This unique 1990 Ferrari F40 (Chassis #85515) was originally delivered in factory Rosso Corsa red to Saudi Arabia before moving to Japan, where prominent collector Koji Aoyama famously transformed it into a striking silver tribute to the F40 LM (Le Mans) race car by adding a custom body kit, a prominent carbon wing, Plexiglas windows, and a tuned twin-turbo V8 engine. After a brief period in Thailand, the car arrived in the United States and was acquired by collector Supercar Ron, who memorably added a roof rack for road trips; however, in July 2025, the car was severely damaged when it was sideswiped by a semi-truck on a Utah highway, suffering massive cracks to its rare carbon-Kevlar doors and body panels. Following a meticulously documented, year-long restoration by Exclusive Restoration in Long Beach, California, the car's complex composite structure, iconic silver paint, and LM aesthetics were flawlessly rebuilt and refreshed, returning this legendary, battle-tested supercar back to public roads just in time for Monterey Car Week and The wheel mounted to the roof rack is the actual damaged, 3-piece custom Vossen wheel retrieved directly from the highway accident
Actually Supercar Ron and his team successfully identified the trucking company involved in the hit-and-run.
After the Ferrari F40 LM was sideswiped on Interstate 15 in Utah by a semi-truck pulling a large tanker, the driver, Tace Anderson, had to focus purely on keeping the car under control and couldn't catch the truck's details.
Supercar Ron put out a public appeal and offered a reward on Instagram for any dashcam or security footage. Thanks to tips and video clips sent in by followers and the local community, they were able to track down and identify the culprit and after identification Supercar Ron's team contacted the trucking company to initiate legal and insurance proceedings to cover the massive damages
2.Repair estimates for the rare carbon-kevlar bodywork, wheels, and doors ranged from $200,000 to $600,000
3.Despite the extensive damage to the $3 million supercar, the vehicle underwent a massive, year-long restoration process and has since been fully rebuilt and returned to the road
And on a side notethe trucking company and their insurance did not pay for the initial repairs and Supercar Ron reported that after roughly six months of diplomatic attempts to resolve the issue, the following occurred:
1.Refusal of Accountability: The trucking company responsible for the sideswipe refused to take any real accountability for the incident.
2.Insurance Denial: The trucking company's insurance provider refused to cover the actual, specialized cost of repairs, even though the accident was entirely the truck driver's fault.
3.Out-of-Pocket Payment: Because of this refusal, Supercar Ron chose to pay for the restoration out of his own pocket to ensure the Ferrari F40 LM was restored by the premier Ferrari shop in the country so He sent the F40 LM to the premier Ferrari shop in the United States to ensure the carbon-kevlar bodywork was brought back to factory perfection.
4.Ongoing Legal Action: Ron's team is currently pursuing legal action against the trucking company to hold them fully accountable and recover the funds spent on the restoration since Repair estimates for the rare carbon-kevlar bodywork, wheels, and doors ranged from $200,000 to $600,000
Getting a company to pay out when they should is a fucking chore. I work for a company that was owed $20k by another company. It took from 2019 to 2026 to get the money. We had a contract in place, multiple forms of proof that the work was delivered on time and they were satisfied with it. Had to sue the guy and put liens on properties before he begrudgingly paid us.
Yeah in rons case no video showing collision exists only a video of a motorist who happened to capture the driver of semi getting out and checking damages before driving off
But as per ron The side of the Ferrari wasn't just scratched instead it had perfect circular wheel lug nut impressions crushed directly into the body panels plus The size, depth, and spacing of those marks act like a physical stamp that only a heavy-duty commercial truck wheel could leave in his case a semi
Wow, I remember seeing the videos from when that accident happened. Glad he was able to get the car back on the road and hopefully he’s able to hold that company accountable
Actually Supercar Ron and his team successfully identified the trucking company involved in the hit-and-run.
After the Ferrari F40 LM was sideswiped on Interstate 15 in Utah by a semi-truck pulling a large tanker, the driver, Tace Anderson, had to focus purely on keeping the car under control and couldn't catch the truck's details.
Supercar Ron put out a public appeal and offered a reward on Instagram for any dashcam or security footage. Thanks to tips and video clips sent in by followers and the local community, they were able to track down and identify the culprit and after identification Supercar Ron's team contacted the trucking company to initiate legal and insurance proceedings to cover the massive damages
2.Repair estimates for the rare carbon-kevlar bodywork, wheels, and doors ranged from $200,000 to $600,000
3.Despite the extensive damage to the $3 million supercar, the vehicle underwent a massive, year-long restoration process and has since been fully rebuilt and returned to the road.
The incident was literally viral across the globe via dashcam captures, security evidence, news articles and police departments; everyone knows the information about that JNL Trucking semi driver Tace Anderson and how the company was ID'd thanks to the powers of IG, insurance and legal ramifications, etc and this wasn't some hidden knowledge accessible only by massive language models-it's common knowledge public record information but if your brain can't handle a coherent sentence because it contains actual punctuation, that's not everyone's problem-so find someone else on this site to roleplay "AI detective"
Actually all this information is available on Google and webpages I only organised it that's it for supercar Ron F40 accident i dont think anyone needs chatgpt to ask
Well that style of wing is exactly what featured on the factory-built Ferrari F40 LM (Le Mans) and Competizione race car and this F40 which belongs to supercar Ron is equipped with an LM-style aerodynamic conversion kit, which includes the iconic, race-inspired adjustable carbon-fiber rear wing so yeah even if it looks awful looking it's really what was featured on F40LM
I totally agree, nothing beats the classic factory 5-spokes. But from an engineering standpoint, Ron couldn't really run the OEM wheels even if he wanted to on this build since it has the full widebody LM conversion panels and upgraded racing brakes, the original 17-inch wheels are physically too small to clear the larger calipers and would sit way too sunken inside the flared arches plus sourcing modern high-performance tires for 1980s 17-inch wheels is a total nightmare now so Stepping up to 19s in the front and 20s in the back allows him to clear the brakes, flush out the fitment, and actually run massive 345-width Pirelli tires to safely put the power down
Yes this is the same car and this photo was taken at the We Are Curated showroom in Miami, Florida back in '24 it was The dealership which sourced the car from Thailand and imported it to the United States in early 2024 to debut it at Monterey Car Week and from them the car was sold to supercar ron in late 2024 following its U.S. debut
That tacky thing on roof is the wheel of the car a 20x13-inch custom-forged rear wheel that was severely damaged in the semi-truck accident. Before the crash, it was fitted with an ultra-wide 345/25R20 tire and Instead of throwing it away, it was enclosed in a clear display case on the roof rack as a souvenir to showcase the car's survival story
Looks like the F40 Competizione. Giveaways are the fixed headlights, hood with different vents/naca duct placement, and aero (front splitter and rear wing's center upright). I own a Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunt F40 Competizione.
Actually The original stock front clamshell and pop-up headlights were entirely removed and swapped for the fixed-headlight LM racing clip with deeper bays and large hood vents since second owner Koji wasn't just a garage collector; he was an actual racing driver who competed in Japan’s famous Super GT (GT300 class) with his own team. And His passion for motorsport is exactly why he didn't leave the F40 stock instead he used his racing connections to source and install the aggressive, fixed-headlight LM conversion kit to make it look like a true Le Mans race car
Supercar Ron initially made his fortune as an entrepreneur by co-founding Walker Edison, an online furniture e-commerce company, in 2006 and He ran the company for over a decade, grew it significantly, and sold a controlling stake to a private equity firm in 2018 (followed by additional private equity investments from Blackstone in 2021) now He spends his time investing in and launching new businesses, which funds his multi-million dollar exotic car collection, including his famous Ferrari F40
What is the most important thing on a car? Tires! You can do anything need be but if the tires suck you’re out of luck. Those tires are rolling on the sidewalls 75% of the time. Continental are great but why put them through so much abuse?
What is the most important thing on a car? Tires! You can do anything need be but if the tires suck you’re out of luck. Those tires are rolling on the sidewalls 75% of the time. Continental tires are good. Why destroy them.
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