Chassis 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 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 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 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 MoreIn many respects it was the launch of Ferrari’s 288 GTO at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1984 that kick-started a new era of super high end collector cars that came to be regarded as alternative…
Read MoreSomewhat ironically, perhaps the most sought after vehicle to emerge from the spectacular Group B era of 1982 to 1986 was a machine that never turned a wheel in anger: the Ferrari 288 GTO.
Read MoreFerrari Owners Club track day at Castle Combe in 1991. Featured cars: Ferrari F40: J 7806, Ferrari 250 GTO: 6 GTO, Ferrari 365 GTC/4: ONJ 1, Ferrari 288 GTO: MRA 1, Ferrari Testarossa: 4 ARE…
Read MoreChassis 52741 was one of two Ferrari 288 GTOs originally delivered to renowned Italian car collector, Emilio Gnutti in Brescia (the other having been chassis 52465). Delivered in February…
Read MoreChassis 56193 was one of the 20 UK-delivered examples of the 288 GTO. It left the factory in Rosso Corsa (the only colour offered by Ferrari) and was optioned with full black leather upholstery. The…
Read MoreSome of the best EE plate action from the 1980s.
Read MoreFerrari built 271 production examples of the 288 GTO between 1984 and ’85 followed by a final 272nd example completed in 1986 for Niki Lauda. Chassis 52737 was a domestic market example…
Read MoreChassis 56195 was the 288 GTO delivered to Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 driver Michele Alboreto in May 1985. 19 year old Alboreto began racing in 1976 with his home-made CMR in Formula Monza.
Read MorePhotographs from the Talacrest showroom in Egham during 1992. Featured cars: Ferrari F40: F40 SCF, Ferrari 275 GTB/4: BWC 854F, Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series 2: GHC 423, Ferrari 412: D85 CFR…
Read MoreChassis 55729 was one of 20 Ferrari 288 GTOs officially sold in the UK. It was ordered as the start exhibit for the soon-to-be-opened Patrick Collection in Kings Norton, just outside Birmingham.
Read MoreThe Group B regulations that arrived in 1982 and took full effect from 1983 spawned some of the most exciting competition cars ever seen. Today, the Group B era is most commonly remembered…
Read MoreA selection of photographs taken during 1990 at the Talacrest showroom in Egham. Featured cars: Ferrari 288 GTO: B221 SFA, Ferrari 275 GTB: RPE 964E, Ferrari Dino 246 GT: DPA 185H, Ferrari 250…
Read MoreDuring the mid 1980s, Ferrari’s 288 GTO was the hottest property in the high end car market thanks to its peerless technical specification, unmatched performance and gorgeous Pininfarina-designed…
Read MoreChassis 58329 was the last 288 GTO built. Although Ferrari had originally planned to build just the 200 units required for Group B homologation, 272 were officially completed owing to customer…
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