FERRARI 288 GTO

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Ill take your advice on that

Meanwhile any owners reading this will probaly call their insurers... "Hello? A well-informed chap called Vasco tells us.... "

Joe
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Haha! I love cars that demand a bit of 'effort' from the owner/driver. The Miura is that way...

Joe
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LOL, yeah get me in trouble now.

Well think about it. When did 74045 sell for $1.5? It's gotta me more than that now. Such a rare and significant car.

 

74045 currently asks $1.5m now by its current owner, but Im not sure what it sold for previously. Remember, the $1.5m is only an ask. But 74045 is also a one-and-only...

288 GTOs are in fact trading quietly/privately from $640k to $800k. So, even without any comp history, consider that Evos are much more rare (55 times more so if you wish to get technical)..



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mr Joe are u the 1 who asked about the 288 in saudi arabia with saudi plates ,,, sold by alajda dealer ????


i was with the manager of alajda x ferrari dealer in suadi arabia ,,, and he says that the saudi 288 was sold to a saudi guy and then sold again and was sent to italy ,,, so the car aint in saudi anymore ,,, however he told me about another 288 in riyadh ,,,

the guys told me that he sold a miura ,,, in year 2000 ,,,

alajda was the dealer for ferrari aston lambo and many other brands ,,, the company does not exist anymore ,,, the guy then worked with FAST current ferrari dealer and worked with other wellknown workshops ,,, and now he has his own showroom ,,, i can give info and about cars in the area


if u have any questions about the history of any car i might help ,,,,,



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That was not me who asked (I beleive it was gentleman called Massini).

However, youre too kind by half for offering information and I definately would like to know what happened to that car?

I would also like to know of the car that remains in Saudi Arabia, please.

Joe
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No, have not seen those brake-vent discs used on that series. Nice find there!
CH

 

Right around this time on February 28 to be exact in 1984 the GTO was introduced at Geneva. There were two examples present chassis *50253* was on the Pininfarina stand. Over on the stand for the Swiss importer of Ferrari was a second GTO chassis *50255* on display. After the show *50255* went on tour. In May of 1984 the GTO arrived at the dealership Ferrari France-Charles Pozzi. At that time the GTO still wore the special rear license plate that simply read 'G T O' outlined in white letters. What was the fate of *50255* after it's show days were over?
CH

 

Charles,

Here is the aforementined "50255", the 8th GTO built, but the 2nd production (non-prototype) car. It lives in an Italian collection, or did when this image was taken not long ago....

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This GTO Evoluzione with the vented wheel covers was in several periodicals at the time doing extensive testing (I will have to dig out what I have archived and scan for you...).

In fact two model makers have made models to celebrate the car. Here is the one by Cavallino...

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... and the one by Look Smart.

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An illustrious owner sent me this

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Yoshikuni Okamoto's GTO Evoluzione...

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...and the same Evo here in his transporter with other fab kit besides. Apparently there wasnt room for the 333SP.

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Indeed!

 

Thanks for the great pictures of 50255 there Joe! You can see where the rear deck above the engine was modified from the Geneva show configuration. It was about the time frame of the GTO production when the factory started to keep a few production cars for their museum collection, correct?
CH

 

Yes indeed. I expect the factory car is only a few numbers from 50255, but I will personally have the opportunty to determine that for myself in a month or so!

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950kg + 650bhp + wet = brave man...

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I love the Evo . Such a beast . Thats how a Ferrari ought to be . Scary and intimidating.

 

Yes! Braver than I have ever been. Although Suzuka in the wet in the FXX was interesting..........

 

An endless parade of pictures can be seen here of special cars. However the GTO rainy track picture has to be one of the most evocative; in quite some time!
CH

 

I think thats Roberto in Leventis' car and Im sure he received a 'talking-to' about limits in the pits that day

I love the new Avatar: you were very quick to figure out how to post it! Cool.

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Rick,

Is there any way you could post some candid photos of your EVO? It would be a rare set of photographs indeed!


Thanks,
-J

 

I am new to Ferrari Chat, have owned many Ferraris (still own a couple) and I apologize in advance for jumping into this thread with what may be a few naive questions. 1. Does anyone have access to a list of the serial numbers for the 288 GTO's? 2. Does anyone have access to a list of the US 288 GTO's? I know two of the people previously mentioned in this thread (Dick Fritz and Dick Merritt), so if there is no formal list, maybe they could help put one together. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.