavily smashed-up among a bunch of trees and poles. For squeamish Ferrari fans, viewer discretion is advised.
Local news posting to an Australian exotic car spotting group on Facebook alleges that it was the car's current owner who crashed when he decided to take the uninsured Ferrari on a final drive before selling it the next day, contrary to initial reports claiming that it was crashing during a test drive by the potential buyer. It's not often I don't envy Ferrari F40 owners but I can easily say that this is one of those times.
The same source also says that this was the first time the car's been driven in five years, a fact which may partly explain why and how it slid off the road. A car that hasn't been driven in half a decade likely hasn't had its tires changed in that amount of time either. Bad tires coupled with an unforgiving, mid-engined super sports car is, as we've previously learned, a recipe for disaster.
This Australian TV news report uploaded to Instagram also shows that the Ferrari removed an entire set of traffic lights, leaving a sizeable hole in the ground. It also appears to confirm that the car was indeed uninsured, the man behind the wheel was, in fact, the owner, and that he had a passenger riding shotgun at the time of the crash. Both driver and passenger were reportedly unhurt.
https://www.couriermail.com.au/news...e/news-story/7fe532d3aebd69e937a55ff484355bda
GREG STOLZ, The Sunday Mail (Qld)
July 19, 2020 12:00am
A GOLD Coast businessman and luxury car collector who crashed a rare $2 million-plus Ferrari is philosophical about the loss of his pride and joy and is just happy to be alive, his wife says.
Steve Manthey, 59, smashed the red F40 in the Gold Coast hinterland on Friday after apparently losing control of the high-powered 1980s sports car.
Police said the vehicle took out traffic lights, power poles and a street sign before crashing into trees on the Beaudesert-Nerang Rd.
The Ferrari was extensively damaged and to rub salt into Mr Manthey’s wounds, he was hit with a $311 ticket by police for failing to control the vehicle.
He and his male passenger escaped with minor injuries.
Photos of the crash were splashed across social media with many Ferrari enthusiasts lamenting the vehicle’s sorry plight.
Mr Manthey’s wife, Brenda, revealed that he had owned the twin turbocharged coupe for ‘quite a few years’ and was planning to sell it before the accident happened.
“I thought he’d be really upset but he’s fine,” she said.
“It doesn’t matter, life’s more important. He’s just got a few bruises.”
Mrs Manthey said the accident apparently happened when the Ferrari ‘kicked into turbo … and it just went downhill from there’.
The Ferrari damage bill is expected to run into hundreds of thousands of dollars, with parts having to be imported from Italy, in a repair job likely to take months.
Only 1315 F40s were produced by Ferrari between 1987 and 1992, only a handful of the F40s are believed to be in Australia, with one for sale for $2.39 million.
2020 has already been a banner year for bad news, but we're afraid there's another drop to the bucket to add. There is one less Ferrari F40 in the world after one was wrecked on Friday in Queensland, Australia. As if an ultra-rare and beloved Ferrari being destroyed weren't bad enough, this particular car was reportedly uninsured at the time of the incident. Ouch.
The aftermath photos and videos floating around social media show the legendary supercar heavily smashed-up among a bunch of trees and poles. For squeamish Ferrari fans, viewer discretion is advised.
Local news posting to an Australian exotic car spotting group on Facebook alleges that it was the car's current owner who crashed when he decided to take the uninsured Ferrari on a final drive before selling it the next day, contrary to initial reports claiming that it was crashing during a test drive by the potential buyer. It's not often I don't envy Ferrari F40 owners but I can easily say that this is one of those times.
The same source also says that this was the first time the car's been driven in five years, a fact which may partly explain why and how it slid off the road. A car that hasn't been driven in half a decade likely hasn't had its tires changed in that amount of time either. Bad tires coupled with an unforgiving, mid-engined super sports car is, as we've previously learned, a recipe for disaster.
This Australian TV news report uploaded to Instagram also shows that the Ferrari removed an entire set of traffic lights, leaving a sizeable hole in the ground. It also appears to confirm that the car was indeed uninsured, the man behind the wheel was, in fact, the owner, and that he had a passenger riding shotgun at the time of the crash. Both driver and passenger were reportedly unhurt.
https://www.couriermail.com.au/news...e/news-story/7fe532d3aebd69e937a55ff484355bda
GREG STOLZ, The Sunday Mail (Qld)
July 19, 2020 12:00am
A GOLD Coast businessman and luxury car collector who crashed a rare $2 million-plus Ferrari is philosophical about the loss of his pride and joy and is just happy to be alive, his wife says.
Steve Manthey, 59, smashed the red F40 in the Gold Coast hinterland on Friday after apparently losing control of the high-powered 1980s sports car.
Police said the vehicle took out traffic lights, power poles and a street sign before crashing into trees on the Beaudesert-Nerang Rd.
The Ferrari was extensively damaged and to rub salt into Mr Manthey’s wounds, he was hit with a $311 ticket by police for failing to control the vehicle.
He and his male passenger escaped with minor injuries.
Photos of the crash were splashed across social media with many Ferrari enthusiasts lamenting the vehicle’s sorry plight.
Mr Manthey’s wife, Brenda, revealed that he had owned the twin turbocharged coupe for ‘quite a few years’ and was planning to sell it before the accident happened.
“I thought he’d be really upset but he’s fine,” she said.
“It doesn’t matter, life’s more important. He’s just got a few bruises.”
Mrs Manthey said the accident apparently happened when the Ferrari ‘kicked into turbo … and it just went downhill from there’.
The Ferrari damage bill is expected to run into hundreds of thousands of dollars, with parts having to be imported from Italy, in a repair job likely to take months.
Only 1315 F40s were produced by Ferrari between 1987 and 1992, only a handful of the F40s are believed to be in Australia, with one for sale for $2.39 million.
