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Ferrari 288 GTO
Ferrari 288 GTO was introduced in 1984, a year before the famous Testarossa and 3 years prior to the unveiling of the long anticipated F40. The goal of Ferrari was to create a FIA Group B car worthy of its predecessors, the 250 GTO especially. Despite being lesser known than its younger siblings the 288 GTO, with only 278 units ever produced, is actually a rarer example of the Ferrari breed. What’s even more interesting the Ferrari 288 GTO in Evoluzione version were used as a platform when developing the F40.

Ferrari 288 GTO featured a independent suspension on all for wheels and a aerodynamic body perfected in a wind tunnel. The car was powered by an all-new twin-turbo V8 four-valves-per-cylinder engine developing an impressive 400 bhp, which was initially designed for Lancia rally team. Thanks to its lightweight body the 288 GTO accelerated from 0 to 60 mph in about 5 seconds and was capable of reaching a top speed of 190 mph. Read the rest of this entry »

Ferrari 275 GTB 4
Ferrari 275 GTB/4 was a sports coupe produced from 1966 to 1968. The name was derived from its engine’s specs - each of the 12 cylinders had a displacement of about 275cc and the engine had a four-cam setup (which was a first for Ferrari production cars).

This Pininfarina-designed car had a Ferrari-developed fully independent sports suspension and with its 300hp (220kW) engine was capable of reaching a top speed of 165 mph (265 km/h). Ferrari 275 GTB/4 was known for its great handling, achieved mainly thanks to the nearly perfect 50/50 weight distribution.

Many consider the 275 GTB/4 to be the greatest Ferrari ever build, and with only 280 cars ever made it’s certainly a very rare example of the bread.

Specifications

300hp, 3,286cc four overhead cam V-12 engine
five-speed manual gearbox, rear-mounted transaxle
four-wheel independent suspension with upper and lower wishbones
coil springs and tubular shocks
four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes
Wheelbase: 94.5in. (2,400mm)
This particular 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 was sold on an auction (RM Auctions) for £561.000 in October 2007.

Ferrari 250 GT Coupe
Ferrari 250 GT Coupe is a fine example of the famous 250 series and, with 335 cars ever build, the biggest financial success of the early Ferrari. First shown in Milan in 1959, this Pinin Farina styled the car was distinguished by its highly elegant, yet somewhat understated, clean and simple design. To increase the comfort level Ferrari 250 GT Coupe was also fairly well soundproofed.

The 240bhp V12 power plant made the car one of the fastest GT cars of its time. Reaching a top speed of 240 km/h (149 mph) and 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) sprint of under 7 seconds the 250 GT Coupe was able to outperform similar Maseratis, Aston Martins and Jags available at that time.

Specifications

240bhp, 2,953cc single-overhead camshaft V-12 engine
four-speed manual gearbox
front double wishbone suspension
semi-elliptical leaf spring and solid axle rear suspension
four-wheel disc brakes
Wheelbase: 102.25 in. (2600mm)
This particular 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe was sold on an auction (RM Auctions) for £154,000 in October 2007.

Ferrari 250 GT Europa
The Ferrari 250 GT Europa was introduced at the Paris Auto Salon in 1953 as the first Gran Turismo Ferrari ever made and the first of the well-known series of road going Ferrari cars holding the number 250. The Pinin Farina styled car featured a long, low hood and an oval radiator grill - a distinguishing characteristic of the 1950s Ferraris.

Despite of the GT character of the car it managed to provide exciting performance, as well as a sense of absolute luxury. The Aurelio Lampredi designed V12 found in the Ferrari 250 GT Europa produced over 200bhp making the car capable of a 0 to 60mph sprint in under 8 seconds and a top speed of 135 mph. Brilliant handling and an outstanding transmission made the car an exceptional Gran Turismo vehicle.

Only 36 Ferrari 250 GT Europa were ever build with most of them going to the United States.

This particular 19546 Ferrari 250 GT Europa was sold on an auction (RM Auctions) for £374,000 in October 2007.

Specifications

220bhp, 2,953 cc, 60 degree single overhead cam V-12
four-speed all synchromesh gearbox
independent front suspension with coil springs and A-arms
live rear axle with semi-elliptical springs
Houdaille shocks and hydraulic drum brakes on all four wheels
Wheelbase: 102in. (2,600mm)

You gotta say wow for this, a tuner has revealed the world’s first gullwing door-equipped Ferrari 360 Modena limo. Inside, you got six Recaro seats and the whole thing cost a whopping $405,000 to build. It measures 23 feet long with 400horsepower and rocketing from 0 – 60 mph in 6 seconds. One more shot after the jump.