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Discussion in '288GTO/F40/F50/Enzo/LaFerrari/F80' started by TCJ1965, Jan 22, 2011.

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  1. TCJ1965

    TCJ1965 Formula Junior

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    #1 TCJ1965, Jan 22, 2011
    Hello All!

    I am wondering if the 288 GTO was only produced in RED by the factory? I am asking because I collect die cast 1/43 car models and have seen it in yellow, black, white and even a spyder version. Yet I was always under the impression it was only done in red. A plastic model company even did it in Gulf colors for GT racing???? Any thoughts, comments are always appreciated as I will never own a 1:1 scale 288!!!! (sigh)

    Cheers!
    Terry Jones
    Ottawa,Canada
     
  2. XTP

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    #2 XTP, Jan 22, 2011
    As far as I know there was a silver proto type and a yellow pre-production one.
     
  3. source

    source Formula Junior

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    #3 source, Jan 22, 2011
    I do believe Chris Evans' does own a white 288- that being said, all his cars are pretty much white ;)
     
  4. XTP

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    #4 XTP, Jan 22, 2011
    That one is repainted white and not original white.
     
  5. George330

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    #5 George330, Jan 22, 2011
    My understanding is that the prototype was yellow. All the other cars were red. Some have been repainted (including Chris Evans' car and at least one black car that I know)
     
  6. joe sackey

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    #6 joe sackey, Jan 22, 2011
    I think he has sold the 'white' collection of Ferraris.
     
  7. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #7 joe sackey, Jan 22, 2011
    George, 47649 started life as a red car, just like the other 5 prototypes. Pininfarina painted it yellow later.
     
  8. pamparius

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    #8 pamparius, Jan 23, 2011
    i think so, too. around the time he bought the 250 gto.
     
  9. -K1-

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    #9 -K1-, Jan 23, 2011
    I saw a yellow one in Tokyo about 20 years ago, looked great
     
  10. ClassicFerrari

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    #10 ClassicFerrari, Jan 27, 2011
    There are pics around of a silver one that belongs(ed) to a collector that painted a few f-cars silver and raced them. (Mexican collector?) I think the car was repainted red again (hopefully).

    That yellow one was auctionned off just a few years ago iirc.
     
  11. Shorn355

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    #11 Shorn355, Jan 27, 2011
    I saw a white one on the track/hill at Goodwood but no idea of it's originality. Every one I have seen in person (1 at Wynn Ferrari in Vegas and 1 being serviced at FOD) have been red.
     
  12. ClassicFerrari

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    #12 ClassicFerrari, Jan 28, 2011
    Yes...Chris Evans.
     
  13. 335s

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    #13 335s, Jan 28, 2011
    FWIW-my records are 25years or so old, but rather detailed..at least 2 others were at one point re-painted in metallic, charcoal-ish grey hues... if memory serves..
     

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