I found this interesting. In the owners manual they illustrate and mention a rear fog light (F) yet I don’t recall ever seeing this light on a 288 GTO. I’ve looked at all the photos I’ve personally taken of 288’s and also looked at a variety online. I don’t see a rear fog light on any. Does anyone know why? Image Unavailable, Please Login
The rear fog-lights are actually on a number of GTOs, mounted in 3 different positions, left (driver's side), centrally, and right (passenger side). Here is an example with the rear fog-light mounted on the right, a UK GTO when owned by Lord Mexborough Image Unavailable, Please Login
Here is an example with the rear fog-light mounted centrally, Mishal A's car Image Unavailable, Please Login
Here is an example with the fog-light mounted on the left, meanwhile there are a handful of other examples within this thread. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thanks for the pics, Joe. No doubt there are cars with the fog lights. Still, I do find it interesting how so many don’t. I’m assuming the cars came from the factory with the lights mounted, particularly given that there is a dedicated switch for the light on the central panel. Anyhow, just a unique observation.
I think application depended on the mandates of a particular transportation authority. Even though the switch is there many cars were delivered without the rear fog-lights, just as, even though the wiring and dedicated GTO-badged speakers are there, many cars were delivered with no radio and just a blank-plate affixed. Agreed, but I prefer them without any rear foglight, as is the case with most cars.
Original FAF Motorsports (later Ferrari of Atlanta) keychain from 1986 Image Unavailable, Please Login
The late Michele Alboreto with his impressions of the 288GTO. Essentially referring to it as a "great" GT car. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpPx2AihT0t/
Interesting. There seems to be a variety of interpretations of what exactly a “GT” car is. Where I think of the 288 GTO as a sports car, some refer to it as a GT. I wonder if there is actually a definition of both that clearly distinguishes them apart. To me a “GT” is a front engine car with greater latitude for comfort and luxury, such as a Lusso, 365 or 812. I also think of mid engine cars as always being sports cars where some front engine cars can be sports cars as well as GT’s. Just my interpretations.
Agreed. I think he used the expression GT loosely, to me in contemporary times it stands for Grand Tourer as in a engined luxury sports car.
