FERRARI 250 GTO...!!!

We do get emotional with such a beauty ;-): Reason seems to fly out of the window. For me the 250GTO (OK, with the 330 P4) is THE Ferrari: the perfect balance between looks and performance (at least during its time). And It was not even penned by a design studio (same thing for the P4). How ironic isn't it???

Anyway, seeing one in the flesh for the 1st time is one of the few things I will never forget...

 

1979 in Germany Hartmut Ibings
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My lord that is excellent looking, is the car still in D.C.?

 

The GTO's color today is very similar to the old Ford/Shelby Guardsman Blue....then again, Pete Brock told me years ago that Shelby's paint guy was always drunk and the race cars were different colors every week.

 

That photo was taken this past weekend in Scottsdale, AZ.

Credit to Patrick Ernzen who is a truly gifted photographer. http://desert-motors.com/

 

I don't know if I'd drive any car in anger with 10 year old tires, they must have been hard as rocks. The red GTO was keeping up with the Daytona that was running full on slicks, though to be fair it appeared to be set up more for tracking. It was certainly fun to watch!

I loved seeing the cars out on the track, if I shelled out 5-10mil for a car you better believe I'd be out there driving it for all it's worth. Too much money to sit and look at it. The thing that struck me at the event was the lack of break-downs. I think a challenge car or two had an issue but I don't remember seeing a vintage car having any issues on the track, which was pretty amazing considering the age (and possible lack of maintainence ala the GTO you were driving).

 

Sorry, I forgot to give credit where it was due.

Patrick does very nice photography!

 

I assume you are referring to Henri Oreiller.
The car which he and Jo Schlesser owned was 3851 GT.

In October 1962 at Montlhery, France, the Coupes de Salon event, Oreiller crashed into a building and was killed.
I guess the reason it is a major issue with this GTO is that it is the only one of the series that claimed the life of its driver.

The car was rebuit the following year and was competitive throughout Europe with its next owner.

In 1965, 3851 was sold to its 4th owner, an Italian gentleman who made his fortune from mineral water who has owned the car since and has rights to the accolade of owning a 250 GTO for the longest time.

3851 has been offered for sale quite recently but I am not 100% sure how genuine the sale was.

Paul

 

Here's 3851GT from the 1962 Tour de France... I think it's Jo Schlesser in the pic... (copyright unknown)
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It is the late Henri Oreiller on the pic,skiing olympic champion in 1948 at Saint-Moritz.

 

Photos taken this past weekend at the Nurburgring. I dont mind if someone uses these again, just please give me credit and let me know where you reuse it.

Also, can anyone tell me the Chassis number? Noone I talked to there seemed to be certain.


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s/n 4757 GT of Kroymans (NL)

pictures also from last weekend at the Nürburgring
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Here's 4757GT Sep 27 1964. Citadelle Hillclimb, Namur (Belgium), 8th OA, 1st in class. Driven by Xavier Boulanger. Copyright unknown...
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You can recognize this car easily because she has yellow foglights and chromed double side mirrors.

 

Reading another Forum about a GTO replica, I was thinking to myself: If I had the means what would be the GTO I would choose, or, in the other words what is the most desirable GTO?

Maybe it has to do with originality (unrestored) like 3467GT, or racing credentials (4293GT, 3705GT who respectively won Le Mans in their class), or even 3413GT that won its class at the Targa Florio twice, with 2 different body configurations (63 & 64), or the famously rare 330GTO (3765SA), or, maybe the first GTO made 3223GT?

I wish I had the money, and of course the opportunity to make such a hard decision ;-)

 

#4561SA.
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Copyright : J. Bellemans. Page 84 , first B&W view in 4757 GT, into "Ferrari 250 GTO" Keith Bluemel & Jess G. Pourret E.T.A.I. 1998 ISBN 2 7268 8410 5

Number in race: 124 (read 1964 results fourth column)

 

Do anyone know the s/n ?

 

Merci!

 

3809 GT

Paul

 

Thanks.

 

The GTOs present at the 2008 Goodwood Revival.

4399 GT (the Series II Car registered APB 1)
3527 GT (the car not on track, registered 6 GTO)
3757 GT (race # 17, registered 250 GTO)
3767 GT (race # 16, registered 63 GTO)

Paul
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#17 looks like Nick Mason driving.

 

there was a movie with walter mathou?,made in 1963-1965 he lived in manhatten and was a rich guy and lost all his money and had to marry a rich weoman to pay his bills,,he was driving a 250 gto ferrari while wearing a race helmet,i can't remember the name of the movie ,but it was funny

 

Could it have been Goodbye Charlie? There were a couple of nice cars in the film, though I don't remember a GTO.

On second thought, no. GC was set in Malibu, not Manhatten.