FERRARI 288 GTO

People get away with a lot of things.

The ex-Niki Lauda GTO, I was the driver that day, fantastic example, feels a bit more potent than the one I owned, and the other dozen or so I have driven.

 

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55629 body modified and 89415 body modified as well.

Marcel Massini

 

Once upon a time these cars were cheap so people took liberties with them.

 

A shame

 

Driver’s door is a different shade of Silver too.


May the Horse be with you

 

54235 back up for sale with Ferrari of Beverly Hills (these pics from their site).

Paul
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Rare "lightweight" car with no ac and manual windows. Sold new to Switzerland 6 February 1985 but actually delivered 22 April 1985.

Marcel Massini

 

We were invited to inspect it carefully a month ago and generally we liked what we saw.

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Did BH buy this car or are they brokering it for the seller?

 

It's under contract.

Marcel Massini

 

as a seller or broker? thnx

 

The car was on consignment for their client.

 

Interesting quote from Eddie Irvine...
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMIVX5MhRLk/?igshid=1tngqzlcxqwwm
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I have a completely different ownership experience.

I find you don't have to be an F1 driver to use the GTO as intended, you simply have to be a competent driver and I find driving one very easy in all conditions, naturally on-the-boost you have to be judicious.

In fact you can use it in the real world around town off-the-boost which is why you see so many images of them being driven in cities, and for a Supercar I found it to have great visibility all around which made the driving experience inviting.

Here's an image of mine I took on a day when I spent @ 4 inspired hours behind the wheel.

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This might be a bit of a daft question, but what is storage like on the GTO? Say you wanted to go for a weekend trip, enough space for a few bags? Or is it truly a point a to point a car?

 

The contents of the fitted luggage are about all you have space for.

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Any hi res of this? Fantastic!

 

Unfortunally I can't remember where I took it.

Unfortunally this particular pic was posted in low res on the author's FB page. But you'll find tons of other cool 288 GTO pics here

https://www.facebook.com/NotBland/photos/?ref=page_internal

 

56645 and another Italian masterpiece ©

ciao

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56645 at Mas du Clos 14 June 1987.

Marcel Massini

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Marcel, thank you, but you already posted that: please look here below.

I would have been nice to spend a word also about the luggage: as suppose you are fond also about the luggage, as I was told you purchased a copy of my "Ferrari by Schedoni" book. Did you like it?

Ciao

 

I rewrite here the last line of my post here above, as it was badly written, sorry.

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I would have appreciated a word (from you) also about the luggage and not only a repost about the GTO 56645: I think you are fond also about the luggage as I was told you purchased a copy of my last book "Ferrari by Schedoni" and I was wondering if you liked it.

Thank you very much.

ciao

 

The luggage looks newly-made.

 

Random factory pickup
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