Takeaway owner treats himself to Ferrari 488 after 35 years of hard work
Published on Dec 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM (UTC+4)
by Jason Fan
Last updated on Dec 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
This hardworking takeout owner rolled up to collect his dream Ferrari 488, proving that perseverance pays off big time.
It’s the kind of scene that makes you cheer a little on the inside.
After three and a half decades of hustling behind the counter, the business owner from Leeds, UK, finally decided it was time to enjoy the rewards.
The entire heartwarming moment was captured on the Warford Cars YouTube channel.
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The Ferrari 488 is the successor to the 458 Italia
The video opens with infectious energy as the Warford Cars team introduces their latest customer: a humble, down-to-earth business owner from the UK.
He’s here for a straight-up dream-come-true trade: handing over his BMW i8 – plus cash – in exchange for a gleaming, menacing, utterly gorgeous Ferrari 488.
The man jokes that he ‘does a little more than just selling fast food’, and it shows, because the Ferrari 488 is no average car.
It is one of Ferrari’s most celebrated modern supercars, launched in 2015 as the successor to the 458 Italia.
Under the hood lies a 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V8, producing 661hp and 760 Nm of torque.
The 488 can do 0-62mph in just 3 seconds, and has a top speed of 205mph.
It wasn’t an easy journey
But how exactly did the man go from selling takeaways to buying a Ferrari?
Well, according to him, it’s all about years of hard work.
“I’ve been doing it for 35 years, ever since I left school. If you stick to it, it brings you things,” he said.
According to him, he spent decades working and investing to get to where he is today, but now he’s ready to cut loose.
“I’ve said to myself. I’m going to stop investing now, it’s just spending now,” he quipped.
And what a way to spend.
What makes the video especially fun is the pure authenticity of the moment.
There’s none of the ego or bravado that usually comes with a supercar purchase.
Instead, there’s simply a man who has worked nonstop for 35 years, here to take home something extraordinary.
If you want to see this for yourself, you can check out the full video here:
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Jason Fan is an experienced content creator who graduated from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore with a degree in communications. He then relocated to Australia during a millennial mid-life crisis. A fan of luxury travel and high-performance machines, he politely thanks chatbots just in case the AI apocalypse ever arrives. Jason covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on technology, planes and luxury.
