Oh no!!!! No offense to these gentlemen but a GTO in a museum permanent collection is a sad sight. Hope it gets driven and taken to events worldwide....
Actually I believe you will be pleasantly surprised going forwards. Like the vast majority of original GTO's it is is very unlikely you will see 5095GT competing in historic motor racing events...it is certainly not out of the question that it could participate in worldwide concours, tours and events such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed. In addition when the Museum opens (plus for the next year) any visitor to Qatar (including the 1.5M World Cup visitors/fans expected will have the opportunity to see one of the finest and most original examples of a GTO and one of the very few that has not undergone a major restoration since its period racing days. With all 39 GTO's still "around" and spread around the world with a large number in the USA it seems quite appropriate that a different part of the world will get the chance to see one of these icons.
@Miles Morris. Thanks for posting the pictures and current information regarding 5095 GT. 36 250 3 litre GTOs plus 2 cars with 330 4 litre engines in the same body style = 38 in total. Any pictures of the engine, interior and boot?
The fate of #3673SA/ 3765LM has been debated for decades but since Bluemel/ Pourret published a couple of well connected experts have managed to look through Ferraris files and ascertain to their satisfaction that #3765LM was the car raced at the Nurburgring and Le Mans. There are still other experts who remain certain that #3673SA was the car crashed by Mairesse on the autostrada and was a 330GTO but even if true it would seem that whatever left the factory in 1962 as #3673SA was a standard 400SA. I further note that Dyke Ridgely who worked on two 330GTO said they have totally different chassis stamps to the 250GTO and as Bluemel/ Pourret note these cars run different chassis and engines are quite different BUT for their sharing a GTO style body. I suggest a good strong drink. See - https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/141601848/ Also see - https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/146677375/
8 april 1962 : UDT-Laystall Racing Team GTO (3505GT) at Le Mans Tests. Note the rear spoiler... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
23 april 1962 : Equipe Endeavour/Maranello Concessionaires Ltd. brand new 250 GTO (3589GT) at Sussex Trophy, Goodwood. Image Unavailable, Please Login
6 may 1962 : Pietro Ferraro brand new 250 GTO (3451GT) at Targa Florio... Image Unavailable, Please Login
27 may 1962 : Köchert, Ferraro (3 l) and Scuderia Ferrari (4 l) GTOs at Nüburgring 1000 km... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Car #49 = 250 GTO #3527 GT, which was factory renumbered, and became #3809 GT after this race. Consequently, 250 GTO #3809 GT, which was in production at the factory, was factory renumbered to #3527 GT. Car #54 = 250 GTO #3451 GT. Car #120 = 330 LM #3765 LM.
Is there a published price or estimated price at which 5095 was sold for to the museum?? Thanks Ken Goldman
Why does #3387 GT have Smiths instruments? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Do you mean the whole car is a replica 'driver' as the Smiths clocks are not replicas of the original Veglia/Borletti items of which replicas are available?
Joe Macari did all things to make the car as road going as possible, Like reinforcing the chassis, cooling system, etc I bought my 246 gts from him Such a crazy guy. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
I thought that 3387GT was restored in Italy overseen by Ferrari Classiche, and not at all by Joe Macari. That's a real shame if it's been modified differently to how Ferrari/Vaccari built it. Why would the chassis and cooling system need reinforcing? The 250 GTO chassis and cooling system were sturdy and reliable enough to withstand the rigours of 24 hours of flat out racing to win its class and come 2nd OA twice at Le Mans (1962 and 1963) and 1st GT 3.0 litre 5th OA in 1964. It won the gruelling Tour de France outright twice also (1963 and 1964). 3387GT itself stood up to winning its class and coming 2nd overall at the 1962 12 Hours of Sebring and 3rd in class, 6th overall at Le Mans 1962. Dinos are fantastic! Pictures please. Chassis number? Really?
Better to ask Mr Perodo himself, he is very active on instagram and will probably give you a no BS answer as to why things are how they are on his car.
