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Your Inner Child Will Love This Life-Size Lego Ferrari F40
May. 15, 2022 2:32 PM ET by Chase Bierenkoven Offbeat / Comments It's even got a Lego V8 engine in the back. The Ferrari F40 started an entire era for the brand. It's famously the last car Enzo Ferrari personally signed off on and has remained an icon ever since. Obviously, these aren't cheap cars. One recently sold in the UK for a whopping $1.4 million. Which honestly makes this Lego Ferrari something of a bargain. Supposing you could buy it. You'll at least be able to see it. It's the centerpiece of a new Ferrari-centric attraction at Legoland California, and this Lego Ferrari F40 is nearly a perfect 1:1 replica of the real thing. It's even got a Lego V8 engine in the back. Of course, it doesn't do much, unlike the V8 that powers cars like the Ferrari Roma. But still. A V8 is a V8. Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari That's by no means to discount the work that went into building this giant Lego set. The model started life as a 3D rendering, which is used to plot out all of the "hardpoints" of the structure, as well as to figure out what kind of Lego bricks ought to go where. From there, an exoskeleton is built, and the car is effectively built from bottom to top. In total, the team of builders took 3,700 hours of work to make the car. 1,800 of those hours were spent developing the car, with another 1,900 hours going into the building of the car. Speaking of big numbers, around 358,000 bricks were used to reproduce the car. You'll notice that number is just a little smaller than it could be, largely down to the addition of a red leather bucket seat in the driver's side of the F40. Presumably, that's so visitors can have a seat in the car, which also has a fully modeled interior. All said and done, the car measures 14 feet long, six feet wide, and four feet tall, with a wheelbase of 8 feet. Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Guests at the new Lego Ferrari Build and Race attraction, which opened on May 12th, will be able to build their own Lego Ferraris and race them. The experience is said to be fully customizable, with guests being able to choose their own "engines," tires, and aerodynamics. Once the customization is done, the cars are raced virtually, which includes a lap of Ferrari's test track a Fiorano. If you're a Ferrari fan, it doesn't sound like an awful place to spend an afternoon. Just make sure not to get too competitive with the children that are sure to be there. Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Join The Discussion
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Ferrari Roma Chase Bierenkoven Associate Editor Shortly before applying to law school, Chase decided to take a chance on pursuing his dream job: playing with cars and getting paid for it. Law school was just a means to an end, after all. His first writing job was freelance and barely paid his grocery bill. It quickly turned into a full-time position, eventually leading Chase to join CarBuzz in 2022. Chase now tests cars, and sits comfortably at the news desk when he's not in the driver's seat. In his spare time, Chase can be heard trying to play guitar, or out enjoying Colorado's natural splendor in his BMW M3. Contact Chase @bierenkoven @cbier823 LoginSign Up Home News Features Car Reviews Car Advice 2021 CarBuzz Awards New Cars Used Cars Future Cars Compare Cars Sell My Car Car Dealerships Buy Here Pay Here Used Car Reviews Popular Tags Cars # Video # TOP # Spy Shots # Reveal # Rumor # Auto Show # Supercar # Tuning # Car Culture # Industry News # Motorsport Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bollinger Bugatti Buick Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford Genesis GMC Hennessey Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Koenigsegg Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lordstown Lotus Lucid Motors Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Polestar Porsche Ram Rimac Rivian Rolls-Royce Spyker Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo By Make Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bollinger Bugatti Buick Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford Genesis GMC Hennessey Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Koenigsegg Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lordstown Lotus Lucid Motors Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Polestar Porsche Ram Rimac Rivian Rolls-Royce Spyker Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo By Car Type SUVs Crossovers Sedans Coupes Trucks Sports Cars Wagons Vans Hatchbacks Convertibles Small Cars Luxury Cars Electric Cars Hybrid Cars Future Cars By Price Up to $15K $15K - $25K $25K - $35K $35K - $45K $45K - $55K $55K - $75K $75K - $100K $100K - $200K $200K - $300K Above $300K Back To Top