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Discussion in '288GTO/F40/F50/Enzo/LaFerrari/F80' started by Todd308TR, Oct 16, 2012.

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  1. Todd308TR

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    Damn that car is sexy!!!! but shouldn´t chgange anythinf to it...it´s a pitty
     
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  3. Todd308TR

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    Yes all 288GTOs are sexy, just curious about this one.
    The link.
    So I see you can't post links here.
    Here's where I found it.
    Supercars dot net Gallery Image From Ferrari's 60th Concorso d'Eleganza
     
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    the rear sway bushings look aftermarket too. Strange. Doesn't appear to be a replica either.
     
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    Drive550PFB Two Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    To me it looks like a 308 that has been modified.

    The exhaust is obviously changed.

    It looks like the car has been lowered from the normal 288 settings.

    The front fender flare seems off, but it may be the photograph.

    If it is a modification, it is a very good one. Everything else seems correct (except wheels). The Mirrors are correct.
     
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    Look genuine to me. Gearbox, curves...

    I am sure I have sen it plenty of times on here before because I seem to remember the red wheels.
     
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    It would be highly modified as the gear box is for a longitudinal engine, and not traverse like the 308.
     
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    exactly. And why leave the fiberglass cutaway for the exhaust when it has been relocated.
     
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    Yep, do we know of any real advantages to the F40 turbo system that would make some one replicate it on a 288GTO?
     
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    I did notice the gearbox and thought that it might be reconfigured. My thinking was that the car was modified, including the engine bay.

    Perhaps that does not make much sense, now that I think about it. The gearbox does look genuine.
     
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    It's a well known 288 GTO that the owner tracks.
     
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    Thanks for the infor, and unless something breaks it's always the driver. LOL
     
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    "U" plates are usually temporary dealer plates put on a car for test drives, as far as I know
     
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    I guess that car has a powerful engine. Is it?
     
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    if you have more than 14 cars, and buy and sell a sufficient number per year, you can qualify as a 'garage' and have these U plates.
     
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    Wheels are hideous.
     
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    Some engine bay pics?
     
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    Unfortunately I have never seen any!
     
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    Yes, I'd still like to understand the exhaust mods. Is it a track car only with no muffler?
     
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    Considering the layout of the standard GTO's engine and the amount of room aft of it one can see its not difficult to re-route the exhaust pipes.

    This car seems to be driven on the road and I cant speak to its muffling, or lack thereof!
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