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If reputations determined values then the Ferrari F40 would be among the worlds most expensive motorcars. One generation had grown up with the Lamborghini Countach but for the next, Ferrari's 201mph F40 was the definitive supercar. Heavily derived from the experimental GTO Evoluzione's that had initially been conceptualised as Group B racers, this tiny batch of development vehicles went on to become test beds for the F40. With their infectious cocktail of stellar performance and Pininfarina?s best looking design for years, F40's were the second in Ferrari's line of ultimate modern day supercars, replacing the 288 GTO.Featuring a tubular steel chassis with bonded composite inserts, most notably around the sills and floorpan, the F40's layout was much the same as its predecessors, both 288 and GTO Evoluzione using mid-longitudinally-mounted engines although the F40 was now progressively deformable to meet draconian safety legislation. The engine was also derived from the 288, but thanks to the development work carried out on the aforementioned Evoluzione's between 1985 and ?86, the Ferrari F40 got substantial hike in output. Its three-litre twin turbocharged V8 was designated Tipo F120 A and had a displacement of 2936cc thanks to a bore and stroke of 81.9 x 69.5mm respectively. Output was nearly 80 horses up on the GTO, Ferrari F40's boasting 478bhp at 7000rpm. Compression was set at 7.7:1 and the two water-cooled IHI turbochargers at 1.1bar. Identical Weber-Marelli IAW electronic fuel injection/ignition to the GTO was used, Behr intercoolers also going unchanged. Shatteringly fast for its day, the F40 was could sprint from 0-60mph in just 4.4 seconds and run 201mph flat out making it the first production car to surpass this mystical boundary. The gearbox was another GTO item although customers who wanted the ultimate performance configuration could specify a non-synchromesh Sports box if they so desired. As the successor to Ferrari's gorgeous 288, Pininfarina were always going to have a difficult job replacing such an inspired piece of automotive design. However, in the Ferrari F40, the Turinese firm produced an era defining creation, one that even today is instantly recognisable by old and young enthusiasts alike.Only the cabin bore any link to the 308's these cars were ultimately derived from, just the windscreen having been interchangeable. Whilst the GTO had pioneered the use of composite panels, the Ferrari F40 was the first whose bodywork was constructed entirely from such materials. Comprising eleven panels made from Nomex, Kevlar and Carbon composite with a heavily ventilated Plexiglas rear windscreen, at 1202kg the Ferrari F40 had a phenomenal power-to-weight ratio. Only available in Rosso Corsa, sliding Lexan windows were fitted to the first 50, these getting replaced by wind-ups thereafter.