i have been asked for more pics of the 288 GTO bag: here they are as you can see it is in very good condition with the usual minor faults on the inside, and complete with its dust bag Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Joe, Was the assembly line for 288s exclusively for 288s? Or could there have been other models between? Im asking cause I wonder if that last pic ^^^you posted (56779) might have been a 288 right in front of mine (56783) of if there was another 288 sandwiched between? Bottom line is: is 56781 a 288 or not?
There were some Mondials & Testarossas in-between. Yes, 56781 was GTO, 56781 - ZFFPA16B000056781, AC, PW, Italy, Japan, and it was indeed the car between 56779 and yours.
Back to Spool: 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB & 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO Road and Track did a fantastic comparison piece between the 488 and the 288. Of course we all know which one we'd prefer, and of course we all know a 30 year gap makes any fair comparison sort of moot, but the pictures and the writing is pretty great. Worth the read. Pieces like this show R&T continue to get better and better, which is nice to see.
That is an epic piece, thanks for sharing it here! Pic embedded for posterity. Image Unavailable, Please Login
@roma1280 Totally off topic so forgive me for asking but I was curious if you are going to get a Huayra Roadster? I'm assuming that current owners will have first crack at getting a build slot. I hope you are. I would love to see a roadster version of your Gemini Uno in the same spec. That would look amazing! Or a bare carbon fiber with the "signature rojo red" interior that is in the original 2012 Geneva show press car. Thanks in advance if you take the time to reply.
The rest of the images. I have to say, the current crop of Ferraris, the Speciale and now the 488, leave me cold, I mean, I feel nothing, beyond 'nice car'. No passion or lust at all. Perhaps in the shadow of the iconic 288 GTO that feeling is exaggerated somewhat. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Each to their own. I find the current crop of cars the most exciting cars they've made since the 1990s.
I'd agree with that. My comments were in the context of a comparo of the 488 & Speciale with a truly legendary Supercar like the 288 GTO, which is a bit unfair.
