Canadian thought he’d go his life without seeing a 1-in-10 black F40 then peeks through a garage fence and all his Christmases come at once
Published on Apr 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Apr 09, 2026 at 6:28 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
There are rare cars, and then there are cars you assume you’ll never see in person.
A black Ferrari F40 sits firmly in that second category.
Only around 10 are believed to exist worldwide, and most stay well out of sight.
So when one shows up behind a random garage fence, it doesn’t feel real.
A ‘random’ black F40 that turned out to be anything but
The moment came from an Instagram video posted by @supercarsofmarkham, who spotted the car in a parking lot awaiting service.
On-screen text says what everyone watching is thinking: you’re never supposed to see one of these in real life.
And it’s true that spotting a black Ferrari F40 in the world is no ordinary feat.
But someone in the comments pointed out that this spotting is even more mind-blowing than anyone could have imagined.
They’d spotted that this wasn’t just any black F40, but the Koji Aoyama/Bingo Sports car – a version modified in Japan and pushed to over 600PS.
That history matters, because this wasn’t a car built to sit quietly in a service lot.
Back in the late ’90s and early 2000s, it was a regular on Tokyo’s Wangan C1 loop, where cars weren’t just shown off, they were driven flat out.
So what looked like a lucky sighting turned out to be something much more specific.
Black F40s hit differently
Part of what makes this moment stand out is how unusual the spec is.
Ferrari never officially sold the F40 in black, which means most of the examples out there were either special requests or repaints done later.
That alone makes them feel a bit unofficial, almost like they slipped through the cracks.
But beyond that, the color changes the whole vibe.
The F40 is already raw – no carpets, no sound deadening, just a twin-turbo V8 and a lot of attitude.
In red, it’s iconic.
In black, it feels more understated, almost harder to read at a glance.
Which is probably why seeing one unexpectedly, half-hidden behind a fence, hit the way it did.
Because for a split second, it looks like just another car in a garage.
Until you realize it’s not.
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With roles at TEXT Journal, Bowen Street Press, Onya Magazine, and Swine Magazine on her CV, Molly joined Supercar Blondie in June 2025 as a Junior Content Writer. Having experience across copyediting, proofreading, reference checking, and production, she brings accuracy, clarity, and audience focus to her stories spanning automotive, tech, and lifestyle news.
