World’s largest parade of Ferrari F40s marks its 25th anniversary: Motoramic Dash

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The Ferrari F40 unveiled in 1987 was the first supercar to surpass 200 mph, and stood as the final hurrah of Enzo Ferrari before his death in 1988; it's fair to ask whether any of the technically superior followers from Ferrari and others have ever rekindled the allure the F40 created then. To mark it's 25th anniversary, the world's largest gathering of F40s was held Sunday at the Silverstone race course in England. Hear the history below.

Organizers counted 60 F40s in the group, part of the annual Silverstone Classic held every year to celebrate and race old sports cars. It wasn't just that the twin-turbo V8 good for 471 hp could launch the F40 to 60 mph in less than four seconds. It was that the F40 was the first modern supercar to combine racing engineering with road manners, a formula followed since by Lamborghini and many others.

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