FERRARI 288 GTO

Possessions are fleeting.

 

I guess 1031 tax trades come in to play a bit too...

Paul

 

Totally understand

Indeed

 

Part of our GTO magazine collection

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That "Ferrari Fantasy" issue of Road & Track was the periodical that ignited my love of Ferrari. I keep it preciously.

 

Indeed these independent publications are an excellent period resource as they were mostly produced when the cars were in production

 

A period postcard from Jerez.

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From Maranello Rosso of Madrid.
They never completed their post...no sn, no period, always someone in front the car.
As far as I know only 1 GTO288 was delivered new to Spain customer was in Alicante if I remember well.

 

56343 @ Pebble Beach for the launch of the 599 GTO

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In for a little TLC.

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56343 winning its class @ Concorso Italiano a number of years ago

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Stratstone Ferrari in Wilmslow UK shared this photo yesterday of their workshop.
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Another yellow-lamped edition.

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Which one is this?

Seen in London @ the Dorchester Hotel in the rain

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52437 is on the market

 

Can anyone please provide information on this stunning blue GTO ? Would very much appreciate to know the story of that car as well as the name of the blue it’s wearing. Thanks.

My apologies if the subject has already been addressed...
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That appears to be 56655, a standard 288 GTO finished as they all were originally in LHD & red.

Then later converted to RHD and painted Indian Blue by Pininfarina for the Sultan of Brunei

 

Sublime
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Many thanks Mr. Sackey

 

56655 wearing Indian Blue; wet or dry looks super fine from any angle ->

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OK, back to red ->

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If Ferrari had offered the GTO in other colors, here is one that would have worked very well, perhaps the reason Pininfarina SpA supplied it

 

I recommend Octane magazine number 179 which comes out at the end of this month, it features an 11-page article on the Countach Downdraft and the 288 GTO as noted on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OctaneMagazine/

 

As a casual lurker for a while, and now a very humble new poster, I want to thank you Mr. Sackey, for the wonderful book on the 288 GTO. It just arrived in the mail, and I think it is wonderful.

I never tire of looking at that Red car of yours. Thank you for all of your posts!

 

Thank you.