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The worst thing you can say about the 288 GTO is that it looks like the 308 GTB (the "B" is for berlinetta, i.e. coupe. The GTS, "S" standing for spyder, is for the drophead). And as the 308 ...
Ferrari's 308 GTB was used as a starting point for the ... READ THIS: 51 Coolest Spotlight: 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO and 1987 Ferrari F40 The GTO's V8 is in the more orthodox longitudinal position ...
The 308 GTB's engine was mounted transversely ... I've wanted in my garage more than this GTO. Sadly, unless you're a shipping magnate, that 288 ownership boat has sailed. For several years ...
When the 288 GTO was conceived in the early '80s, time constraints and commercial considerations caused Ferrari to use the lesser 308 GTB as the basic starting point. A new body styled by ...
But Group B was cancelled before the 288 GTO could race, leaving Ferrari with a hardcore road car to peddle to customers. While it resembles the lesser Ferrari 308 GTB, the 288 GTO has a longer ...
It had a larger rear spoiler, air foil, foglights, and riveted aluminum fenders, design details that showed up several years later on the 288 GTO. 1978-1985 308 GTB MichelottoThese competition ...
It may have looked similar to the 308 GTB, but underneath it was much closer to a Group B race car than its more common sibling. Powered by a small 2.8-litre, V8, which sat longitudinally rather ...
the Prancing Horse came up with a rather exotic machine in the guise of the 288 GTO. The precursor to the F40 and the grandfather of the LaFerrari may look like a 308 GTB on steroids, but the 2.9 ...
The one that started it all is the 288 GTO. GTO is an acronym for the Italian ... The Italian marque initially planned to rebuild the 308 GTB to participate in the notorious racing series, but ...
The Ferrari 288 GTO is a limited edition, exotic variant of a production Ferrari car, the 308 GTB. Just 272 were produced between 1984 and 1987 to obtain homologation to compete in the nascent ...
These figures created one of the fastest supercars of the era — the 288 GTO sprinted to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds, reaching 189 ...
Sharing an outward appearance with Ferrari’s Pininfarina-designed road car, the 308 GTB, the 288 GTO is an altogether different beast under the skin. With an eye on technological advances ...