FERRARI 288 GTO

A Texan purchased one in 1986. He proceeded to drive it to work every day, until a few years ago. It has 75,000 km.

His Lordship John Mexborough stated in a magazine article that his GTO was his everyday car for the first 5 years.

 

I should mention that both the aforementioned still have the car 25 years later...

 

I dont think you saw 20 GTOs in California. There are only a few more than that in the whole of the USA. Seeing just one on the road sounds about right though...

 

Those are my kind of people!

 

Anyone know the chassis number of this French GTO that lives in the Manoir de L'Automobile in Loheac? There is an F40 there too...

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The factory's GTOs.

Note the lack of blackout under the 288's rear valance...
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I'll try to find it out when I visit the museum in about 3 weeks during my holiday in Brittany. And post of course some photos...

Gert

 

I appreciate the effort, Gert.

 

Hey! Erdero here! that s great, i like your work for Ferrari and your session about Ferrari numbers was particulary wonderfull.

 

55729 appears in rude health at the recent Octane day...
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Denis, Christian et al, which one is this please?
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That's the spirit. I used mine as a daily driver for a while. I even found a skunk that would sleep on the gas tank. Crafty devil.

Then I started acquiring more cars and seat time went down.

Steve

 

Steve you'll be pleased to hear that when I spoke with David W in Kauai he told me that he drives his 288 "all the time" and that its very reliable. He has the other 3 Supercars also as you probably know...

 

I think it is 52473

 

Some cars there are from the ex Pozzi Collection. So it is possible that the 288 GTO also comes from the Pozzi collection. It's just a guess.

 

Is this car currently in Manoir de l'automobile ?
I checked with friends who know this museum, and till october 2008, no GTO was there. May be it arrived after ?

 

I don't know if it's still there but it was in the museum at the beginning of October 2008.

 

Thanks!

 

Yes Im told it is currently there, but Id love someone to check and if so, establish its chassis number.

 

Steve I would be more than happy to relocate!

 

The F40 is ZFFGJ34B000091706. Never saw a GTO there.

Olivier

 

FabVT took a pic of a 288 GTO there at some point this year as posted above (#3695). It has the yellow driving lamps per a French-delivered car.

 

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The one in the background you can drive!

 

True !!