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It is one of the best looking cars that can be categorized as a sports car but it is an exotic homologation of the Ferrari 308 GTB produced from 1984 through 1985. The main purpose for the release of the 288 GTO was to make it able so that it would compete in Group B race series but it never happened because of the death of Henri Toivonen, it wasn’t possible to produce more than 200 cars.
The name of the car comes from the fact that it had a 2.8 L V8 engine and it also had intercoolers present in it. The car came with a 3.0 liter V8 engine later on. A notable thing about the 288 GTO series is that the Ferrari also built it with more aggressive and aerodynamic body and it had a curb weight of 1,160 kg (2,560 lb). Ferrari F40 is the successor of this series.
Easily the nicest example of a GTO I've seen in ages. The red paint was so bright... Clearly in good hands.
The last of the 599's kind, the GTO stands originally for Gran Turismo Omologato. What this means is that this is the road-oriented grand touring homologation model of a car originally designed to qualify for racing. Sadly, this is one car that I personally think does not meet such a standard. It is, as a matter of fact, easily eclipsed by its successor, the Ferrari F12.
The Ferrari 599 GTO didn't see any racing at all. Pundits say, that would have been the 599XX. Sadly, this XX-version was built before this GTO came about, which is obviously going the other way around.
Basically, the GTO moniker was added to this 599 to somewhat commemorate the legendary 250 GTO and to serve as a grand finale to the model line, paving the way to its successor, the F12berlinetta.
Here's another Hotwheels Elite scale model in 1:43 scale.
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Ferrari 288 GTO at Continental Autosports Ferrari/Maserati in Chicago. This is the second Ferrari GTO model I've seen that is real.
May Day Bank Holiday Monday 02-05-94 sees former Nottingham CT GTO 331N heading out of Mansfield on a tendered 148 service to Jacksdale, operated by Dunn Line.
Testing 18x11" ET25 EC-7 wheels on his GTO for Optima Street Car use.
CTS-V 6 piston brakes, 15mm or so spacer needed with flares for proper clearance to chassis
Ferrari 250 GTO s/n 3647GT at the 2008 Lime Rock Historics
This is the only 250 GTO that's still unrestored
Celebrating 50 years of the Legendary GTO: The Ferrari 250 GTO (Gran Turismo Omologata) was commissioned by Enzo Ferrari to beat the Jaguar E-type on the track. Styled by Sergio Scaglietti, just 39 examples of this consummate sports-racing car were built over two years, and they have become the most sought-after Ferraris of all time. Fifteen Ferrari GTOs were assembled at the Goodwood Revival for a series of spectacular daily parade laps; some also raced.
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Goodwood Revival 2012
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Cars of Los Angeles. I shot a whole roll of just cars I saw while riding my bike.
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This car took part in the Shell Ferrari Historical Challenge race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1998. It's the 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO of Swiss driver Nicolaus Springer, chassis 4153GT with the Gioacchino Colombo 2,953cc V12 engine. Its original owner was Pierre Dumay who finished in fourth place with it in the 1963 Le Mans 24 Hour Race in the colours of Ecurie Francorchamps partnered by Léon Dernier.
El Ferrari 288 GTO (también conocido simplemente como Ferrari GTO) es un exótico automóvil superdeportivo de homologación presentado en el Salón del Automóvil de Ginebra de 1984 por el fabricante italiano Ferrari y fabricado entre 1984 y 1985. El nombre "288 GTO" significa que tiene un motor de 2,8 litros V8 y que es un Gran Turismo Omologato (en italiano: Gran Turismo Homologado).
Este modelo ha sido el primero de una lÃnea de superdeportivos de Ferrari, luego continuada por los Ferrari F40, Ferrari F50, Ferrari Enzo y Ferrari LaFerrari. A diferencia de sus predecesores, el 288 GTO equipaba aire acondicionado y sistema de sonido. El 288 GTO fue nombrado el segundo mejor automóvil de la década de 1980 por la revista americana Sports Car International, por detrás de su rival alemán el Porsche 959.
Este vehÃculo fue creado para competir en la nueva serie de carreras del Grupo B, para el cual se exigÃan al menos 200 unidades para su homologación. Los motores podÃan ser de hasta 4.0 litros de cilindrada (con un factor de corrección si disponÃan de turbo). Sin embargo, como solamente Ferrari y Porsche se presentaron para competir en las carreras, el campeonato se abandonó al poco tiempo, dejando sólo el Grupo B del campeonato Rally. El Porsche 959 (como el Porsche 961) corrió sólo tres veces en el Grupo B, pero el 288 GTO nunca corrió y los 272 automóviles construidos (todos originalmente pintados en rojo) siguen siendo puramente coches de carretera.
Se fabricaron 6 prototipos, de los cuales 3 se tiene la certeza de que han desaparecido (dos en crash-tests y uno en desmantelamiento para recambios). Los tres restantes son automóviles perfectamente funcionales, y todos han terminado en manos privadas. El hecho de disponer de pequeñas diferencias en el diseño de la carrocerÃa y en el equipamiento (como extintor o cinturones de seguridad de 4 anclajes) los convierten en los GTO más exóticos. Uno de ellos, chasis #47649,3 es el único ejemplar repintado oficialmente por Ferrari: lo hizo para un evento especial cuando el coche aún era de su propiedad, hasta que en 1987 un afortunado cliente consiguió comprarlo.