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Video: 250 GTO driving

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  1. AxerJk

    AxerJk Formula 3

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    This was a rare opportunity to see a Ferrari 250 GTO, Testa Rossa, 375 MM, and a 365 P Speciale (1 of 2 made) driving. This video features the GTO, the others are coming soon.

    This was at the Simeone Museum, which takes a selection of their cars out once a month and drives them around. They don't go very fast, because they are just driving in a large parking lot area, but it is incredible to see these rare machines in motion.

    Chris


    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPQERbsZX4]Ferrari 250 GTO DRIVING - YouTube[/ame]
     
  2. readplays

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  3. thecheddar

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    Am I the only one a bit saddened by this video? For such a legendary machine, being reduced to idling in circles for golf clap applause seems to say a lot. I think this kind of "event" reveals a lot about this model's future.
     
  4. Vince Collins

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    The last time I saw a GTO on the road I was heading home from Sebring 1963 - after the race, the mechanics were allowed to take the cars for a spin. The road leading out was 2-lanes. There was bumper-to-bumper traffic on the right lane, but the left lane was (almost) empty - so the cars would scream by us and duck into our lane occasionally to (barely) avoid the rare oncoming driver...
     
  5. John B

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    I agree, it makes me want to cry. While this is certainly better than not running the cars at all, I sincerely hope all these cars will once again have the opportunity to scream at the tops of their lungs.
     
  6. SteviePPS

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    Mixed feelings. On one hand, yes, it seems silly to see a GTO doing circles in a parking lot.

    On the other hand, with a lot museums struggling to make ends meet and stay open in this changing age, I do like the way of thinking. I like the fact that the museum goes through the trouble of involving their audience on another level then static display. All running cars have to be run up to temperature every few months anyway, why not involve your target audience in it? If it captivates the young minds of a few of the kids watching to turn them into future fans of the old cars it serves its purpose well. It might even help keep that museum open in the future. We may be spoiled to bits being used to seeing GTO's, SWB, LM's, TR's etc. battling it out on the track at LMC, OGP, Goodwood, Spa, Monterey Historics etc but a many people don't even know these events. And even there the number of "special" cars run are going down rapidly, how many F-cars ran Tour Auto this year? I rest my case.

    To me a good car-museum is a glorified storage facility where a car is stored on display between uses, no matter if that use is shows, rallies, races, wedding, trials, holidays or general use of the car. Museums purely for static display are not for me. If a museum decides to entertain audience during run-ups, why not? If I understand the video correctly they use different cars from the museum each month....
     
  7. Yaku

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    If it's any consolation 3387 GT took part in the 2012 50th Anniversary Tour for the 250 GTO. Spent 8 days driving around the Loire region. So it's not exactly sitting idle gathering dust.
     
  8. AxerJk

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    Very well said. It's definitely not like seeing the cars around the track at full speed, but a track is pretty tough for a museum to come by, especially right in downtown Philadelphia.

    And you are correct, every month they have a theme for the cars they bring out. The last time I attended this event, the theme was Ferrari Beaters. It featured a Porsche 917LH, Shelby Daytona Prototype (original), Ford GT40 MkIV, and an Aston Martin DBR1.

    Chris
     
  9. 375+

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    To be fair this car is on loan to the museum. I was told that the collection is self-insured which might explain the limited use. Value of the museum collection is in the hundreds of millions, the cars are irreplaceable.
     
  10. AxerJk

    AxerJk Formula 3

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    Here is some footage of the 250 Testa Rossa driving, as well as footage of the interior, engine, and other angles of the car. It was amazing how you could get right next to it.

    Chris


    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og_IKVNK_6M]Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa DRIVING & overview - YouTube[/ame]
     
  11. anton

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    FOR GOD'S SAKE GET RID OF THAT HORRIBLE BACKGROUND NOISE! I CAN'T CALL IT MUSIC.
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  12. tongascrew

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    And for "golf clap applause" [love that one] by a massive crown of maybe 40 people. Hear is an idea. Take four vintage Ferraris to an historic track event. I and others would pay $1000 each and sign an insurance waver to have five laps behind the wheel of one of these machines, accompanied and supervised buy the appropriate whome ever. Additional exhibition laps could also be done by an aging famous driver and the crowd of several thousand would go wild. Well maybe not but if fun to dream. tongascrew
     
  13. thecheddar

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    I definitely can't contest this. It's hard to make a car museum work so if this is a means of creating engagement, so be it. Seeing and hearing them under their own power is a good thing as well, particularly for kids!

    But that said, it's still a sad data point as these become increasingly coveted for their value rather than their history. A museum event like this might mitigate that a bit.
     

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