FERRARI 288 GTO

His res photos to come this week.... this car wont be offered for sale any time for the forseeable future. thanks for sharing Dan

 

The "lightweight" version people generally refer to is the non-a/c, non-electric window version. Like the all black, or red (really more orange/red in color) insert option, the a/c, electric windows and radio were just options you ordered. And, you hoped you received.

Steve

 

Understood, and yes indeed you hoped you got what you asked for.

But in order to ensure that we do not have a post-production variant of the GTO 'created' by fans, there was not an official lightweight version of the model. The options came in all combinations: for example not all non-AC cars had manual windows and not all power-windowed cars had ACs. To call a GTO without an AC unit or window motors fitted a lightweight version of the model is stretching the 'lightweight' concept a bit.
Im going to refrain from calling Miura SVs sans AC units 'lightweight SV's

Joe
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Which would put it AT Cauley Ferrari !

 

Wow, awesome GTO. Beautifull! Sweet 599 too thanks for the pics!

 

Greatest Ferrari...no GREATEST CAR...of all time.

 

They are a great car. I've owned, and own, lots of Ferraris, a couple of Lambos. The 288 GTO, overall, is the most fun to drive. Never overheats. It looks good. It's fast. And no silly electronic wizardry to help out the driver. Traction control, braking, stabiltiy control, etc. is all about driver input. The way it should be.

And, Joe is correct, the Ferrari factory never called the no a/c, roll-up window, no radio option a "lightweight" version. The cars, even with all the stuff, are very light. Much lighter than the fancy material cars they are producing today. All that electronic wizardry, pollution controls, safety elements, navigation systems and concert hall sound systems do add up.

Steve

 

+1. Fantastic post

 

Great owner-experienced summary.

Didnt mean to give you a hard time about the lightweight thing, but you summarized it perfectly, ANY 288 GTO is a relatively lightweight car, compared to the overweight technology-laden things of today

Joe
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Ahhh that elusive GTO

 

Steve, I agree -- this is the way cars are supposed to be!
You should hitup a santana row meet with that car....

 

Forget the driving experience, the dynamics, the handling etc...

For me, that is the best looking car of all time. And that's that.

 

Eh, its just another car...

Joe
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the 288 gto it's an amazing machine...I LOVE IT

 

thats a nice shot!

 

damn is it still at cauley? or where?

 

Beautiful car. One of my favorite Ferrari's period.

BFG G-Force Sports.....great street tire, but on a 288gto....ehhhh

 

After many attempts to get info & prices on that car, I gave up. It had high mileage (40,000+), or more clearly, high mileage by North American expectations.

Cheers

 

The one in the Netherlands...the one Kizner has photos of is a GEM!!!

 

I agree.
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Really...and how many miles does it have??

 

For what it is worth, I passed the 50K mile mark on my GTO. If I didn't have other Ferraris to drive, I would have rolled the odometer over by now.

It's been a smile every mile.

Steve