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A very quick follow up to the recently released 2006 Pontiac GTO, possibly looking a bit better in this gleaming metallic blue finish. Part of Case J now appearing on the clipstrips of ASDA. Mint and boxed.
I was so happy to see this because I thought it was a new GTO. I came a little closer and it was a HGTE :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( There should be a law to stop GTB/HGTE owners putting a black roof on their car.
I am uploading now because I have a school trip so I get back on Thursday, so good bye for now.
The image hasn’t been enhanced by the Google Gemini app, but I did need its help in identifying the car. My faithful AI friends me that it is a Pontiac GTO convertible as produced between 1970-72.
This LEGO creation was the one that gave me the most fun building it. It unites two things that I love - The Ferrari 250 GTO and the movie Vanilla Sky.
This car is a representation of the one that appears in the movie driven by Tom Cruise.
It’s all build out of Lego parts… even the stickers are Lego.
And, yeah, it’s a black Ferrari! Not red! Isn’t it a beauty?
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The three fathers of GTO can be called the engineers of Pontiac - Russell Gee (engine specialist), Bill Collins (chassis specialist) and chief engineer John DeLorean. In early 1963 GM management issuaed and edict banning divisions from involvment in auto racing. At the time Pontiac's main focus was on performance, hence racing was an inportant component of the strategy. But when GM banned factory sponsored racing, Pontiac's young, visionary management turned its attention to emphasizing street performance. The name GTO was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO and it was DeLorean's idea. GTO in italian is Gran Turismo Omonogato (Grand Tourer Homologated - english). In other words - officially certified for racing in the Grand tourer class.
The GTO was basically a violation of GM policy limiting the A-body intermediate line to a maximum engine displacement of 330 cu in (5.4 L). Since the GTO was an option package and not standard equipment, it could be considered to fall into a loophole in the policy. Pontiac General Manager Elliot "Pete" Estes approved the new model, although sales manager Frank Bridge, who did not believe it would find a market, insisted on limiting initial production to no more than 5,000 cars. Had the model been a failure, Estes likely would have been reprimanded. As it turned out, it was a great success.
Pontiac GTO have experienced four generations an is still alive. This GTO model is from the very last - fourth generation. It started its era in 2004, relaunched in US, based on the Holden Monaro's V platform. It also become quite popular among so called Tuner's generation. And thos model is not an exception. It has modified body kit - fattened mudguard areas, modified bumpers, hood. It also uses modified interior as well as large wheels to feel more racy. Huge V8 under the hood, 17 studs wide, little more than 37 studs long, blue with blue/black sporty interior. Quite roomy for a race car. Rear seats features foldable armrest at the middle.
Hope you'll like it a bit =)
314 parts LEGO MOC. Instructions available at rebrickable: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-121975/barneius/ferrari-250-gto/...
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Back in the old days before the pandemic – in 2017, 2018 and 2019 - I visited the Italian Emilia Romagna, the cities of Modena & Maranello and thus fulfilled a childhood dream: visiting Ferrari (OK, Pagani, Lamborghini & Maserati, too…).
Seeing some of the rarest, history-charged Ferraris parading through the small streets of Modena, gathering on Piazza Roma and paying tribute to the brand‘s 70th anniversary gave you goosebumps and tears of joy.
With emotions still running hot, I had to do a rendition of probably the most iconic classic in Ferrari’s history: the 250 GTO. Certainly, I first did it in red… but seeing this bold blue-yellow painted beauty at the Museum Enzo Ferrari I had to rebuild it.
The model had its‘ debut at the local LEGO-exhibition „Hildesheimer Steinwelten“ in March 2019, together with other not yet posted models. It is a pity, but there is very limited time for LEGO at the moment.
Anyway, when Lennart Cort showed his beautiful model of a red 250 GTO, I had to shift stuff and took some time for some rather cra**y photos of mine… and it is interesting how history repeats: in May this year we had the Maserati MC12, now the 250 GTO. So let us say it again:
We think it is simply amazing to see the same car interpreted by two different builders: spot the different solutions, find the same design concepts - that's clever!
More on the moving history of the real blue-yellow GTO can be found here.
First generation of very successful model line - Pontiac GTO. This is GTO 389 from 1966 know also as tripower. The model was made for LUGNuts challenge "Two of a kind" as one of the parner moels. Other was fourth generation GTO - a tuner vershion from 2004.