VIN: Ferrari F40 chassis 73015
History of chassis 73015
Chassis 73015 was the first of eight F40 prototypes built, seven of which were manufactured in 1987. It first appeared at the Maranello Civic Centre press conference that took place on 21st July 1987. This was the event at which Enzo Ferrari unveiled the F40 to select members of the media.
73015 also starred in a series of promotional images taken at the Fiorano test track.
As a result of the huge coverage generated by the new machine (the F40 was the world’s first 200mph supercar), this, the original prototype, remains perhaps the most widely publicised F40 of all.
Along with the other F40 prototypes, chassis 73015 underwent an intensive test and development programme that took place before the first production cars started to emerge from the factory in 1988.
Chassis 73015 was ultimately destroyed to prove the F40’s crash worthiness as part of the type approval process.
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