--- title: "World’s Highest Mileage Ferrari F40 Destroyed in Test Drive Crash" date: "2025-01-16" modified: "2025-01-16" authors: - name: "Byron Hurd" job_title: "Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/byron-hurd" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/worlds-highest-mileage-ferrari-f40-destroyed-in-test-drive-crash" categories: - "Ferrari News" - "News" - "News by Brand" --- # World’s Highest Mileage Ferrari F40 Destroyed in Test Drive Crash ![]() *\Instagram\* Scratch yet another Ferrari F40, apparently. It was initially spotted along the A5 near Markyate (mind your autocorrects there, folks!) in the U.K. by various Instagram users, who said it may have been on a test drive based on the fact that it had protective coverings over some of its interior bits. [According to *TheSuperCarBlog*](), a service technician was behind the wheel at the time of the crash. > [View this post on Instagram]() > [A post shared by Kay (@kayash2000)]() This story is still developing, but given the prestige of the Ferrari F40, it will come as no surprise to some of you that the Internet has already managed to dig up some information on the car. The registration, [F40 PRX](), points to this car being the highest-mileage F40 in existence—a distinction with dubious honor for a supercar with the F40's prestige, but one we admire as weirdos who would love to be in a position to put daily driver miles on something that insane. ![]() **Instagram* kayash2000 (Instagram)* From initial reports, it appears nobody was hurt badly enough to require medical attention, but the car itself is in spectacularly bad shape. Much of the F40's nose has been ripped clean off and we can see damage to parts of the tub and other components. It's certainly not going to buff out. That said, it's an F40. Short of burning to the ground or bathed extensively in something corrosive, most cars this rare can be saved, [even from conditions that would total plenty of brand-new exotics](). Admittedly, [the results don't always please everybody](). Only 1,300-some-odd F40s were ever produced, and more than a few have been removed from circulation over the years. Admittedly, not every F40 bang-up we see is catastrophic; [this one wasn't so bad](). But then, for each of those, there's [one of these](). Oh, and [this one, which allegedly wasn't insured](). *Got a tip? Email us at tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Byron is an editor at The Drive with a keen eye for infrastructure, sales and regulatory stories. He brings a light, punchy style to all of his content, believing that there's plenty out there to be laughed at—himself included. Born and raised in Maryland but now based just a stone's throw from Detroit, Byron is an auto enthusiast and generalist who enjoys building and tinkering with things of all kinds, from cars, computers and digital cityscapes, to the new garage that will soon house his fleet (a CT4-V Blackwing, a JK Wrangler and an NA Miata). Inspired by an early love of rollercoasters, Byron quickly caught the high-performance driving itch. He's been tracking and auto-crossing his cars since 2007. In his downtime, Byron enjoys reading, playing city builders, and studying the history of the Motor City. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()