{"id":299214,"date":"2017-05-03T16:25:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T16:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=299214"},"modified":"2024-12-01T23:33:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T23:33:01","slug":"30-going-f40-three-decades-automotive-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/30-going-f40-three-decades-automotive-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"30 going on F40: Three Decades of an Automotive Icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2>In some ways, it\u2019s hard to believe that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1987-ferrari-f40\/\">Ferrari F40<\/a> is entering its 4th decade.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-277101 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1990_Ferrari_F40USSpec-0-10241.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1990_Ferrari_F40USSpec-0-10241.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1990_Ferrari_F40USSpec-0-10241-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1990_Ferrari_F40USSpec-0-10241-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1990_Ferrari_F40USSpec-0-10241-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1990_Ferrari_F40USSpec-0-10241-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1990_Ferrari_F40USSpec-0-10241-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1990_Ferrari_F40USSpec-0-10241-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the bodywork, Ferrari made use of advance composite materials, bringing together panels of Kevlar, carbon fibre and aluminium. 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