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Ferrari 288 GTO after the 2009 Concorso Italiano
My friend was lucky enough to get to drive this into the show for the owner, who couln't attend. When the show was over, we had the choice to sit in (uphill) traffic for an hour, or hang out for an hour and then have an open road. So we drove down to the end of the course and decided to do an impromptu photoshoot. Wouldn't you?
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 =)
I took this photograph in the paddock at Silverstone at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting in July 1997. These four cars, all Ferrari 250 GTOs, took part in the Coys of Kensington Ferrari GT Race. All four cars have the 2,953cc Tipo 168/62 Gioacchino Colombo designed V12 engine, the two cars on the left being 1962 cars, and the two on the right 1963. The first car on the left is that of Paul Pappalardo, chassis 5111GT, and originally supplied to French driver Jean Guichet who used it to win the Tour de France in 1963. The next car is chassis 4713GT, one of Anthony Wang's cars, which was driven in the race by Louis Sellyei and is unusual in that it has a Pinin Farina 330 LM body. It was originally owned by Luigi Chinetti and its first major race was the 1963 Le Mans 24 Hour race where it was driven to sixth place overall by David Piper and Masten Gregory. The third car is another of Anthony Wang's cars, chassis 3769GT, and he drove this one in the race himself. This car's first owner was Fernand Tavano, and he and André Simon gave this car its first major outing in the 1962 Le Mans 24 Hour race but failed to finish. The last car is the 1962 car of Peter Sachs, chassis 4091GT, which started off with the 1962 GTO bodywork but was re-bodied in December 1963 with a 1964 style body. It was first owned by Sergio Bettoja, but does not appear to have taken part in any major events until it was entered in the 1964 Tour de France where it was driven by Ludivico Scarfiotti and Giampiero Biscaldi. It failed to finish the event.
I finally spot this car. It's probably one of the most unique 599 GTO out there and one of the most amazing color combo.
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A very very rare Ferrari 288 GTO. You don't see that many of those around nowadays...
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Pontiac GTO Première Muscle Cars
En 1963 lorsque l'ingénieur en chef de Pontiac , John Z. DeLorean , et son équipe ont installé un moteur de grande taille dans le châssis intermédiaire de la division, ils ont immédiatement inventé la Muscle Cars.
Au cours de ces 20 minutes , Bill Collins et Russ Gee ont assembler un moteur V-8 389 ci dans un châssis Tempest .
Ils ont créé le prototype de la GTO de Pontiac et ont changé le cours de l'histoire de l'automobile
À partir de ce moment, les voitures de performance américaines ne seront plus jamais les mêmes .
1ère génération
Longueur : 5,156 m
Largeur : 1,862 m
empattement : 2,921 m
Moteur : V8 389 - 6364 cm3 / 388,4 cui
Puissance : 250 kW / 340 CV
poids à vide : 1570 kg
vitesse maxi : 204 km/h
0 Ã 100 km/h : 6,4 s
The original owner chose white for the front bumper when the special-order Barrier Blue paint wouldn't stick to it. The full story is here: www.hotrod.com/articles/hppp-1111-1969-pontiac-gto/ Spring Carlisle, July 27, 2020.
While I was waiting around for our rockabilly photo shoot to get started, I decided to experiment with some creative lighting (mainly by throwing my speedlight under the cars and blasting light straight up). More often than not, it didn't work in any interesting way, but I did get one or two captures that were pretty inspired. Yay for experimentation!
Car: 1965 Pontiac GTO (courtesy of David Messick)
Location: Accessory Depot
Ferrari 288 GTO
The particular Ferrari GTO is an exotic homologation on the Ferrari 308 GTB produced from 1984 through 1987, specified GT for Nan Turismo and A for Omologato.
Ferrari 288 GTO
Ferrari 288 GTO
Ferrari 288 GTO
Ferrari 288 GTO
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