288 GTO in Collectables | FerrariChat

288 GTO in Collectables

Discussion in 'Collectables, Literature, & Models' started by furmano, Jul 28, 2017.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. furmano

    furmano Three Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2004
    Messages:
    32,215
    Location:
    Colorado
    Full Name:
    Furman
    A dedicated thread to collectibles made of the first Super Ferrari and one of the greatest cars to come out of the factory, the great 288 GTO or as it is officially known, simply GTO.

    Some books include:

    The Book of the Ferrari 288 GTO
    Joe Sackey

    Ferrari GTO
    Jurgen Lewandowski

    Models have been made in all scales, using every type of production method from mass production cast metal or plastic "toys" sold in big box stores to hand made metal and resin models made in short runs or one offs, and everything in between.

    A few of the models to start off include a short run in 1/14 scale made by ABC Brianza and in 1/43 by Vencenzo Bosica, both of which feature open and close doors and hoods.

    And more recently in 1/18 by BBR.

    Let's fill this thread with all the great examples of collectibles of this most fantastic Ferrari, the mighty GTO.

    -F
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    furmano, Jul 28, 2017
    #1
    Rosey likes this.
  2. furmano

    furmano Three Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2004
    Messages:
    32,215
    Location:
    Colorado
    Full Name:
    Furman
    As Marshall Buck has stated, one of the most important things to get right on a model are the ride height and the wheels. This is especially true for the GTO.

    The cars from this period had quite a large gap between the wheels and the edge of the wheel well and though the wheels on the GTO were wide, they were only 16" in diameter so it is important not to over inflate the wheels and to keep them contained within the wheel wells; even though the wheel wells are obviously over sized on the GTO by design.

    -F
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    furmano, Jul 28, 2017
    #2
    jm2 likes this.
  3. moriaan1

    moriaan1 Formula 3

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2006
    Messages:
    2,330
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Full Name:
    Hans
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    moriaan1, Jul 28, 2017
    #3
    jm2 likes this.
  4. furmano

    furmano Three Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2004
    Messages:
    32,215
    Location:
    Colorado
    Full Name:
    Furman
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    furmano, Jul 28, 2017
    #4
  5. furmano

    furmano Three Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2004
    Messages:
    32,215
    Location:
    Colorado
    Full Name:
    Furman
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    furmano, Jul 28, 2017
    #5
    rickytmk likes this.
  6. moriaan1

    moriaan1 Formula 3

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2006
    Messages:
    2,330
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Full Name:
    Hans
    yes! body made in brass over a wooden buck, Italian style!
     
    moriaan1, Jul 28, 2017
    #6
  7. moriaan1

    moriaan1 Formula 3

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2006
    Messages:
    2,330
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Full Name:
    Hans
    The heco is a litle short but I like it a lot!
     
    moriaan1, Jul 28, 2017
    #7
  8. furmano

    furmano Three Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2004
    Messages:
    32,215
    Location:
    Colorado
    Full Name:
    Furman
    OK, well then, I'll take that one off my wishlist. :)

    In 1:18 the options include BBR, Looksmart, or Hot Wheels.

    Though the BBR may be sterile and lacking in "art" compared to the limit production hand built models, BBR typically gets the shape right and the models have nice, crisp details.

    -F
     
    furmano, Jul 28, 2017
    #8
  9. furmano

    furmano Three Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Jul 22, 2004
    Messages:
    32,215
    Location:
    Colorado
    Full Name:
    Furman
    The Heco is a little short and the Makeup is a little long. :)

    The best version in 1/43? Perhaps it's the Bosica.

    -F
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    furmano, Jul 28, 2017
    #9
    rickytmk likes this.
  10. Christian.Fr

    Christian.Fr Two Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2005
    Messages:
    21,598
    Full Name:
    Christian.Fr
    Christian.Fr, Oct 7, 2017
    #10
    Sharknose, Rosey and rickytmk like this.
  11. 19633500GT

    19633500GT F1 World Champ Rossa Subscribed

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2010
    Messages:
    13,072
    Location:
    Blueberry
    Full Name:
    Muffin-Tops
    19633500GT, Oct 7, 2017
    #11
  12. bigodino

    bigodino F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2004
    Messages:
    13,120
    Location:
    The Netherlands
    Full Name:
    Peter den Biggelaar
    bigodino, Oct 8, 2017
    #12
    Rosey and rickytmk like this.
  13. Ferrari_GTO_288

    Ferrari_GTO_288 Rookie

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2014
    Messages:
    12
    Location:
    Twente
    Full Name:
    Remco
    I have some original 288 GTO posters for sale.
     
    Ferrari_GTO_288, Oct 15, 2017
    #13
    rickytmk likes this.
  14. rickytmk

    rickytmk Karting

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2006
    Messages:
    74

    Attached Files:

    rickytmk, Oct 30, 2017
    #14
    LVP488, Lars T., Rosey and 1 other person like this.
  15. rickytmk

    rickytmk Karting

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2006
    Messages:
    74
    rickytmk, Oct 30, 2017
    #15
    Lars T. likes this.
  16. godabitibi

    godabitibi F1 Veteran

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2012
    Messages:
    6,329
    Location:
    Papineauville, Quebec
    Full Name:
    Claude Laforest
    Absolutely incredible! For someone who don't know you could almost think it's the real car pictured.
     
    godabitibi, Oct 30, 2017
    #16
    Sharknose and rickytmk like this.
  17. Christian.Fr

    Christian.Fr Two Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2005
    Messages:
    21,598
    Full Name:
    Christian.Fr
    Christian.Fr, Oct 30, 2017
    #17
    rickytmk likes this.
  18. rickytmk

    rickytmk Karting

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2006
    Messages:
    74
    I don't quite get what you mean Christian . Do u mind paraphrasing that just for me?


    Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
     
    rickytmk, Oct 30, 2017
    #18
  19. rickytmk

    rickytmk Karting

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2006
    Messages:
    74
    rickytmk, Oct 30, 2017
    #19
  20. martinperry

    martinperry Karting

    Joined:
    Jun 4, 2008
    Messages:
    127
    Location:
    Sawbridgeworth, UK
    Full Name:
    Martin Perry
    Unleaded GASCUNE only??
    Not impressive.
     
    martinperry, Oct 30, 2017
    #20
    LVP488 and rickytmk like this.
  21. rickytmk

    rickytmk Karting

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2006
    Messages:
    74
    Hopefully I could get this fantastic model car one day!


    Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
     
    rickytmk, Nov 26, 2017
    #21
  22. Christian.Fr

    Christian.Fr Two Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2005
    Messages:
    21,598
    Full Name:
    Christian.Fr
    I just want to write the color of the dashboard looks clear...

    Sometimes my phone anticipated words in automatic. Color/colorado...It s stupid but it s happen.
     
    Christian.Fr, Nov 28, 2017
    #22
  23. BJK

    BJK F1 Veteran

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2014
    Messages:
    5,475
    Location:
    CT
    Polistil 1/16, 288 GTO (?) restoration



    .
     
    BJK, Dec 17, 2022
    #23
    gt4me likes this.
  24. Rosey

    Rosey F1 Rookie

    Joined:
    Nov 5, 2015
    Messages:
    3,803
    Location:
    Australia
    Full Name:
    Mark R
    Rosey, Jan 20, 2023
    #24
    jm2 and JOEV like this.

Share This Page