There was an opticians at the top of North Street in Belfast in the 90s that drove his F40 to work and parked it right outside. Take a look at North Street/ Bridge Street on Google Maps and you'll see its still a very undesirable part of the city.
In autumn 1988 I made a three days visit to Maranello with two school-friends of mine. Several times we had the chance to watch F40s on the Pista di Fiorano. The difference of speed between a F40 and e.g. a Testarossa both driven by factory drivers on this racetrack was atunning. Seeing all the these dreamcars on the streets of Maranello is yet another special memory. Thank you Iain for this video!
A true enthusiast and a true expert driving an icon. Keep up the wonderful work Iain. It's a pleasure watching your videos and seeing the wonderful work you do. You have a proper appreciation of the classics
What a wonderful world we live in where we can, from all around the world, enjoy such rare and beautiful cars this up close. I've been following you since the start of the channel and you still manage to outdo yourself, time after time. Thank you, from Sweden, for everything you do Iain!
Wonderful world ? Come on get real if it was a wonderful world all of us members of the hoi piloi would be able to go out & purchase and drive these so called super/hyper cars instead the privileged few fatcats …. The haves and the have nots eh ? …. Me ? I have great fun tootling about in my tatty MGB …
I think you’ve won the internet this week Iain! Not a prancing horse fan but that F40 is stupendous! Thanks for sharing its journey with us, I’m sure the owner will be ecstatic with it.
What a great vid! Back in the days we had an event called Italia a Zandvoort - I don't have to explain where it was. I remember three great moments and I will mention the F40 one last. First was the classic race, where those little Abarth Fiats were racing the Le Mans Daytonas. In the corners the big V12 couldn't hget rid of the small Abarts. I also remember Frits Kroymans racing his 250 GTO against Hans Hugenholtz Jr. in a just restored late '50s Testa Rossa. When it still were two words. It was wheel to wheel and Fender to Fender. We could hear those Colombo V12 wherever they were. And the third nemory is about five F40's racing, again fender to fender. I remember some damaged noses and rears, knowing in that day a nose cost 30.000 Dutch Guilders (I guess 15000 euros) and a rear end 150.000 guilders (75.000 euros), and it was so nice seeing those owners really race those F40's big time. Your vids bring back all the memories.
Wow what a beautiful car! I had a Burago model when I was a child (I've still got it somewhere - probably in the loft) and it looks just like the model but bigger. Even now its still such gorgeous shape. One of my favourite cars.
Iain, It's a stormy day in Pennsylvania, so I sat down in my office and turned to you. This F40 video evokes an emotional response. Absolutely invigorating. (You are looking good, but the car is magnificent!) Thanks again for your wonderful work.
@@iain_tyrrell Iain, I am “several” years senior to you and I have never allowed myself to indulge in a personal automobile. For twenty years I have loved the Bentley Continental GT. Mine would be white, with a light tan interior. (I am one of those OCD guys so it would always be spotless. Unlike my daughters bathroom! I am outnumbered by women.) That said, You are a treat. I share your videos with a few friends who appreciate your enthusiasm. Thanks again, George
As you are experiencing the cardinal virtue of gratitude, I am teetering on the brink of the abyss of the capital vice of envy. Congrats on a job well done by you and your team!
The cool down lap is like the end of a computer game after a race as scores tally. Amazing sounds and thank you, the owner and your team for giving us an look into another automotive world. I loved it as a kid late 80s early 90s.
Fantastic to actually see this car being driven, it is what is was made to do but, as you point out, sadly to few of them are actually used. They are amazing to look at but they should be allowed to fulfil their purpose and be enjoyed from behind the wheel. Full credit to you Iain for showing us this car in it’s natural habitat and kudos to the owner for allow you to do so 😊
This video is an important part of the restoration for not only the lucky owner, but also we, the enthusiastic public! What an utterly beautiful machine this is, both static and in motion.
Iain, coincidentally I was racing my Mercedes-Benz at Watkins Glen International racetrack in New York state earlier this week. That track is well maintained; it will allow plenty of pace.
I saw one on Gower st, In London some years back - had never saw one in the flesh before, and was literally swearing to myself as I was catching up to it on my Suzuki GN125, to catch a glimpse of it! The most beautiful car ever, in my opinion
Thank you for the video - I love going for rides with Tyrrell in the amazing cars he work on, and his feedback and commentary is spot on. This was a real treat and I watched (and listened to the engine sounds) twice.
And just like that, right when you thought that Iain's videos couldn't get any better, he goes out and does this. What a treat it's been! Thank you very much for sharing this moment with us!
Imaginably, of course this prestigious value on wheels is not to be tested on the open road near the workshop, considering the utterly poor state of the tarmac there. The circuit would be the wisest option indeed, and there we have it. The privilege is entirely hours Ian, being able to experience such an exclusive rarity of the highest order of automotive exposé. Thank you so much once again 💓
“Fantastic day at the office”. That has to be the biggest understatement I have heard so far in 2024. @Iain_tyrrell are you looking for an assistant? Not sure I can fix an F40 just yet but I cook great French food. And I’ll be happy to help you warm up the cars and “bring them back to life”.
Hi Iain, done a load of laps at Oulton, great circuit, challenging and exciting as you say. Lovely to see such an iconic car in motion, sight and sound fantastic! Great for MSV to grant you a private test! Utterley stunning restoration, well done to you and your team, been a fab series of videos. Thanks!
Congratulations on a stunning restoration of an iconic car, love the way you slowly bring it back to life, I'm a 72 yr old mechanic and I agree with your method, just brilliant.
My dad was very proud, when he entered the driveway in our first brand new car - a British racing green Morris ADO 16 1100 - Marina - our nabo, a dentist working part time in Switzerland must have felt the same in his first new car.....a BB512 two days later - oh well.
Wow! Now that's some serious kit. Saw one in the early '90s at a concourse show in Santa Barbara at the polo fields. Examined every inch of it in great detail. Walked away with wet pants. Cheers
I remember when this first came out, it created shock and awe in the automotive world and its car enthusiasts and all this time later it still has the same effect, Thank you Iain and thank you Hampson Auctions for making it happen!
It's still jaw dropping today. Got lots of attention, even in the rarified atmosphere of the race circuit. Thanks for watching and I'll echo your thanks to Hampson Auctions.
Fantastic to see the F40 at my local circuit Oulton Park. A beautifully restored car at a stunning circuit. Wish I could have been there to get some pictures.
The opening on this video is Top Gear quality. And the rest even better. Top notch! Iain when he hand over the car to the owner: “it work just great, up to second gear, at last”.
What an absolute delight to see this beauty driving. Congratulations to you and your team getting this back to A1 condition. Loved watching these F40 episodes come to a conclusion. A happy man indeed!
Thank you for showing this beauty on the track and I'm sure you really had to restrain yourself from going into 3rd gear. Have been a fan of your channel almost from the beginning and will be looking for more to come. Cheers from Canada.
I had to wait for today for watching, but what a surprise it Wes at Oulton Park. That was fantastic, beautiful car, beautiful circuit and beautiful weather. I was a bot worried because I did see some little stones on the circuit, but the sensation of speed was more than the reel speed. I looked at the headlining during the video, and had to think of that part of the restauration. It looks as imperfect as it should be, and that is perfect. Thanks for this special video Iain!😍👍
Even though it’s a very valuable car, owned by someone else, it was still special. How spiritedly I drive them depends on a lot of factors. Thanks for your interest
Great to see Oulton Park again. I used to go there with pals from Sheffield in the 1960s, always a great day out. From memory there were Tyrrells racing there then, but that must have been an earlier generation. And then there were great characters like Blaster Bates telling how Knicker Brook came to be named.
Just one word....Epic!! Seeing how amazing looking this example is, it must be something else to get to actually drive such iconic cars as these. You have some serious powers of restraint there Iain, not to plant the throttle down the straight😉 You could probably hear the Prancing Horse on the bonnet going "Just let me run free!!" 😂 I'm sure its very lucky owner is going to really enjoy taking his car back after all of the work that's gone into it, what an amazing car.
Thank you for another fantastic video, Iain! Please don't think no one noticed that you matched the ending pitch of the intro music to the start-up idle of the F40. Not to say that such attention to detail is surprising.
stunning car as starting point + max level of professionalism + huge passion + budget to work with + pure class in terms of approaching such project = this amazing outcome....... What an AWESOME 6-part journey....thx!
We've followed this on for a while and you've been promising a shake down drive and......WOW! This is why all of your followers love this stuff. Excellent! Thank you
Would be great to see how these things would perform with a more modern application of new tech turbos. Nothing crazy of course but recirculation valves too would help its low speed response etc.
@@iain_tyrrell Just being honest! Always look forward to your videos. Better than Harry's now! 😜😂 Huge favor he did for us motoring junkies pushing you into UA-cam..👏🏼
We have all been witness of a superb car restoration and if Mr. Tyrrell says it handles well, the brakes are good, the engine responds fantastic, etc. etc. then there is no more to say, other than top notch work done.
Thank you for giving us a lap and just letting us listen to that beautiful engine. Enzo had to have been smiling that day for seeing someone finally driving one of his pride and joys in a way they like to be driven Your remark about driving them on the public streets reminds me of a friend of mine who until a few years ago had a beautifully restored 56 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL He said that when it was on the freeway it would get downright dangerous with people crowding him and in other lanes sticking out their smart phones Thanks again and I can tell you're a gearhead because no pounding rock music while the car is on the track We're listening to the cars own music!
Poor guy,,, thought I heard him get into third,,, might be wrong. Watched BTC there wayyy back in the day,,, a fantastic track for sports cars. That noise,, that paint job,, breathtaking. Bravo.
This must be the first time in history that an F40 was driven on a track and never reached 3rd gear! It would be good to hear your thoughts on PPF Mr T...
Took a lot of self- control. But the car is 100% accident- free, unusual for an F40, and I have no wish to change that! PPF is excellent. Will be covering that in a future video
Question....does the value of the car, at times and in any way, sometimes hamper the enjoyment of driving it due to the worries associated with that fact? On a much smaller level, my son saved and saved to purchase his first air-cooled 911 Porsche. It wasn't one of the really expensive, rare models, and nothing on the level of the F40 obviously, but he had never driven one, and neither had I, so we agreed that I would drive it back from Newport Beach CA to our home, about a 90 minute drive. He followed me in my car. I had never driven one either, but having alot more experience in general, he wanted me to drive and then it would allow him to get used to the car once home and he could go on short drives to get used to the car. I enjoyed not one moment of that drive. It wasn't my car, it was worth a fortune to him, and it was a busy traffic day. I could not wait to get it home. It wasn't until the third time I drove it that I could actually enjoy the car and fell in love with 911s. Do you ever get those nervous feelings?!
I have had many experiences like that. I'm a bit north of you, and now that our roads are choked with Silicon Valley 3rd worlders, it becomes nearly impossible to have a moment of enjoyment. That Prius that is about to T-Bone you, the idiot on their phone in a Tesla, or the gardening pickup truck with the leaf blower ready to fall out are all aimed at us. This is what the elites want- to have classics only in their hands. These 3rd worlders don't respect our heritage cars- they park next to them and cram the body with their doors, scratch paint with their strollers, and just don't care. They weren't raised with them, which is why we need to send them packing. Another CA problem is the lack of law enforcement. Gangs can steal cars and tools, and the police do nothing. Insurance costs are prohibitive here because of that, so the average middle class guy simply can't afford a classic, and many of them get scrapped. When my friends and I drive our classics, we go in groups, and all of us carry. No way I am letting some bum have his way with a car that I spent 8 years restoring. End of rant. Cheers
I think so, definitely. I was thinking the same thing watching this video. It happens on all levels, from a young person nervous about their relatively humble pride and joy, through to ridiculously valuable classics. In the real world, it's something you have to deal with and manage through your own personal mindset, but with cars like this, or a $20m McLaren F1 or whatever, there is simply no escaping the fact. Add to the fact that these cars might be largely irreplaceable and it makes it worse. It would be a nice problem to have obviously, but it would surely be a very special set of circumstances where you could hoon around in an F40 without a care, just fully enjoying the experience. However, there is a video on yt of Nico Rosberg doing just that in (someone else's from memory) F40 a while back, so with enough money and the right attitude, anything is possible!
I've only seen one in real life and that was at a exotic boutique shop south of Kansas City. The owner's family owned a Porsche dealership in Chicago when he was growing up and he said he wasn't a "car guy" growing up. Imagine that? He was all Ferrari (and his wife,too!) Super nice guy who opened the engine cover and alloweed me to take several photos. Super nice guy. I still have the photos.
What a stunning machine - and we're delighted we could help make this track session possible!
So grateful for your support! 👏
Thank you sooooo much!
Fabulous as always
What a car , even for a Porsche guy like me.
Now an original GT40 next PlEASE 🙏 Iain
How you kept that control over temptation 😮
Thank you for allowing this!
Thank you and Iain for making this possible 👏👏
Thanks also to the owner for allowing this beautiful car to be shown!
Chap near me owned an electronics company - he used his F40 to pick up sandwiches from the local supermarket. What a hero.
Fantastic!
So, were they 'hero' sandwiches?
There was an opticians at the top of North Street in Belfast in the 90s that drove his F40 to work and parked it right outside. Take a look at North Street/ Bridge Street on Google Maps and you'll see its still a very undesirable part of the city.
Hopefully that chap had security guarding his car when he parked it!
I used to live near Munich and we had an F40 next to us when we went to a drive in movie! There was a 959 just down the road from me too.
In autumn 1988 I made a three days visit to Maranello with two school-friends of mine.
Several times we had the chance to watch F40s on the Pista di Fiorano. The difference of speed between a F40 and e.g. a Testarossa both driven by factory drivers on this racetrack was atunning.
Seeing all the these dreamcars on the streets of Maranello is yet another special memory.
Thank you Iain for this video!
Thanks for sharing too!
A true enthusiast and a true expert driving an icon. Keep up the wonderful work Iain. It's a pleasure watching your videos and seeing the wonderful work you do. You have a proper appreciation of the classics
Thank you indeed!
What a wonderful world we live in where we can, from all around the world, enjoy such rare and beautiful cars this up close. I've been following you since the start of the channel and you still manage to outdo yourself, time after time. Thank you, from Sweden, for everything you do Iain!
Thank you so much! That’s very good to hear
Wonderful world ? Come on get real if it was a wonderful world all of us members of the hoi piloi would be able to go out & purchase and drive these so called super/hyper cars instead the privileged few fatcats …. The haves and the have nots eh ? …. Me ? I have great fun tootling about in my tatty MGB …
I think you’ve won the internet this week Iain! Not a prancing horse fan but that F40 is stupendous! Thanks for sharing its journey with us, I’m sure the owner will be ecstatic with it.
Thank you on all counts!
What a great vid! Back in the days we had an event called Italia a Zandvoort - I don't have to explain where it was. I remember three great moments and I will mention the F40 one last. First was the classic race, where those little Abarth Fiats were racing the Le Mans Daytonas. In the corners the big V12 couldn't hget rid of the small Abarts. I also remember Frits Kroymans racing his 250 GTO against Hans Hugenholtz Jr. in a just restored late '50s Testa Rossa. When it still were two words. It was wheel to wheel and Fender to Fender. We could hear those Colombo V12 wherever they were. And the third nemory is about five F40's racing, again fender to fender. I remember some damaged noses and rears, knowing in that day a nose cost 30.000 Dutch Guilders (I guess 15000 euros) and a rear end 150.000 guilders (75.000 euros), and it was so nice seeing those owners really race those F40's big time. Your vids bring back all the memories.
Thanks for sharing your memories, and appreciation
What a car!!! Truly the mother of all supercars.
For me the F40 is the best there is❤️
It is rather special, isn't it?
@@iain_tyrrell yes a very special iconic car, thank you for sharing this with the community👍
The F50 is not bad either!
Wow what a beautiful car! I had a Burago model when I was a child (I've still got it somewhere - probably in the loft) and it looks just like the model but bigger. Even now its still such gorgeous shape. One of my favourite cars.
Iain,
It's a stormy day in Pennsylvania, so I sat down in my office and turned to you.
This F40 video evokes an emotional response. Absolutely invigorating. (You are looking good, but the car is magnificent!)
Thanks again for your wonderful work.
Thank you- really glad this brightened your day!
@@iain_tyrrell
Iain,
I am “several” years senior to you and I have never allowed myself to indulge in a personal automobile. For twenty years I have loved the Bentley Continental GT. Mine would be white, with a light tan interior. (I am one of those OCD guys so it would always be spotless. Unlike my daughters bathroom! I am outnumbered by women.)
That said,
You are a treat. I share your videos with a few friends who appreciate your enthusiasm.
Thanks again,
George
As you are experiencing the cardinal virtue of gratitude, I am teetering on the brink of the abyss of the capital vice of envy.
Congrats on a job well done by you and your team!
Thanks….. I think!
What a treat that was Iain! Enjoyed it immensely.
Thank you!
The cool down lap is like the end of a computer game after a race as scores tally.
Amazing sounds and thank you, the owner and your team for giving us an look into another automotive world.
I loved it as a kid late 80s early 90s.
So glad you enjoyed it.
@iain_tyrrell Most definitely. Looking forward to your personal Lamborghini project.
Fantastic to actually see this car being driven, it is what is was made to do but, as you point out, sadly to few of them are actually used. They are amazing to look at but they should be allowed to fulfil their purpose and be enjoyed from behind the wheel. Full credit to you Iain for showing us this car in it’s natural habitat and kudos to the owner for allow you to do so 😊
Thanks!
A very lively intro for the channel ! Beautiful car on a beautiful track
Thanks!
This video is an important part of the restoration for not only the lucky owner, but also we, the enthusiastic public!
What an utterly beautiful machine this is, both static and in motion.
So pleased to hear you enjoyed it.
Iain, coincidentally I was racing my Mercedes-Benz at Watkins Glen International racetrack in New York state earlier this week. That track is well maintained; it will allow plenty of pace.
Great to hear!
I saw one on Gower st, In London some years back - had never saw one in the flesh before, and was literally swearing to myself as I was catching up to it on my Suzuki GN125, to catch a glimpse of it! The most beautiful car ever, in my opinion
Lovely to have an alternative to the football: thank you, Iain - genuinely appreciated.
Thank you too!
Thank you for the video - I love going for rides with Tyrrell in the amazing cars he work on, and his feedback and commentary is spot on. This was a real treat and I watched (and listened to the engine sounds) twice.
Thank you!
Pulling out all the stops with the opening of this video Ian !! Just what is needed when revealing an absolute ICON
Complimenti 🇮🇹👏
So glad you liked it - all the effort is so worthwhile. The intro was Ivan's idea, I'll pass your complimenti on to him.
At least your JOY at driving this beast was not speed restricted!! Thanks for taking us along on your 'office day'.
Absolutely! No restriction at all. 😁
The level restraint demonstrated during this test drive is commensurate with the car’s restoration. Very respectable and sympathetic.
I hope I still managed to give you a taste of what this incredible car is like to drive.
@@iain_tyrrell I leave all of my vicarious super car driving to you Mr. Tyrell.
That's why Tyrrell is the man when it comes to wrenching on fine automobiles. I love how he syncs carburetors with a short length of hose to his ear.
Dr. Tyrell
Happy to oblige
And just like that, right when you thought that Iain's videos couldn't get any better, he goes out and does this. What a treat it's been! Thank you very much for sharing this moment with us!
Thank you very much!
Those FIAT Ritmo vents. They bring me back to my childhood. 2x caffelatte Fiat Ritmo. one petrol, one Diesel
Imaginably, of course this prestigious value on wheels is not to be tested on the open road near the workshop, considering the utterly poor state of the tarmac there. The circuit would be the wisest option indeed, and there we have it. The privilege is entirely hours Ian, being able to experience such an exclusive rarity of the highest order of automotive exposé. Thank you so much once again 💓
Thank you so much Linda, so nice of you to say.
"gradually warming it through", indeed. That;s an excuse for more laps and more time with this beauty. What a stunner. Great work.
Is it ever hard seeing a car you have worked on for so long leave the workshop?
Can't wait to watch this one.
Yes, it feels like a little part of the team and me are leaving with it
“Fantastic day at the office”. That has to be the biggest understatement I have heard so far in 2024. @Iain_tyrrell are you looking for an assistant? Not sure I can fix an F40 just yet but I cook great French food. And I’ll be happy to help you warm up the cars and “bring them back to life”.
Such an amazing car. When you started to get on boost, you could just tell that thing wants to just keep going!
Very much so!
I love how Iain still seems to be experiencing that "Oh my god I'm driving an F40" feeling even though he's had plenty of exotica experience!
You have it
My dream car on a dream circuit in Cheshire. It doesn't get any better than this. Thank you, Mr Tyrell.
Thank you!
I've been waiting to watch this one.... great video.
Hi Iain, done a load of laps at Oulton, great circuit, challenging and exciting as you say. Lovely to see such an iconic car in motion, sight and sound fantastic! Great for MSV to grant you a private test! Utterley stunning restoration, well done to you and your team, been a fab series of videos. Thanks!
Thank you! It was indeed a great privilege
Congratulations on a stunning restoration of an iconic car, love the way you slowly bring it back to life, I'm a 72 yr old mechanic and I agree with your method, just brilliant.
Thank you very much!
HAPPY BOY IAIN!! I haven't smiled so much watching a road test - EVER!!👍
My dad was very proud, when he entered the driveway in our first brand new car - a British racing green Morris ADO 16 1100 - Marina - our nabo, a dentist working part time in Switzerland must have felt the same in his first new car.....a BB512 two days later - oh well.
Thank you for sharing with us and what a wonderful moment for you Iain and so deserved 😊
Fabulous car and terrific video - many thanks.
I sit here watching this and turn a gentle shade of green. What a reward for you after the rebirth of this magnificent child of Maranello.
It was a great privilege
Thank you for a wonderful series on the F40. Not for the owner, just for me, I had wished for just a bit more engine issues. Next time, I hope.
Pleasure. It could have gone either way. On this occasion, very fortunately for the owner, the engine was in great shape
Wow! Now that's some serious kit. Saw one in the early '90s at a concourse show in Santa Barbara at the polo fields. Examined every inch of it in great detail. Walked away with wet pants.
Cheers
Yes, subtle it isn’t!
Fantastic video Iain and probably the only time guys like me will ever see a F40 in motion. Thank you so much to all involved ❤️❤️
Thanks for your appreciation!
Thank you Iain et al. A perfect finale to this video series.
Thank you too
Testing driving an F40 on a Race Track on a Sunny Day - another tough day in the Office for Iain Tyrrell! 😂😍👏👏👏👏
True!
I have waited all week for this video! Wow! You have surpassed yourself Iain! The camera work is worthy of an Oscar! In your own words Tickety-Boo
Fantastic- Ivan will be delighted! Thanks!
I remember when this first came out, it created shock and awe in the automotive world and its car enthusiasts and all this time later it still has the same effect, Thank you Iain and thank you Hampson Auctions for making it happen!
It's still jaw dropping today. Got lots of attention, even in the rarified atmosphere of the race circuit. Thanks for watching and I'll echo your thanks to Hampson Auctions.
I can not give enough thumbs up for this video. Thank you for sharing this. I will be watching this many times over. Cheers!
Thank YOU very much too
"driving on the door handles" ... now forever added to my lexicon
That's what happens in 2CV racing!
Fantastic to see the F40 at my local circuit Oulton Park. A beautifully restored car at a stunning circuit. Wish I could have been there to get some pictures.
So glad you enjoyed it. Had to keep this under wraps.
Bit better surface than your usual loop 😁…….Great project and perfect ending!
Rather better! Oulton Park's surface is really smooth and a credit to the team there. Thanks so much for watching!
The opening on this video is Top Gear quality. And the rest even better. Top notch!
Iain when he hand over the car to the owner: “it work just great, up to second gear, at last”.
Thank you for sharing this! This is by far my favorite car channel. Thanks Iain
And thanks to you for watching.
What an absolute delight to see this beauty driving. Congratulations to you and your team getting this back to A1 condition. Loved watching these F40 episodes come to a conclusion. A happy man indeed!
Thank you very much! The whole team did an outstanding job.
Thank you for showing this beauty on the track and I'm sure you really had to restrain yourself from going into 3rd gear. Have been a fan of your channel almost from the beginning and will be looking for more to come. Cheers from Canada.
Thank you for your fantastic support Richard
Truly an exceptional car, driving my uncle's high mileage F40 (52k mi) is an incredible experience
Good job!
Marvelous!
Having attended many races at Oulton Park some years ago, that was like the slowing down lap at the end of race.
The car works- that was the objective of the session.
I had to wait for today for watching, but what a surprise it Wes at Oulton Park. That was fantastic, beautiful car, beautiful circuit and beautiful weather. I was a bot worried because I did see some little stones on the circuit, but the sensation of speed was more than the reel speed. I looked at the headlining during the video, and had to think of that part of the restauration. It looks as imperfect as it should be, and that is perfect. Thanks for this special video Iain!😍👍
Thanks for appreciating!
Absolutely magic
Thank you!
A masterclass in the art of car shake down great work 👍
Thank you!
Its so red that it looks like a dream. I am in awe😀
Thank you!
When those turbo's hit..... glorious!!!!
It really is! 😁
Been checking my watch since about 11am to see if it’s nearly 6 o’clock. Think I’m more excited for this than the footy 🤣🤣
Is there football on then?
Well done to all the team working magic on the car 👌
Simply magical. Thank you.
Thank you
Thanks Sir IAIN👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
It couldn't be any better treat than this for such a special marvel of engineering😍😍😍
Thanks for taking us along Sir👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you - it was a pleasure!
Nice work! It must feel amazing to go through all the work and then finally drive it on a track none the less
Even though it’s a very valuable car, owned by someone else, it was still special. How spiritedly I drive them depends on a lot of factors. Thanks for your interest
Great to see Oulton Park again. I used to go there with pals from Sheffield in the 1960s, always a great day out. From memory there were Tyrrells racing there then, but that must have been an earlier generation. And then there were great characters like Blaster Bates telling how Knicker Brook came to be named.
Yes indeed! Maybe I’ll do a video on that one day…..
A shout out to Ian's team that helps film and edit all this great content.
That’s appreciated
Just one word....Epic!!
Seeing how amazing looking this example is, it must be something else to get to actually
drive such iconic cars as these.
You have some serious powers of restraint there Iain, not to plant the throttle down the straight😉
You could probably hear the Prancing Horse on the bonnet going "Just let me run free!!" 😂
I'm sure its very lucky owner is going to really enjoy taking his car back after all of the work that's
gone into it, what an amazing car.
Thank you!
"Everything in life is a compromise".
Eeuhm , you're in a 2.5 million pound car on a very nice circuit.....
Enjoyed this enormously.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Unfortunately the drive was a compromise….. short version of the circuit and very speed-limited !
Thank you for another fantastic video, Iain! Please don't think no one noticed that you matched the ending pitch of the intro music to the start-up idle of the F40. Not to say that such attention to detail is surprising.
It seems I'm not the only one who pays attention to the details. 👏
stunning car as starting point + max level of professionalism + huge passion + budget to work with + pure class in terms of approaching such project = this amazing outcome.......
What an AWESOME 6-part journey....thx!
Delighted you enjoyed it and thanks for joining me on the journey. Thank you for the lovely comment.
Funny thing, I watch your videos a few more times than once. "Do as you do.".
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That's ok with me. Watch as many times as you like. 👍
We've followed this on for a while and you've been promising a shake down drive and......WOW! This is why all of your followers love this stuff. Excellent! Thank you
Thank you too!
Midnight for me in Thailand. ;) But it's okay, waiting for the Euro final. :)
Hope you continue to have a good night!
Would be great to see how these things would perform with a more modern application of new tech turbos. Nothing crazy of course but recirculation valves too would help its low speed response etc.
That’s probably been done, but would possibly take away some of the raw character of the original
I recall that weekend at Silverstone years back, dozens and dozens of these filling the track.
Loved the intro production, great job on the production!
Thank you so much. I'll pass that on to Ivan - he did a superb job.
Appreciate you Sir! What an awesome video and end to an immaculate build series !! 👍🏼👌🏼
Thank you!
@@iain_tyrrell Just being honest! Always look forward to your videos. Better than Harry's now! 😜😂 Huge favor he did for us motoring junkies pushing you into UA-cam..👏🏼
Fabulous!!!!
Thanks!
We have all been witness of a superb car restoration and if Mr. Tyrrell says it handles well, the brakes are good, the engine responds fantastic, etc. etc. then there is no more to say, other than top notch work done.
Thank you!
You are a very lucky bugger Ian. Wonderful to see such a great example.
Thanks
Good day in the office. 😂 Love it. What a treat, thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your thanks
Lovely 😍
Thank you for giving us a lap and just letting us listen to that beautiful engine.
Enzo had to have been smiling that day for seeing someone finally driving one of his pride and joys in a way they like to be driven
Your remark about driving them on the public streets reminds me of a friend of mine who until a few years ago had a beautifully restored 56 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
He said that when it was on the freeway it would get downright dangerous with people crowding him and in other lanes sticking out their smart phones
Thanks again and I can tell you're a gearhead because no pounding rock music while the car is on the track
We're listening to the cars own music!
Delighted to know you enjoyed it. Thanks William! I like to think that Enzo would have approved.
Always my favourite Ferrari…..absolutely stunning
Che bella! Beautiful- i remember seeing them race at Spa Francorchamps
Those were the days….
You’re one lucky man driving the Ferrari F40 most of us can only dream 💭 great video keep them coming pls 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks!
Fabulous. Just fabulous Iain.
Thank you so much
You lucky man, Oulton Pk all to yourself one of my favourite tracks. They would have to wait till I ran out of fuel to get me off. Enjoy 😀
Beautiful restoration. Pleasure to watch
Thanks so much!
Poor guy,,, thought I heard him get into third,,, might be wrong. Watched BTC there wayyy back in the day,,, a fantastic track for sports cars. That noise,, that paint job,, breathtaking. Bravo.
Thanks!
Epic car and such a fab video, love it! Those turbos sound angry!
Thank you!
Truly masterful work as always. Cheers!
Thank you Jonathan
This must be the first time in history that an F40 was driven on a track and never reached 3rd gear! It would be good to hear your thoughts on PPF Mr T...
Took a lot of self- control. But the car is 100% accident- free, unusual for an F40, and I have no wish to change that!
PPF is excellent. Will be covering that in a future video
It just looks epic... What a fantastic job
Thank you very much!
It's still as pretty and impressive as 40 years ago and I still start drooling as I was back then as a kid
Question....does the value of the car, at times and in any way, sometimes hamper the enjoyment of driving it due to the worries associated with that fact? On a much smaller level, my son saved and saved to purchase his first air-cooled 911 Porsche. It wasn't one of the really expensive, rare models, and nothing on the level of the F40 obviously, but he had never driven one, and neither had I, so we agreed that I would drive it back from Newport Beach CA to our home, about a 90 minute drive. He followed me in my car. I had never driven one either, but having alot more experience in general, he wanted me to drive and then it would allow him to get used to the car once home and he could go on short drives to get used to the car. I enjoyed not one moment of that drive. It wasn't my car, it was worth a fortune to him, and it was a busy traffic day. I could not wait to get it home. It wasn't until the third time I drove it that I could actually enjoy the car and fell in love with 911s. Do you ever get those nervous feelings?!
I have had many experiences like that. I'm a bit north of you, and now that our roads are choked with Silicon Valley 3rd worlders, it becomes nearly impossible to have a moment of enjoyment. That Prius that is about to T-Bone you, the idiot on their phone in a Tesla, or the gardening pickup truck with the leaf blower ready to fall out are all aimed at us. This is what the elites want- to have classics only in their hands. These 3rd worlders don't respect our heritage cars- they park next to them and cram the body with their doors, scratch paint with their strollers, and just don't care. They weren't raised with them, which is why we need to send them packing. Another CA problem is the lack of law enforcement. Gangs can steal cars and tools, and the police do nothing. Insurance costs are prohibitive here because of that, so the average middle class guy simply can't afford a classic, and many of them get scrapped. When my friends and I drive our classics, we go in groups, and all of us carry. No way I am letting some bum have his way with a car that I spent 8 years restoring. End of rant. Cheers
I think so, definitely. I was thinking the same thing watching this video. It happens on all levels, from a young person nervous about their relatively humble pride and joy, through to ridiculously valuable classics. In the real world, it's something you have to deal with and manage through your own personal mindset, but with cars like this, or a $20m McLaren F1 or whatever, there is simply no escaping the fact. Add to the fact that these cars might be largely irreplaceable and it makes it worse. It would be a nice problem to have obviously, but it would surely be a very special set of circumstances where you could hoon around in an F40 without a care, just fully enjoying the experience. However, there is a video on yt of Nico Rosberg doing just that in (someone else's from memory) F40 a while back, so with enough money and the right attitude, anything is possible!
I've only seen one in real life and that was at a exotic boutique shop south of Kansas City. The owner's family owned a Porsche dealership in Chicago when he was growing up and he said he wasn't a "car guy" growing up. Imagine that? He was all Ferrari (and his wife,too!) Super nice guy who opened the engine cover and alloweed me to take several photos. Super nice guy. I still have the photos.