{"id":878488,"date":"2026-08-31T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/878488\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T18:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:00:11","slug":"lewis-hamilton-reveals-ferrari-f40-restoration-project-after-selling-entire-car-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/878488\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton reveals Ferrari F40 restoration project after selling entire car collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lewis Hamilton<\/a> has revealed that he has acquired a rare Ferrari<\/a> F40, fulfilling a lifelong ambition of his.<\/p>\n

The seven-time champion shared the news alongside photos of the retro supercar undergoing what looks like an engine-out restoration.<\/p>\n

“My very own F40. This is the car of my dreams and has been for as long as I can remember,” Hamilton wrote. “As a kid I dreamt of having one. When I joined Ferrari last year I made sure to have one with me on my first day at Maranello. That\u2019s how much it means to me.<\/p>\n

“These cars are works of art and incredibly rare, so when I found this one, covered in dust after being sat in a garage for over thirty years, I knew I had to bring her home.<\/p>\n

“First to Maranello, where the master engineers and mechanics at the factory worked for weeks to bring her back to life. Massive thank you to everyone who had a hand in this project. This has truly been a dream come true.”<\/p>\n

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The Ferrari driver hinted at a behind-the-scenes look at the restoration process, which would likely be shared on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

“I can\u2019t wait to share more with you all. Stay tuned…” he teased.<\/p>\n

The post, shared on Monday 31 August, had already amassed over 278,000 likes.<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old confirmed he had sold his entire car collection in 2025, but revealed at the time that he was still holding out for a Ferrari F40.<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand\u00a0Prix, Hamilton confirmed he had parted ways with his impressive collection, which is understood to have included a Pagani Zonda 760 LH, a Mercedes-AMG Project One, a Ferrari\u00a0LaFerrari and a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427, among others.<\/p>\n

“I don’t have any cars anymore,” he said at the time. “I don’t have any cars, so I got rid of all my cars. I’m more into art nowadays. If I was going to get a car, it would be the F40. But that’s a nice piece of art.”<\/p>\n

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