Ferrari 250 GTO

[madmike]

I thought I'd share this with everyone, not just on the Fezza section, because it's not every day you get to see one.

The manager at the local Ferrari dealership gave us a nice tour of the facility today...this is featured in the showroom for another day or two. The new owner just bought it recently, and get this, he plans to race it in vintage events. You gotta love someone who shells out circa $7 mil for a rare Ferrari and wants to drive it instead of letting it sit in a showroom somewhere, let alone drive it in a race.

Anyways, enjoy the pics, and if you'd like a larger version suitable for wallpaper, e-mail me through my profile.

Mike










That last one is of me, wishing it was mine

[BrianTheYank]

.............................That car looks soooo good

That the dealership in Virginia from your other post? Guessing it is. Any idea how long its gonna be there, I must go see it before its gone. MUST.

[madmike]

BrianTheYank said:

.............................That car looks soooo good That the dealership in Virginia from your other post? Guessing it is. Any idea how long its gonna be there, I must go see it before its gone. MUST.

I don't suspect it will be there long...they had positioned the cars to be able to move it out, perhaps even this evening. It will be in the back room for awhile longer though. They also have a customer's F-40 in the service area, under a cover, with the back end removed and sitting in a corner.

The real star of the service bay though, is Paul Newman's race Daytona, which I didn't snap a picture of and am now kicking myself. I believe that car is also owned by the gent who has this 250 GTO.

Mike

[BrianTheYank]

Well thats a shame if it wont be there long. If i can get my parents to take me up ill get a picture of it for you.

I wonder If they would take a $50 to start it up and rev it for me.

[rico]

Very nice car indeed and mucho respect to the owner for intending to drive it in classic races

[planetdave]

Wipe me down now!

(but not as much as if it were a red one)

[madmike]

planetdave said:

Wipe me down now! (but not as much as if it were a red one)

I like this more than the red, just because it's so different. According to the staff, this was #4 off the assembly line, BTW.

[nonegreen]

I like it better than the red and I have seen a red one in the flesh so to speak.

[BrianTheYank]

While on the GTO's check my profile for a nice pic of two of em. Wish they were mine.

[nonegreen]

BrianTheYank said:

While on the GTO's check my profile for a nice pic of two of em. Wish they were mine.

How have you managed 4000 posts in 9 months? I have only just done 2000 in 2 years. You have too much time on your hands. Nice GTOs though

[Margo]

Yum I love the sports-racing cars of the 60s

[BrianTheYank]

nonegreen said:

BrianTheYank said: While on the GTO's check my profile for a nice pic of two of em. Wish they were mine. How have you managed 4000 posts in 9 months? I have only just done 2000 in 2 years. You have too much time on your hands. Nice GTOs though

Yes I do, wayyyy too much time. well, im off for the night

[Deester]

I think you would need to be seriously rich to buy a car like this! Imagine f you had $7m to spend only on a car / cars?

I can forsee that many of the PH'ers garages would be filled with all sorts of exotica and not just one car.



Bloody lovely car though!

[The Wiz]

I think you’ll find that is chassis 3445GT

www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detail/3445GT.250GTO.htm

[danhay]

There's a small (784k) clip here for anyone with a fondness for classic Ferraris.

Chassis 11100*

Enjoy

*btw It's a GT4 not a GTO, despite the clip name

>> Edited by danhay on Wednesday 24th March 09:18

[gshughes]

is that the original colour scheme ? looks a bit odd imo

[Plotloss]

No, if you read the history in that link The Wiz posted it was rebodied...

[williamp]

gshughes said:

is that the original colour scheme ? looks a bit odd imo

I think (could be wrong) that its the colour scheme of Equipe National Belge- a Belgina racing team from the 1950's/1060's who also raced a Yellow D-type Jaguar when they both were new.

[HarryW]

Blimey thats a lot of money, what do the Lusso version go for then . I only ask as a friends father has one of them , very, very nice .

Harry

[madmike]

The Wiz said:

I think you’ll find that is chassis 3445GT www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detail/3445GT.250GTO.htm

That's precisely the one. Thank you very much!

Mike