Before the 288 GTO emerged as Ferrari’s bona fide Group B homologation special, executives at Maranello commissioned a small series of prototypes for initial evaluation. However, rather than…
Read MoreOwing to the complexities of painting advanced composite panels, Ferrari elected to offer the 288 GTO exclusively in Rosso Corsa which was a shame as the Pininfarina-styled machine would have…
Read MoreWithin a few years of the deal that had seen Fiat acquire a 50% stake in Automobili Ferrari, the Cavallino Rampante had disappeared from Sports and GT racing. This decision to quit coincided…
Read MoreFollowing major investment by Fiat in 1969, Ferrari's Sports car racing programme was gradually scaled down. Wanting to avoid inter-brand competition and unnecessary expense, Fiat ultimately…
Read MoreAlthough the wider performance car market began to embrace ever more aggressive body kits along with some faintly ridiculous aerodynamic appendages during the 1980s, Ferrari’s Pininfarina…
Read MoreDuring the second half of the 1980s, those customers that wanted a twelve cylinder Ferrari in a more discrete package than the flamboyant Testarossa could order a 412. With its elegant…
Read MoreChassis 58337 was the 288 GTO supplied new to Tom Williamson Jr. in Burlington, North Carolina. Williamson, a Ferrari Owners Club of America President, configured his car with all-black leather…
Read MoreEight years after the production-ready 365 GT4 BB was unveiled, Ferrari launched its third and final iteration of the Berlinetta Boxer theme when the 512i broke cover at the Frankfurt Motor Show in…
Read MoreThree years after Ferrari’s first iteration of the BB theme had been launched in production-ready trim, the Italian firm replaced it with a significantly reworked variant: the 512 BB. In addition to a…
Read MoreChassis 56651 was a 1985 288 GTO supplied new to Eddie Regner who ran ran an independent auto showroom and maintenance shop, Regner's Auto Sales, in Danbury, Connecticut. With the…
Read MoreIn our opinion here at Supercar Nostalgia, Ferrari’s Group B-inspired 288 GTO and F40 rank far higher in terms of design quality and historical significance than any of the low volume flagships that…
Read MoreThe Group 4 and subsequent Group B regulations that ran from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s saw a plethora of exotic machinery take to the special stages, one of which was the Ferrari 308…
Read MoreChassis 54783 was the 288 GTO purchased by renowned exotic car buyer, F1 team owner and oil magnate, Walter Wolf. Configured to arguably the ultimate specification for a 288 (manual windows…
Read MoreIn terms of the cars Ferrari should have officially offered during the 1980s, perhaps the best candidate was a Spider version of the iconic Testarossa. We use the phrase ‘officially offered’…
Read MoreChassis 56655 started life as a conventional left-hand drive 288 GTO painted Rosso Corsa with Nero leather upholstery. In June 1985 the car was delivered to its first owner, Filea SpA, a financial…
Read MoreAlthough the addition of a Quattrovalvole engine in 1982 had endowed the Mondial with the kind of performance one would expect from a Ferrari, it was Pininfarina’s beautifully executed face-lift that…
Read MoreWhereas arch rival Bertone had developed a reputation for daring creations that reflected the latest fashion, Pininfarina was traditionally seen as a more conservative design house. However, all…
Read MoreAs the 308 GTB and GTS had easily proven Ferrari’s most popular offerings yet seen, it was no surprise the Italian form stuck to the same tried-and-tested formula when it came to a replacement.
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