Ferrari 288 GTO GTO 1985
General description :
The Ferrari 288 GTO is one of the most famous and recognisable prancing horses ever made and the first in the line of 'special series' production cars. Created as a homologation version of a 308 GTB, the 288 was reportedly produced for Ferrari to compete in Group B racing, with only 272 examples being made from 1984-1986. However, Group B was scrapped and the GTO was never to compete. All 272 examples produced remained as purely road cars and all were finished in Rosso Corsa from factory, except for one example which was Black.Despite never racing, the car that was left behind is still one of the most remarkable looking and iconic road cars ever produced. The 288 GTO is powered by a longitudinally mounted 2.9-litre twin turbocharged V8, pushing out around 400bhp, enough to accelerate the car from 0-60 mph in 5 seconds flat and on to a top speed of 189 mph, making it one of the fastest road-legal cars of its era. The 288 also received a 5-speed racing transmission, a wider track and wheels, and a lightweight body comprised of aluminium and fiberglass. With just 272 examples produced during its 2 year period, the 288 GTO is the rarest of the hailed 'Ferrari Big 5', with the cars that followed, the F40, F50, Enzo, and La Ferrari all being made to higher production numbers.The car we are fortunate enough to offer was delivered new in January 1985 to official dealer Nuova Rolvo Automobili in Genova, Italy. The car is finished in the iconic colour combination of Rosso Corsa over Nero leather. Just a few months after delivery, the car made its way over to a Dr Allen Meril of Garland Texas, USA and remained with him for the next 32 years! During his ownership, the car was used very regularly, covering almost 34,000 KMs in the first 3 years of ownership! The car maintains the US Carfax report detailing its life in the US from 1985 to 2018.The car was specified from new with air conditioning and power windows. The car has just been awarded Classiche Certification and has just undergone a full major overhaul by our official workshop. Being the first in a line of 'special series' Ferrari production cars, the 288 GTO is a highly desirable and exclusive car, making it the perfect addition to any Ferrari collection and a rare opportunity to invest in a piece of automotive history.
Car Make/Model : Ferrari 288 GTO
Mileage : 42,000
Summary : The rarest of the Ferrari 'Big 5'! Finished in Rosso Corsa over Nero!
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1985 Ferrari 288 GTO GTO is listed sold on ClassicDigest in London by Auto Dealer for €1999950.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Ferrari Model : 288 GTO Model Version : GTO Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1985 Location : 249-251 Merton Road, London, SW18 5EB, United Kingdom
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About Ferrari
The first Ferrari road car was the 125 S introduced in 1947 and powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine, right? Well it's not quite that simple, Ferrari did in fact produce e Tipo 815, in 1940. Tipo 815 was designed by ex-Alfa Romeo engineers Alberto Massimino and Vittorio Bellentani and by Enrico Nardi under Enzo's company but legal issues with the former associate Alfa Romeo prevented Ferrari from launching the Ferrari marque at that point.
Enzo did produce a series of fine road cars in the 50's and 60's but they were merely to finance his true passion racing, wheather GT/Sports car or Grand Prix. The 50's saw the birth of Ferrari's most memorable cars, 250 GTB (tour de France) 250 Testa Rossa, 250 GT swb just to name a few.
Under the surface tension was growing though. In November 1961 long-time sales manager Girolamo Gardini made an ultimatum to Enzo: if tensions continued, he would leave the company. As a result, Gardini was ousted, as well as Scuderia Ferrari manager Romolo Tavoni, chief engineer Carlo Chiti, experimental sports car development chief Giotto Bizzarrini, and a number of others who stood by them.
Without Chiti and Bizzarrini the development of what was to become the most quintessential Ferrari and today the world's most expensive car, 250 GTO, was at a pivoting point. 250 GTO project was saved by a young engineer Mauro Forghieri and long-time racing bodyman Sergio Scaglietti who stepped in and took over the program with known results.
In addition to 250 GTO, Ferrari launced such master pieces as 250 LM, 250P, 275 GTB, 365 GTB/4 "Daytona" during the the 60's
By the late 60's Ferrari's prototypes' success came to a sudden halt by a new competitor, GT40. Ford turned to Lola to produce a Ferrari beating long distance racer after Enzo had cut the deal off with Henry Ford II making the latter absolutely boil with fury. The collaboration between Ford and Lola created the mighty Ford GT40 that gave Ferrari some heavy hits in Le Mans 24 to come.
By the end of the 60's FIAT purchased 50% of the company, starting a development that has led to a new mass-produced era of Ferraris.
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