---
title: "Someone Just Wrecked This Uninsured Ferrari F40"
description: "Somewhere in Australia a man's 2020 just got a whole lot worse."
date: "2020-07-17"
modified: "2020-07-17"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/34927/someone-just-wrecked-this-uninsured-ferrari-f40"
categories:
  - "Ferrari News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Ferrari"
---

# Someone Just Wrecked This Uninsured Ferrari F40

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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](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/33266/how-the-internet-helped-find-this-trashed-ferrari-f40-lost-in-iraq>) 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](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32386/no-ferrari-did-not-send-a-cease-and-desist-letter-to-this-rotary-swapped-456-gt-builder>) fans, viewer discretion is advised.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1284000606651248641

[Local news](<https://7news.com.au/news/qld/ferrari-f40-gold-coast-crash-an-expensive-mistake-c-1173567.amp>) 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](<https://www.facebook.com/groups/912540862127840/permalink/3143130095735561/>) 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.

https://youtube.com/embed/QqoyZqcKcBo

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.](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/5189/the-truth-behind-what-caused-paul-walkers-fatal-crash>)

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](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34389/20-min-old-lamborghini-huracan-performante-spyder-stalls-on-the-highway-gets-rear-ended-into-oblivion>). Both driver and passenger were reportedly unhurt.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCvsUi8n4kZ

The report also features at least one auto restoration expert saying getting this Ferrari back on the road isn't entirely out of the question. It'll just take a bank account that's up to the task. Fun fact: it's pretty much [impossible to total a McLaren F1](<https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a7958/it-is-impossible-to-total-a-mclaren-f1/>) because its [eight-digit average values](<https://www.hagerty.ca/apps/valuationtools/1994-McLaren-F1>) will almost always exceed the cost of [a repair](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32191/did-you-know-elon-musk-wrecked-an-uninsured-mclaren-f1>). We're not entirely sure whether this phenomenon applies to the F40, though.

While the news item above says less than 10 Ferrari F40s went to Australia, [*Mercury*](<https://www.themercury.com.au/motoring/motoring-news/horror-smash-for-2m-ferrari-f40/news-story/3c6877b0b024b04137e965d57c84b79d>) reports that "less than two dozen" currently exist in the country, two of which are up for sale for the equivalent of $1.67 and $1.89 million.

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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