Truly amazing Ferrari collection for sale

That’s right, here we have a veritable smorgasbord of Ferrari hits from the late ’80s and ’90s, sold in one epic collection. The F40 seems like the logical place to start, as it’s the last car built under Enzo and the only turbocharged car in the collection. And it’s not just any old F40 either, it’s said to be ‘the most successful racing F40 in Britain’, having been professionally converted to Competizione specification over a period of time. The game is now available for road use again, although its competitive history means it’s eligible for a host of classic events if you’re keen to bring it back.

After all, there are two other cars in the collection that are much better suited to road use. One is an F355 Spider, which looks absolutely sublime in the Rosso Corsa above the Crema interior, while the other is an immaculate F50. Only 25 of the original 349 production runs were registered in Britain, including this 1996 car, and over the past 30 years it has amassed an ‘extensive’ amount of paperwork showing 14,000 miles of driving. The big selling point, as with any F50, is the Formula 1-derived, 4.7-litre naturally aspirated V12 in the middle, and as a targa this means a front-row ticket to that masterpiece of an exhaust note.

One that will look a lot like the first of the Formula 1 cars in the collection: the 1988 639. F1 enthusiasts will know that the ’88 car was a V6 turbocharged monster, but the 639 was an unraced prototype used to develop the 3.5-litre V12 and, crucially, the innovative paddle shift gearbox for the 1989 car. Essentially, it’s a hacked F1-87/88C, with the flat nose and side cowls of the ’89 car, and without the air intake above the driver’s head. It’s a fascinating piece of Scuderia history and a car that played a crucial role in shaping F1 as we know it today.

Finally we have the aforementioned car from 1989. Considered by many to be the most beautiful F1 car ever made, the 640 and its revolutionary paddle shift gearbox hit the ground running straight away, taking a shock victory on its debut with Nigel Mansell at the wheel. It would prove to be terribly unreliable, with 19 retirements and two disqualifications during the season, but it delivered a podium finish for every race in which it saw the flag. This particular car, chassis 110, was driven by Gerhard Berger over five race weekends in 1989, and the two were reunited in 2024 for a run up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Hats off to the seller, because this is the work of a master conservator. Someone who clearly doesn’t want them split up, as the list applies to all five cars. No picking and choosing here. So you better be prepared to shell out a significant amount of money when you inquire about the price, but look at what you get in return. And if you’re feeling particularly excited, you can pair them with the camel-colored Lamborghini Countach and Type 102 Lotus F1 car we featured from the same seller last month. Then you would have a little museum with cars that you can play with whenever you want. And if that isn’t the ultimate dream, I don’t know what is.