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Ferrari 599 GTO

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  1. GHG

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    They were available in silver, not sure about ball polished. Nothing in the sales literature about polished.
     
  3. odf911

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    From what I understand they are quite rare but could be ordered with the car …
     
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    Liquid silver.
    Beautiful spec.
     
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    You could order them. At the time, grey and black wheels were so in fashion so nobody ordered them.

    Interestingly enough, they were even on the car in the brochure :)
     
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    Great colour that!
     
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    This was a factory option at the time. I also have this in my RHD GTO.


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    Wow, can you confirm this?
    Again, every time I asked for both safety belts and harnesses at the factory, the answer was a big NO.
    I would be very interested in having an example of that being done and discuss it with some senior guys over there.
     
  13. joe sackey

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    Italian car factories are famous for renaming the same paint color differently.
     
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    The 599 GTO's jewel of an engine being demonstrated by the 599XX on the track - sound up.

     
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    How a GTO arrived at the dealer before a PDI. When I took this picture in 2010 the significance of the background was not lost on me....
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  18. cesman

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    I spec’d my car at the Atelier so anything was possible. I believe Ferrari doesn’t do both belts any more - although perhaps with Tailor Made?
    The 4-pt harness preparation is in place in my car but at present I only have the reel belts fitted. I can fit the 4-pt if I want but frankly the old Ferrari 4-pt belts are very average unlike the new ones offered with the 296GTB. There is a sensor under the seat for the reel belts that needs to be disabled for the 4-pt belts - I think it has something to do with the airbag.


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    Thank you for your confirmation. Interesting !
     
  20. joe sackey

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    Fantastic, if you don't mind sharing, how many miles have you managed to enjoy since then?
     
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    ZFF70RDB000186276 is said to be one of twelve examples delivered new to France, a late production car, we can see the thick spokes (which to my eye seem more offset in the rim compared to the prettier thin spoke wheels), it was described as "the last GTO ever produced" when it was sold with plaque attesting same, however my notes suggest there are a number of later cars such as:

    186564 - Blu Dino
    186565 - Giallo Modena
    187887 - Rosso Fuoco

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