Lewis Hamilton Reveals His Restored Ferrari F40: “Car of My Dreams”Lewis Hamilton is working with Ferrari at Maranello to rebuild his dream car F40 in a new non-F1 project that he cannot wait to share with everyone.Only 1,311 of them were produced between 1987 and 1993 but the Ferrari F40 is one of the prized possession of any buyer till date. The mid-engine, rear-wheel driver sports car was engineered by Nicola Materazzi and styled by Pininfarina. The road car had its race version that went into production from 1994 to 1996, but the road version remains supreme.Its been driven by who's who and received praised from all. The stylish design still beats the heart. Certainly of seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton. He has often showed his love for the Ferrari F40 and now he has one with him. As other drivers often are seen, the Brit isn't the one driving around as much these days in road cars, but the F40 is a different beast to him.AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen he joined Scuderia Ferrari back in F1 2025, he was photographed with the F40 at Maranello. Earlier this year, he drove a F40 around on the streets of Japan during the Japanese GP weekend. And now, he has taken one under his possession, to Maranello, for the engineers to bring it back to life from all the dust that covered it. It is the restoration project he is involved in.Hamilton restoring Ferrari F40"My very own F40," wrote Hamilton, showing the dusty F40 to the world. "This is the car of my dreams and has been for as long as I can remember. 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's how much it means to me."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. 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. I can't wait to share more with you all. Stay tuned.."