<div><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1080" data-hide="false" data-id="1aeddd81e6cc1d219806ccd0cb683c11" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://1aeddd81e6cc1d219806ccd0cb683c11" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="other-license" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="false"><p><span><div><picture><source media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/1aeddd81e6cc1d219806ccd0cb683c11.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></source><source media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/1aeddd81e6cc1d219806ccd0cb683c11.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Front 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="1aeddd81e6cc1d219806ccd0cb683c11" data-format="jpg" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/1aeddd81e6cc1d219806ccd0cb683c11.jpg"></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Photo: Liberty Walk</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1080" data-hide="false" data-id="1aeddd81e6cc1d219806ccd0cb683c11" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://1aeddd81e6cc1d219806ccd0cb683c11" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920"></span></figure><div><p>Japanese tuner <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/liberty-walks-japanese-headquarters-is-just-as-crazy-as-1818868589&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/liberty-walks-japanese-headquarters-is-just-as-crazy-as-1818868589">Liberty Walk</a></span> made waves at <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/here-are-the-wildest-tuner-cars-at-tokyo-auto-salon-202-1850013231&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/here-are-the-wildest-tuner-cars-at-tokyo-auto-salon-202-1850013231">the Tokyo Auto Salon</a></span> last year when it showed off a Ferrari F40 that had been slammed, chopped up and fitted with a widebody kit and other extreme styling modifications. Ferrari was apparently so mad that it removed that F40 from its official registry. Liberty Walk didn’t care — in fact, at last weekend’s TAS 2024 it doubled down, bringing the F40 back with a revised livery and also revealing <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/liberty-walk-unveils-widebody-lamborghini-countach-say-1851161798&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/liberty-walk-unveils-widebody-lamborghini-countach-say-1851161798">a new Countach body kit</a></span>.<br></br></p><div><div><div><div data-current="191803" data-playlist="191803,191782,195527"><div><div><div data-monetizable="true" data-position="sidebar" data-video-blog-id="12" data-video-duration="71" data-video-id="191803" data-video-network="jalopnik" data-video-title="Carspotting at Sotheby's: Ferrari Edition"><div><p>Carspotting at Sotheby's: Ferrari Edition</p></div><video crossorigin="anonymous" disablepictureinpicture="" height="100%" muted="" playsinline="" preload="none" width="100%"><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/191803/191803_240p.mp4" label="240p" type="video/mp4"></source><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/191803/191803_480p.mp4" label="480p" type="video/mp4"></source><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/191803/191803_720p.mp4" label="720p" type="video/mp4"></source><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/191803/191803_1080p.mp4" label="1080p" type="video/mp4"></source><track kind="captions" label="English" src="https://kinja.com/api/videoupload/caption/17512.vtt" srclang="en"></track></video></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>Sitting alongside those two legit supercars at Liberty Walk’s Auto Salon stand was something a whole lot smaller and cuter. This is the Liberty Walk LB40, a comprehensive restyling kit for Mazda’s 1990s <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/what-its-like-to-drive-the-only-autozam-az-1-in-americ-1663800815&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/what-its-like-to-drive-the-only-autozam-az-1-in-americ-1663800815">Autozam AZ-1</a></span> that transforms the mid-engined <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/this-kei-car-drag-race-will-make-you-want-an-autozam-az-1850077819&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/this-kei-car-drag-race-will-make-you-want-an-autozam-az-1850077819">kei sports car</a></span> into a shrunken-down Ferrari F40 lookalike. <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/what-kind-of-cars-are-these-1851082256&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/what-kind-of-cars-are-these-1851082256">Normal F40s do nothing for me and never have</a></span> — I’m much more of an F50 and Enzo guy — but this AZ-1 is brilliant.</p><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Rear 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="9c5c3e621ed20e64463beea5ce3dae93" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://9c5c3e621ed20e64463beea5ce3dae93" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Rear 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="other-license" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="false"><p><span><div><picture><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/9c5c3e621ed20e64463beea5ce3dae93.jpg" media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/9c5c3e621ed20e64463beea5ce3dae93.jpg" media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Rear 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-alt="Rear 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="9c5c3e621ed20e64463beea5ce3dae93" data-format="jpg" data-src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/9c5c3e621ed20e64463beea5ce3dae93.jpg" src="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Photo: Liberty Walk</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Rear 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="9c5c3e621ed20e64463beea5ce3dae93" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://9c5c3e621ed20e64463beea5ce3dae93" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920"></span></figure><p>The LB40 kit consists of a new clamshell front end and front bumper, which mimics the look of the F40 LM race cars (and Liberty Walk’s F40) with clear headlight covers instead of pop-up lamps. There are slotted vents on top of the front fenders, a low splitter, canards at the bumper corners and big intakes in the hood. New door panels, side skirts and bolted-on rear fenders further add to the F40 look, though the upper NACA duct isn’t real.<br></br></p><p>I think the rear end looks especially cute, as <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/the-autozam-az-1-is-the-coolest-car-you-can-own-if-your-1820972922&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/the-autozam-az-1-is-the-coolest-car-you-can-own-if-your-1820972922">a stock AZ-1</a></span> is nearly two feet narrower in width than a real F40. Liberty Walk’s kit gives the AZ-1 a rear “grilleâ€ panel that houses four round taillights, a big F40 LM–style rear wing and a new bumper that even has a teeny set of three exhaust tips that are shaped and arranged like the F40's iconic layout.</p><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Side view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="662144fa934d812f92f0ef999a866f29" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://662144fa934d812f92f0ef999a866f29" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Side view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="other-license" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="false"><p><span><div><picture><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/662144fa934d812f92f0ef999a866f29.jpg" media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/662144fa934d812f92f0ef999a866f29.jpg" media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Side view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-alt="Side view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="662144fa934d812f92f0ef999a866f29" data-format="jpg" data-src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/662144fa934d812f92f0ef999a866f29.jpg" src="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Photo: Liberty Walk</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Side view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="662144fa934d812f92f0ef999a866f29" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://662144fa934d812f92f0ef999a866f29" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920"></span></figure><p>Open the AZ-1's gullwing doors and you’ll see bright red Sparco bucket seats with racing harnesses and a Sparco racing wheel, though those items don’t seem to be a part of Liberty Walk’s kit. And the LB40 kit doesn’t actually include the headlights or taillights; you’ll have to add those yourself.<br></br></p><p>All in the LB40 kit will run you $22,660, which is about the same amount that a stock, already imported AZ-1 costs, and the forged wheels (16s up front and 17s in the rear) are an extra $14,300. But look at it this way — that’s quite literally millions of dollars cheaper than an actual Ferrari F40, for something much, much cooler and more unique. I better see one at Monterey Car Week this year.</p><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit and the doors open" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="b395d1f9285af7cc1e10611358611b57" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://b395d1f9285af7cc1e10611358611b57" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit and the doors open" data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="other-license" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="false"><p><span><div><picture><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/b395d1f9285af7cc1e10611358611b57.jpg" media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/b395d1f9285af7cc1e10611358611b57.jpg" media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Front 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit and the doors open" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit and the doors open" data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="b395d1f9285af7cc1e10611358611b57" data-format="jpg" data-src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/b395d1f9285af7cc1e10611358611b57.jpg" src="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Photo: Liberty Walk</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit and the doors open" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="b395d1f9285af7cc1e10611358611b57" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://b395d1f9285af7cc1e10611358611b57" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920"></span></figure><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Front bumper of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="1c74690962950cd95e36df20bba2af3e" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://1c74690962950cd95e36df20bba2af3e" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Front bumper of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="other-license" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="false"><p><span><div><picture><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/1c74690962950cd95e36df20bba2af3e.jpg" media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/1c74690962950cd95e36df20bba2af3e.jpg" media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Front bumper of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-alt="Front bumper of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="1c74690962950cd95e36df20bba2af3e" data-format="jpg" data-src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/1c74690962950cd95e36df20bba2af3e.jpg" src="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Photo: Liberty Walk</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Front bumper of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="1c74690962950cd95e36df20bba2af3e" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://1c74690962950cd95e36df20bba2af3e" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920"></span></figure><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Wheel and front fender of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="2b3120be6abf2fa1d5cd9377880afa0f" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://2b3120be6abf2fa1d5cd9377880afa0f" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Wheel and front fender of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="other-license" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="false"><p><span><div><picture><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/2b3120be6abf2fa1d5cd9377880afa0f.jpg" media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/2b3120be6abf2fa1d5cd9377880afa0f.jpg" media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Wheel and front fender of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-alt="Wheel and front fender of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="2b3120be6abf2fa1d5cd9377880afa0f" data-format="jpg" data-src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/2b3120be6abf2fa1d5cd9377880afa0f.jpg" src="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Photo: Liberty Walk</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Wheel and front fender of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="2b3120be6abf2fa1d5cd9377880afa0f" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://2b3120be6abf2fa1d5cd9377880afa0f" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920"></span></figure><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Rear wing of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="b4968639de88b95167ee2ba9eeeb7679" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://b4968639de88b95167ee2ba9eeeb7679" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Rear wing of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="other-license" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="false"><p><span><div><picture><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/b4968639de88b95167ee2ba9eeeb7679.jpg" media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/b4968639de88b95167ee2ba9eeeb7679.jpg" media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Rear wing of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-alt="Rear wing of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="b4968639de88b95167ee2ba9eeeb7679" data-format="jpg" data-src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/b4968639de88b95167ee2ba9eeeb7679.jpg" src="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Photo: Liberty Walk</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Rear wing of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="b4968639de88b95167ee2ba9eeeb7679" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://b4968639de88b95167ee2ba9eeeb7679" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920"></span></figure><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Exhaust tips of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="11c97ae3cabf187f016c0b3156548ba8" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://11c97ae3cabf187f016c0b3156548ba8" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Exhaust tips of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="other-license" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="false"><p><span><div><picture><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/11c97ae3cabf187f016c0b3156548ba8.jpg" media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/11c97ae3cabf187f016c0b3156548ba8.jpg" media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Exhaust tips of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-alt="Exhaust tips of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="11c97ae3cabf187f016c0b3156548ba8" data-format="jpg" data-src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/11c97ae3cabf187f016c0b3156548ba8.jpg" src="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Photo: Liberty Walk</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Exhaust tips of a white Autozam AZ-1 with a Ferrari F40 bodykit" data-format="jpg" data-height="1280" data-hide="false" data-id="11c97ae3cabf187f016c0b3156548ba8" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://11c97ae3cabf187f016c0b3156548ba8" data-recommended="false" data-width="1920"></span></figure></div></div>