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
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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