Viewers were able to pin the location of these images to Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. In the time since those shots were taken, the car has been cleaned up dramatically, but not before several curious collectors attempted to save it first.Chris “Big Chris” Smith from Gas Monkey Garage was one of those who had been sent on a mission to find the F40 in 2016.
He, like Ratarossa, had narrowed its location to Iraq and flew there to evaluate the Ferrari. As expected, it was covered in sand from bumper to bumper including the engine, whose intercoolers were missing, among other parts. It was in a sad state and, what’s more, it would’ve been a logistical nightmare to move out of Iraq and into the U.K.
