Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari F40 vs. Porsche 959....

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

Allegedly, the 288 GTO was never meant to reach the USofA shore line.  BUT 
that said, you can bet they did.  All of them needed to be certified and one 
such certifier was Amerispec.  There is a classic picture showing 10 or so 
red GTOs all lined up in the snow with AMERISPEC on the poster.

I have seen several.  One such car was at Fantasy Junction, Emeryville, CA, 
in the early 90s.  Smacked up.  Seems the owner took it to his tech for a 
biennial tune up and said tech took it and his friend for a road toast, uh, 
test.  Got on it coming out of a turn and the turbos kicked in - ZOWW - 
flipped 180 and down an embankment and through a fence and telephone pole.

Subsequently fixed up and sold.  I have pictures (film type) of it.  No SN.

One of the current F1 drivers had one - but sold it.  Why?  Too 
unpredictable and too expensive.  Ummm, F1 driver + too unpredictable + too 
expensive.  Heck - sounds like a women to me.
heh heh

DOUG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fellippe Galletta" <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari F40 vs. Porsche 959....


> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 4:59 PM, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >    Great story Doug - as always.  Just out of curiosity - did anyone ever
> > import the 288GTO?  Twin turbo V8 IIRC ?
> > I'll bet it screamed.  Of course, I'm a huge 959 fan - the ultimate
> > Porsche - but you can have a similar car in the newer 911 AWD Turbo. 
> > Same
> > concept with different tactics for reaching the conclusion....
> >
> >    IMO The 288 would have been a sleeper - many people would have called 
> > it
> > a "Magnum Ferrari" which it is similar to - but beneath those wide fender
> > flairs and additional scoops and aero aides is a whole nuther ball game. 
> > I
> > wish I could hear those twin turbos spool up in anger (in person) - I'll
> > bet
> > it's not something that is soon forgotten.
> >
> > Later ya'll -
> > LarryT
>
>
> Larry,
>
> There are 288s in the US....how many of the allegedly 272 ever made, don't
> know. But I know they're super rare because I've yet to see one in my 29 
> 1/2
> years of looking at cars! :)
>
> I'd probably drive a good hour or two just to see one....not drive one, 
> not
> even ride in one, just to see one!!! So deprived in NYC, all we have are
> 430s and Gallardos. :)
>
> I hope seeing one for the first time will be special and not a 
> letdown...I'm
> gonna guess the $600k price tag will reflect that it won't be a
> disappointment. :)
>
> FG
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