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Ferrari 288 GTO - the inconspicuous high-flyer that wasn't allowed to race

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Created on November 22, 2014

Reading time 5min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Wolfgang Wilhelm / Archiv Daniel Reinhard

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1985) - Pininfarina schuf die Form des schnellen Sportwagens

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1985) - der Frontabschluss war individuell gestaltet, die Grundlinie orientierte sich am 308 GTB

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1986) - die Doppelscheinwerfer setzen ihn vom 308 GTB ab, dem er optisch ansonsten gleicht

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1985) - wirkt wie ein 308 GTB auf Stereoiden

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1985) - die Haifisch-Kiemen sind typisch für diesen Entwurf

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1985) - hinter der B-Säule musste Platz für den längs eingebauten Achtzylinder geschaffen werden, daher wirkt der Wagen gegenüber dem 308 GTB verlängert

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1985) - Klappscheinwerfer wie beim 308 GTB

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1985) - der erste Sportwagen von Ferrari nach dem 250 GTO, der dieses Kürzel im Namen tragen durfte

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1985) - sportliches Interieur, Sessel wie im Daytona

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1985) - Interieur

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Ferrari F40 (1987) - der 288 GTO (links) lieferte die technische Basis für den F40

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Ferrari 288 GTO (1987) - zum Strassenauto umgewandeltes Gruppe-B-Gerät

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1975) - die Kunststoffkarosserie war dem eleganten Sportwagen nicht anzusehen - präsentiert am Pariser Automobilsalon 1975

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1975) - mit Kunststoffkarosserie, präsentiert am Pariser Autosalon

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Ferrari 308 GTB Millechiodi (1977) - der erste 308 mit Dachspoiler - Einzelstück von Pininfarina

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Ferrari 308 GTB Millechiodi (1977) - die Karosserie bestand bereits aus Stahl, die Verbreiterungen wurden aufgenietet, daher der Name "1000 Nieten"

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Ferrari 308 GTB Millechiodi (1977) - das Armaturenbrett des auf Aerodynamik getrimmten Einzelstücks stammte vom BB

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Summary

Around 20 years after the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO, the Italian sports car manufacturer with the prancing horse in its trademark built the Ferrari 288 GTO with the intention of shaking up the Group B class. Visually similar to the 308 GTB, the V8 engine, which was now installed longitudinally, produced 400 hp and made the car the fastest sports car of its time, if flames did not hinder its progress. This report describes the short history of the Ferrari 288 GTO and shows the super sports car in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

A tradition revived
Geared towards Group B
A further development of the Ferrari 308 GTB
Over 300 km/h fast?
Fire hazard
Good investment
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

At first glance, it looks like a Ferrari 308 GTB on steroids. Slightly longer at the rear and, above all, wider and more muscular. But when unleashed, the Ferrari 288 GTO accelerated everything else into the ground in the mid-1980s. The Ferrari 288 GTO was not the first GTO. In the early 1960s, the sports and racing car manufacturer from Maranello had built 35 Ferrari 250 GTOs, which were driven to many victories by professional and gentleman racers and are now known to be worth tens of millions. The "O" in the type designation stood for "Omologato", i.e. homologated for a specific racing class.

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