Yellow driving lamps of a France-delivered car... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
If you all would actually drive the car as it was intended you will end up getting into the motor. I remember when these cars were being sold new, the factory estamate of the life of the engine was given in hours, like an airplane. I think it was 200 hours, anyway the motors are not long for the world if run hard.
Correct, same with the F40, in fact more so. Having a stash of spares such as clutch components helps with the confidence factor in using the cars as the parts are becoming rare. BTW, my personal feeling in considering the people who own them that I know is that they WANT to drive them often, but their circumstances (the ones which afford them the GTO in the first place) put great limitations on how much time the have to dedicate to driving... Image Unavailable, Please Login
You'll notice that on the GTO the driver side door mirror is mounted about an inch from the leading edge of the door, whereas the mirror on the passenger side door is mounted four inches from the leading edge of the door. From the driver's seat this optimum positioning and the rear view in general makes for a great command of visibility around the car when driving in town... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
This is the correct vision from inside Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Damned right too... never let the rain worry a drive in an Italian car... except for the hairy tail on the horse that can whip round on you if kept unchecked... And the best way to enjoy any of these cars is over 4500rpm..
The development period leading up to the manufacture of the 288 GTO was, well, interesting... at least they'd gotten the front spoiler part down. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Shill288 at the Jet Center in Monterey... speaking of GTOs that are driven. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I seriously think if i walked into that garage i would be in there for about a week, before calming down!
Note the number "173". Anyone else report different numbers stamped into the hinge's mounting plate behind the oil filler lid? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Happiness is... replacing that pain-in-the-rear original cap with a basic screw-on unit! Image Unavailable, Please Login
Ive meant to post this ages ago, but was reminded today looking at the wheel-well shrouds - you'll note how raw the undersides of the GTO are with naked composite material in evidence... no plastic shrouds here - a bit noisy on gravel. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The response is about a car a week... 58331 57697 52739 57439 56343 55669 58137 54225 56765 57699 53783 56331 ... Image Unavailable, Please Login
You made me look again Here is one of 54811, registered GTO.288 in Belgium today... Image Unavailable, Please Login
54225, Louisiana registered JND 596. It was painted silver by its first owner Sam Bardor, but obviously has been repainted red again. Image Unavailable, Please Login
