This 1996 example of Ferrari’s legendary F50 won Best in Show at this year’s Quail, a departure from last year’s Best in Show winner, a 1937 Delahaye Type 145, which was more typical of Best in Show winners at the Quail, which have historically all been cars much older than 1996.
Supercars are also not typical winners at concours, and many wondered if the F50 winning this year represented perhaps a generational change for the Quail, and maybe even concours events as a whole.
Or perhaps this F50 is just a truly outstanding car, powered by a naturally aspirated V-12 that makes 739 horsepower mated to a six-speed manual transmission. It was built to beat the McLaren F1, and just three of them were made. Its sound alone is transporting.
From the article by Viju Mathew, Erik Shilling
