Ferrari F40 - 10 years & 20,000 miles | John McGurk

[@inbloom08]

"If I sell it, what am I gonna buy then? " This bloke bloody deserves this thing.

[@McGurkCars]

Thanks mate, all the best.

[@scd]

He’s bang on! Seriously what could replace a 40???

[@BLACKTHUMB01]

F40 LM GTE

[@ukwan]

I don't actually think there is anything to replace an F40 with is there? I mean there just isn't.

[@hatakashi1900]

I can feel exactly how he feels, I feel exactly the same towards my priced car, but of course my one is only a Lancer Evo. Not on par with F40, F40 is simply THE Legend

[@aris1956]

I'm so proud of this car, of this masterpiece built by an engineer (Nicola Materazzi) from my city and my friend. Greetings from Italy !

[@scd]

Greetings! Thanks for watching

[@McGurkCars]

Nicola Materazzi, a genius, my hero! Say "Hello" for me please.

[@captainrex9016]

“Gone and remortgaged the house” bloody brave doing that and having to tell your wife 😂

[@McGurkCars]

She's a very understanding lady ;-)

[@scd]

A bit of man maths and bingo 😂😂👏

[@TheSnookerGym]

@@McGurkCars bit like a client of mine in Australia whose wife turned up one day to find a full sized snooker table in their (former) living room!

[@wrxzboost]

it will probably appreciate better than the house ;) wifes a keeper

[@McGurkCars]

@@wrxzboost Yes she is

[@you9111able]

How does this channel only have 170k subs, it deserves millions!!

[@leelifeson9150]

Ferrari nailed it with this car it’s an icon .

[@scd]

It sure is!

[@ShinKen1975]

Not Ferrari, just Ing. Materazzi.

[@haiderishtiaq6010]

that one dislike is from this guys wife

[@scd]

😂😂😂

[@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab]

Haider Ishtiaq 😆

[@professeurslow6471]

The five others dislike are from Venturi GT400 fans

[@McGurkCars]

Nah, she loves the car!

[@kbishop94]

@@professeurslow6471 No, they're all hers. She just has 5 other KZbin accounts.

[@leoedward7363]

If anyone deserves an F40 it’s this guy 👍🏻

[@McGurkCars]

Thanks Leo!

[@DarrenAMSPorsche]

Thank you for actually driving it and letting us into the world of ownership

[@nitrorory]

That’s the car. The ultimate for me.

[@retrorewind6042]

Literally this thing comes to mind when people use the term „car“. I saw one in person a few months ago and i was in total awe

[@inmortal131]

Same.

[@BOKtober]

Who says turbo cars can’t sound good, this thing sounds amazing

[@scd]

Only modern turbo cars have zero personality or drama it seems

[@theanimelibarian7881]

@@scd yeah not sure what there doing koenigsegg sounds good though

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

You just gotta take them cats out. Modern fuel economy standards are the issue.

[@kells77]

Who said they didn’t Turbo drama is life for me

[@SuperFuckABitch69]

An Italian v8 and a Japanese 4 or 6 cylinder sound completely different for reasons going way beyond a turbo. The main thing is the size of the cylinders and the angle of the V (if applicable)

[@itslukkeee]

This was awesome, such a down to earth bloke. What a machine, one of the best sounding F40's I've heard

[@McGurkCars]

Glad you liked it.

[@kiranm25x]

Thank you John, for not making this a sitting garage queen for all those 10years! :)

[@McGurkCars]

Life's too short and I'm too lucky! Thanks Kiran.

[@bbmas1930]

The Ferrari techs must nearly cry when they get a look at the ECU's in these things at service time and see that what most of them have done is just idle their way to car shows. Thank god the thing gets driven by an enthusiast who appreciates what he's got underneath him. Good to see. I was just a kid at the Sydney motor show when these came out. My uncle who took us bought us a scale model each. He also took us to watch qualifying at Bathurst when the Sierras were tearing it up. And so began my turbo problem...

[@scd]

So true! Sad fact is most wont have been driven and certainly not be in such enthusiastic ownership. Thanks for watching and sharing your story

[@rogeeeferrari]

The F40 doesn't have an OBD port, so no looking at the ECU, other than that, what you are saying is true with a few exceptions. We had a customer who had us build a race engine for his F40, he raced it in a Nevada event on Highway 95. He won the 1 mile sprint race against stiff competition, a Lola race car was second. I'll never forget test driving that car !

[@bobbyp_jcw309]

I live locally to where that car is based so have been lucky enough to see it a few times on the road. Alway gives me goosebumps when it drives past, dream car right there 🤙

[@scd]

Ah awesome! Would love to have a local F40! Now you know it’s at the best possible home 🙏

[@McGurkCars]

Make sure you wave and say Hi!

[@ianhoneyfield9130]

You passed me the other day going towards Wellesbourne sounded awesome, a lot better than my 50cc Lambretta that was struggling to get up the hill.

[@bobbyp_jcw309]

Ian Honeyfield oh awesome, cheers mate. Res delete has transformed the sound of the car 😏

[@bobbyp_jcw309]

McGurk Performance Cars will do for sure 🤙

[@gabethomas8123]

Some of the best content with an f40! And I’ve seen pretty much everything KZbin has to offer.

[@scd]

Kind of you to say so! We love a 40

[@migaeldannhauser]

If you liked this one, I'd also recommend checking out the one Cars.co.za did a while back: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5yuiZ1uarWMjbc

[@porsche911235]

6 years ago Chris harris tracked an F50 & an F40 having a little chat with Mark Hales. IMO it's one of the best content about an F40.

[@fastcrazy2555]

Shout out to this guy. No matter how expensive your car is, the road is always the place your car should be

[@McGurkCars]

Thank you! Totally agree.

[@scd]

You know it ✌️

[@ZondaF355]

This remains one of my all time favorite F40 videos ever produced. He gives an arid description of the driving and more importantly ownership experience. Relating it to a bike we can all relate too I believe that feeling of relief once it's gone well. What a legend he is for using his F40. Glorious!

[@rogerkastoun3143]

What an amazing car! I wish i could afford it! Definitely on my bucket list to drive one

[@davidboyd6523]

Thats the one car that every time the garage door opens it takes your breath away! The design and look will never get old! Plus price for these will only go up!

[@scd]

Very true David! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@TheRealCoyote]

What a beast! There are very few cars as legendary as an F40, end of the analog era. I can fully relate to the fear/respect aspect of driving one. Those endless flames at about 10:40! Epic!

[@DMBVR4]

F50 was also analog. CGT in the mid-2000s were all analog too... which was the last true end of the era.

[@TheRealCoyote]

@@DMBVR4 F50 has adaptive dampers so doesn't count in my book. Great car though.

[@stevewassy]

Lovely car my fav Ferrari of all time .

[@scd]

Ours too!

[@Golfnutter]

Great film, well made and authentic - I had a 360 CS, which was very special and got offered an F40 for 150k GBP. When I heard it needed a 30k GBP service I didn't have your balls to take it on. Massive regret, it was my dream car and still is...

[@VisionWells]

Another outstanding production & driver/car showcase!

[@scd]

Kind of you to say so. Thanks for watching

[@brandoncooper7432]

Before the McLaren F1, there was the F40. It didn't do close to the F1s top speed, but it didn't have to. This will always be my dream Ferrari ❤ 😍

[@scd]

It’s the one !!!

[@gentnextdoor]

This guy is just oozing passion, amazing interview. I know the F1 was a greater engineering achievement. But the F40 is the purest expression of 'Supercar' ever made. If aliens asked us to send them a supercar example, it would be an F40.

[@scd]

Thanks for watching buddy 🏁

[@carlosjon1692]

My best top ferrari cars 👍👍👍

[@angrybird32495]

This is easily my favourite car in the world. When I was a small child I had several Hot Wheels F40s. As an adult who has since donated all such toys to secondhand stores, I wish I kept those Hot Wheels F40s, they would’ve looked great on my desk!

[@MichaelBoyens]

The production quality of this whole channel is amazing! 100x better than anyone else for raw engagement, and putting you behind the wheel!

[@prodrivebrasil]

The most spectacular car ever made!

[@virgilrytaar9083]

Best film on the F40 I've ever seen. 10/10. I will own one at some point. I was on the correct trajectory about 20 years ago but I hit a stumbling block in the shape of a 924 Carrera GTS. Lost a load of cash and then the business went under. Still got a nice collection, but it adds up to 50k!

[@scd]

Why thank you! High praise. Keep enjoying your cars 🙌

[@cliftonjackson441]

That exhaust is amazing 👏 👏 👏

[@scd]

It’s a beauty isn’t it!

[@Gerryb92]

Thanks for making this video 👏🏻 What a stunning car

[@scd]

It’s our pleasure but glad you enjoyed it 🙏🙏

[@rosettedsouza7265]

Drove one in Kuwait after the Gulf War, brilliant and privileged to have done so. Marvellous vehicle......

[@airthrowDBT]

How'd you manage that if you don't mind my asking? Made a rich friend?

[@rocketn8]

Definitely one of the best F40 videos I've seen. Nicely done ✌️

[@scd]

Why thank you buddy 🙌

[@TahoeKing]

Best supercar in the world! It is and will always be!

[@scd]

I think you’re right!

[@gavinBsussex]

McLaren F1 wins it for me...... just

[@davidallen7977]

Brilliant vid.....loved it.

[@scd]

Thanks for tuning in ✌️

[@rode5927]

among all F40´s Videos this one has the Best Sound and Audio Ever!!! @ 1:00 to 1:08, 3:45 to 3:53 and 4:05 to 4:10! How many here got the chills and watched it again and again and ... again??? I had the priviledge a few times to be at the passenger side in a yellow one in Friuli Region, Northern Italy. I have clicked the Like Nr. 3000 of your video ;)!!!

[@richieduck67]

Thank you John you are a true legend!

[@scd]

He truly is! Watching his passion in the interview was really quite moving!

Beautiful car and work done here ! Its slides that much because of old tires... They were made in week 14 - 2012 :)

[@scd]

😅😅

[@aaron0288]

This is one of the best car videos I’ve seen on KZbin since... well since KZbin began. What a great guy and an absolute dream car. Best sounding one I’ve heard and there is just nothing that looks as good in the flesh. This and an orange McLaren F1 LM would be my dream garage.

[@McGurkCars]

Thanks for your comments, really appreciate it.

[@scd]

High praise indeed! Thank you buddy

[@bradcarpenter1881]

So amazing that he's not afraid to drive it! He's more concerned with enjoying it vs keeping the miles down for resale, even though this gains in value 100000x more than the miles he's acquired

[@scd]

Agreed! It’s better off for being driven 👏👏

[@mbangs81]

Great vid, thanks to all involved.

[@scd]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@weemt07biker74]

My all time fave supercar, nothing will ever match that.

[@TheSnookerGym]

Fantastic video Adam... very good production values and John is a great subject and orator.

[@scd]

Thanks Nic 🙏

[@detailrouge6230]

Enjoyed that, great interview 🚗👍

[@scd]

Thanks for watching

[@daveclark1155]

I first saw the F40 in 1987 when I was 7 years old and was blown away by it. I'm now 41 and I'm still blown away by it. The only Ferrari I would buy (if I had the money).

[@Pranav19k94]

This guy is good. Just saw his XJ220 video and now this. Thanks for the videos

[@MarcSob22]

The best car ever made!!

[@danielorabona8724]

What a car and what an owner

[@cuthberter]

the best SCD video yet.

[@scd]

High praise indeed! 🙏🙏

[@MrWillowpig]

Just beautiful

[@scd]

Isn’t it just 🙏

[@5thgearouttahere]

Another top vid guys 👍 Proper supercar, properly driven 🏁🏁

[@scd]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching

[@farnum3297]

2000 miles per year? not really.

[@adamkhan5274]

Brilliant vid 👍

[@luxgtcarsjamesmowforth4135]

You're a VERY LUCKY BOY......I remember driving Alain Prosts F40 when I was at Stratstone Ferrari and was ABSOLUTLEY blown away......ENJOY MY FRIEND😎

[@scd]

Awesome! Cool story. He is but the best bit is he knows he is and is so grateful to own it!

[@McGurkCars]

Hope you're well mate!

[@fenix2k1]

I love seeing people who actually drive these cars rather than lock them away for investment. There is one local to me and seeing it out driving just fills me with joy. I remember it launching in 1987 and at 9 years old nagging both my parents to take me to the Motor Show at Earls Court just to see it in person. I was not disappointed. Will always be the top of my lottery win garage list.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

Great story great video work

[@scd]

It really is! Nice to find an owner who’s so willing to talk so openly about the ownership experience

[@sutats]

*This is a monumental video of a past Ferrari worker who actually got around to owning one of the franchise's hero cars.*

[@McGurkCars]

Thanks for watching, glad you liked it.

[@cliftonjackson441]

Omg that vhs effect was giving me a headache lol. Great video and beautiful car. F40 is a work of art

[@5thgearouttahere]

Being old enough to remember VHS is what gives me headaches!😁

[@cliftonjackson441]

@@5thgearouttahere omg so true 🤣

[@scd]

5thgearouttahere haha

[@scd]

Just going for the retro feel 😉

[@weaponisedpotato7352]

My favourite car of all time. Really great video too. I've never seen one in real life but hopefully I do one day.

[@trentmcgee117]

How can anyone not "like" this video. It's great! 😃

[@tahustvedt]

Everyone else: "Handles great" This guy: "Scariest thing ever"

[@scd]

😅😂

[@carholic5776]

This is a story that doesn't get much better for a car guy. He probably paid half a mil for the car when he bought it 10 years ago, now it's worth 3 mil and he drives it! What a story, what a relationship with man and his machine......... "Honey I remortgaged the house but I think I made the right decision"😆

[@scd]

Well summarised! So very true. It’s a feel good film this one right ✌️

[@donaljamescaddye3805]

Well done John! At least you take yours out and let people see it and appreciate ! What a great move to just land home with it - Easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission ! You show the difference between an investor and a true enthusiast!!

[@royd72]

Absolutely love that intro with the filter, looks so good 👏👏👏

[@scd]

Thanks mate! Retro goodness 🙌

[@krisi.2011]

Love that tune at the end

[@jasonzona3386]

There’s a blast from the past Graypaul’s in Loughborough. Love the F40 an engineering masterpiece of its time. Great video.

[@ferrari575guru]

Absolutely love how he described driving it like riding his motorbike and the feeling like he “got away with that” at the end of the drive.

[@t.4684]

When I moved to NW London 10 years ago, I saw an F40 driven by a Sikh guy and 10years on in 2020, I saw the same guy using his F40 in chiswick last week with a big cardboard box in the passenger seat? And between 2010 & 2020, I've seen him a couple of times on the Great west rd and in Norwood green garage, southall. Still looks Awesome, sounds good too.

[@ColonelJohnmatrix1000]

The F40 and F1 are the ultimate.

[@65suekennedy]

Great, informative video. Lovely to see how much John appreciates and respects his F40. Definitely a wrench when the time comes sell it. Too much love gone into it. 😊

[@scd]

You know it Sue. Truly passionate and so genuine. Still gets the buzz even after 10 years with it.

[@McGurkCars]

Thanks Sue.

[@xsandinistax]

The F40 along with it's predecessor (288 GTO ) are the best Ferraris ever.

[@espaudio]

Awesome video, nice to see a great machine being used as it was intended. Thanks!

[@scd]

Thanks for watching 🙌

[@stefangrubesic2708]

Why can't turbo cars sound half as good as this one, F8 Tributo sounds pretty good "for a turbo car" while the F40 sounds bloody amazing, the end

[@stefangrubesic2708]

Love his expression when he says "If I sold it what would I buy then"

[@jahangirhussain9701]

Great video 👍

[@scd]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@zzhughesd]

Born 1977 this is the prettiest car of all time still

[@scd]

It’s the one isn’t it!

[@zzhughesd]

TheSUPERCARDRIVER it is hard to deny. I’m not my dads age and can see Enzo statement and E Type most beautiful. For me the F40.

[@logwind]

Fantastic.

[@palmergeddon]

SCD's best video to date, thank you for sharing John.

[@McGurkCars]

It was great fun, thanks for your comment. All the best.

[@scd]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching

[@rustyfuzz470]

5:19 Cool story bro... Try driving around in an ‘06 Ford Ka with the engine light stuck on

[@McGurkCars]

I had a Ford 2.8 Injection Capri, does that count?

[@rustyfuzz470]

@@McGurkCars Absolutely

[@McGurkCars]

@@rustyfuzz470 Ha! I love Capri's they're awesome cars.

[@JustDriveFlatOut]

Insane content 😍

[@scd]

🙏🙏🙏 thanks for watching

[@judebeaven9822]

So dreamy

[@Omar-fd6yc]

This is a dream car

[@CasterTown]

Last of its kind. Owner seems to really appreciate it too. There was a time when you could buy these when the price assumed that the future desirability of cars would be tightly linked to how fast they are. That turned out to be so wrong its laughable. $50k worth of modern sports car would probably spank this car on a track with equal drivers, but that doesn't matter at all to those who really get why the F40 is so desirable.

[@coreykononchuk]

Keep it forever John!!! I know I would if I could own an F40!

[@McGurkCars]

Good advice Corey!

[@NafaratMiyaMiya]

This video was incredibly entertaining, well shot and John seems like a really cool petrol head

[@McGurkCars]

Thanks for watching, glad you liked it.

[@joemyers2786]

Great video, great car and great guy!

[@ClellBiggs]

"What am I going to buy then?" Seriously. You have what is arguably the best car ever made. What could you possibly buy that would be better?

[@McGurkCars]

You see what I mean!? It's amazing, I'm a lucky guy. Thanks for your comment.

[@scd]

Well said! Could never replace it with anything you could!

[@AC-hv6md]

Clell Biggs possibly a McLaren F1?

[@retrorewind6042]

Anthony Cicalese those things are unobtainable

[@michaelgoodwin593]

Thank you John McGurk!

[@scd]

Great guy isn’t he!

[@McGurkCars]

All the best Michael.

[@melvynkenobi44]

Cool vid. F40 fan or not, the car is incredible.

[@scd]

It sure is!

[@myou6675]

Love it, there’s one locally just outside Belfast but it’s a rare sight on the roads. Great video and great owner!

[@philiphughes7964]

Great video. Still an amazing car. Having driven one everything you have said is so true. Cheers

[@Edd5hott79]

Yes John...you pulled rank on me with Dash to jump in with him! Decatted with tubi straight pipes...I still see it in my head at the traffic lights. Same car was warmed to go down the road the following weekend and a client came in...and that was that opportunity gone.

[@McGurkCars]

I'll never forget it, I think we were all scrambling over any opportunity to get in one of those cars. Hope you are well mate.

[@Edd5hott79]

@@McGurkCars Good times. Free fuel and someone else picking up the bill! Good vid, at least you can keep a step ahead of the law in it...as long as you are on boost...lol.

[@johnnysmith863]

I'm glad Mr McGurk seems like such a decent chap. Jealousy compels me to want to hate anyone with an F40 and/or a performance car dealership! If any eccentric billionaires want to buy me an F40 I promise I will name it after you and put at least 5,000 miles on it every year driving some great Scottish roads...and I'll send you a Christmas card every year.

[@robertl2856]

Just love the honesty about your amazing car, happy driving

[@scd]

It’s the best isn’t it? 🙏

[@uptodatenate5558]

So glad i found this channel, the content is so unique! Well done

[@scd]

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you along.

[@JohnHonda101]

I remember reading about these in the Sun Newspaper at work when they came it was all "you have a piece of string to close the door and you can see the weave under the paint etc etc". I'm not into cars really I much prefer motorbikes but if my numbers come up this is the car I'd have, no question, no doubt. I'd love to just sit there and look at it, clean it and of course drive it, funny thing is I've never seen one in the flesh but man I want one so bad it makes me feel all funny. Oh well, maybe one day. Fantastic car.

[@scd]

We can dream right! John managed it, be like John 😅😂

[@777jones]

Thanks for sharing your car with us. Well worth seeing and hearing.

[@GLHS592]

In my opinion, the F 40 is the greatest Ferrari ever made. I'd be satisfied if I could just see an F 40 in person. Owning one must be like winning the lottery every day.

[@rufnek215]

Passionate

[@McGurkCars]

Never ending....

[@rufnek215]

@@McGurkCars same here mate, mines an evo not quite on the same scale as the f40 but I love it non the less

[@McGurkCars]

@@rufnek215 Good man

[@GDH1981]

I’ve thought long and hard about this, lotto win and this is the first car that I’d buy

[@scd]

Great shout! Same here then an F50!

[@tektkite7255]

@@scd the F50 is like vomit compared to the F40. Also the F40 is faster. Why anybody would buy an F50 is beyond me