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  1. Marcel Massini

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    #26 Marcel Massini, Jul 20, 2014
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  2. rudeguest

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    #27 rudeguest, Jul 20, 2014
    So interesting to see these photos Mr Massini - very much appreciated.
     
  3. NürScud

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    #28 NürScud, Jul 20, 2014
    Great photographs, from a great car.

    Thank you Marcel Massini.

    :)
     
  4. matumorales

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    #29 matumorales, Jul 20, 2014
    That last photo is very interesting; notice that the wheels on this car are the same as the ones on the Prova MO 1247 car... I wonder if that's were they came from. Are these common aftermarket wheels? MOMO or Speedline, perhaps? Has anybody ever seen this type of wheel on another car?
     
  5. timothymoffat

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    #30 timothymoffat, Jul 20, 2014
    Very similar if not the same wheel design to that of the Lancia Rally 037. I believe the wheels were made by Speedline, same as those on the production 288GTO.
     
  6. MisterMaranello

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    #31 MisterMaranello, Jul 22, 2014
    Great thread, amazing pictures and info. Those were the days...
     
  7. joe sackey

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    #32 joe sackey, Jul 22, 2014
    Fabulous images Marcel! Thank you.
     
  8. Marcel Massini

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    #33 Marcel Massini, Jul 22, 2014
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  9. DadsFerrari

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    #34 DadsFerrari, Jul 24, 2014
    cool vintage pics!!!! i fell in love with the 288 as a child in 1983
     
  10. joe sackey

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    #35 joe sackey, Jul 24, 2014
    You had extraordinary foresight!
     
  11. WJHMH

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    #36 WJHMH, Jul 24, 2014
    Fantastic, thank you for sharing.
     
  12. Marcel Massini

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    #37 Marcel Massini, Jul 25, 2014
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  13. Caeruleus11

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    #38 Caeruleus11, Jul 25, 2014
    These are just amazing. Thank you for sharing.
     
  14. of2worlds

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    #39 of2worlds, Jul 25, 2014
    Looks like Dario Benuzzi the test driver at the wheel. On the job 13 years at Ferrari when that picture was taken.
     
  15. SAFE4NOW

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    #40 SAFE4NOW, Aug 12, 2024
    Reviving this thread from back in 2014.

    When you say that the chassis was " destroyed and scrapped by the factory " would you be able to expand upon this?
    In other words, was it dismantled and the different parts sent to different recyclers or was it actually crushed and melted down to nothing.
    There are some rumors circulating and I am curious to learn.

    S
     
  16. mechaniker

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    #41 mechaniker, Aug 14, 2024
    Some spareparts were sold off. We bought some of them a really long time ago...
     
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    #42 Rifledriver, Aug 14, 2024
    At one time years ago a photographer from a European car mag broke into the factory property and took pictures of quite a few cars of that era in a big heap. It was obvious they had been used for crash testing. I would assume the car suffered a similar fate. God knows no special car would have ever been whisked out under cover of darkness to be resurrected. The Italians simply do not operate that way.
     
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