Ferrari 250 GTO

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Ferrari 250 GTO
Ferrari 250 GTO
250 GTO
Production period: 1962-1964
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupe
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.0-4.0 liters
(221-287 kW)
Length: 4325 mm
Width: 1600 mm
Height: 1210 mm
Wheelbase : 2400 mm
Empty weight : 880 kg
Previous model Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB

Ferrari 250 GTO is the name of a homologation model from Ferrari for races in the GT class . The characteristic vehicle with semicircular air intakes is considered one of the most beautiful Ferraris. All 36 copies of the sports car built have been preserved to this day and are among the most valuable automobiles. In 2012, vehicles were sold for $ 32 million and $ 35 million, respectively . In 2013 the Ferrari 250 GTO with the chassis number 5111GT was sold for 52 million US dollars (around 41.07 million euros in 2012 ); it is now said to be in the “Torrota Collection” in Spain. In 2014, the Ferrari with chassis number 3851GT from 1962, a damaged car, was auctioned by Bonhams for 38.12 million US dollars . The 250 GTO with chassis number 4153, which won the Tour de France in 1964, was auctioned for $ 70 million in 2018. Based on the former sales price in the United States of 18,000 US dollars (about 72,000  DM ) in 1962 , this Ferrari type has experienced an extreme increase in value.

Development history (1961–1964)

Ferrari 250 GTO

The 250 GTO was the further development of the 250 GT series into a competition vehicle in the Gran Turismo category. The result was a road-legal racing car with which the drivers often traveled to their races on their own. The basis for the 250 GTO was the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB . SWB means short wheelbase. GTO is the abbreviation for Gran Turismo Omologato , which means a homologation model . The 250 in the type designation stands for the displacement in cubic centimeters per cylinder. Ferrari presented the vehicle for the first time at the annual preseason press conference in January 1962 in Maranello.

Ferrari 250 GTO with Kalman von Csazy in the 1963 1000 km race on the Nürburgring

The development of the GTO was originally under the responsibility of the then Ferrari chief engineer Giotto Bizzarrini and was carried out at Scaglietti , where almost all vehicles were later built. After Bizzarrini left Ferrari in 1962, his successor Mauro Forghieri and Scaglietti developed the 1963 model further. The most noticeable change compared to the base 250 GT Berlinetta "SWB" was the completely redesigned front. The rear fenders became wider and longer, as did the rear overhang. In contrast to the first prototype, all later models received a riveted spoiler lip at the rear, an aerodynamic innovation at the time. All these changes were the result of numerous tests carried out, among other things, in the wind tunnel of the University of Pisa. Never before has so much effort been invested in the aerodynamic design of a GT racing car.

The rear rigid axle of the 250 GT Berlinetta "SWB" had to be retained, but it was no longer guided by the leaf springs, but on parallel trailing arms and a Watt linkage . The tried and tested Tipo 168/62 3.0 L V12 from the 250 Testa Rossa served as the engine . The interior of the 250 GTO is extremely sparse - a tribute to its low weight, which, in conjunction with almost 300 hp (221 kW) of power and low aerodynamic drag on long straights, made the GTO up to 280 km / h.

The successes of the 250 GTO were impressive, there were victories at the Sebring 12 Hours, the Targa-Florio, the 1000 km from Spa-Francorchamps and at Le Mans, where they also finished second in 1962 and 1963 and won the GT classification.

Versions of the vehicle

Ferrari 250 GTO Series I and Ferrari 330 GTO

Differences in the body contours of the two versions

In the years 1962 and 1963 32 copies of the so-called Series I were produced, the body of which came from the 250 GT Berlinetta "SWB". 29 of them were 250 GTOs with a displacement of 3 liters. However, three had a 4-liter engine with 3967 cc and 390 hp (287 kW) at 7000 rpm. You could recognize them by the large, closed bulge on the hood.

Ferrari 250 GTO Serie II (GTO '64)

Ferrari 250 GTO Series II

Three completely new vehicles were built for the 1964 season. They got a redesigned roof, the nose and rear got heavily redesigned, and they got wider rims and tires. Four more Series I vehicles were reconnected to Series II.

Chassis numbers

Between 3223GT and 5575GT; of which 330 GTO: 4561GT, 3765GT, 3673GT; GTO '64: 3729GT, 3589GT, 3869GT, 3647GT, 4399GT, 3505GT, 4491GT (only the last three are "real" 64s).

Technical specifications

The characteristic 250 GTO air outlet
Rear view
Interior of the automobile
The Tipo 168/62 V12 engine
Ferrari 250 GTO Data
engine V12 60 °, lengthways at the front, dry sump lubrication ,
cast aluminum engine block with gray cast iron cylinder liners
compression 9.8: 1
Bore / stroke 73 mm x 58.8 mm
Displacement 2953 cc
power 217 kW (297 hp) at 7400 rpm
Max. Torque 343 Nm at 5500 rpm
Valve control 1 overhead camshaft per cylinder bank,
driven by a chain
Carburetor 6 Weber double carburetors 38 DCN
Power transmission Five-speed manual gearbox, synchronized,
single-disc clutch (rear-wheel drive)
chassis Steel tubular frame
body Aluminum body (coupé)
Suspension double wishbones and coil springs at the front,
rigid axle with semi-elliptical springs, Watt linkage and trailing arms at the rear
steering Snail and roller
wheelbase 2400 mm
Dimensions (L × W × H) 4325 mm × 1600 mm × 1210 mm
Dry weight 900 kg
bikes Borrani spoked wheels 15 ″
Tires 6.00 × 15 in front, 7.00 × 15 in back
Brakes hydraulically operated disc brakes front and rear
Top speed 250 km / h
Acceleration 0-100 km / h 5.6 s

List of automobiles (subject to change)

List of automobiles (with reservation):

number colour owner place Last price Remarks
3223GT red Joseph M. Barone and Vanessa Wong PA, USA US $ 10.6 million (2004)
3387GT blue Bernard Carl Washington DC, USA
3413GT red Gregory Whitten Medina WA, USA US $ 7.0 million (2000)
3445GT blue yellow Christopher E. Cox Chapel Hill, NC, USA accident 2012
3451GT red Lawrence Stroll Montreal, CDN
3505GT green Craig McCaw Santa Barbara, CA, USA US $ 35 million in 2012
3527GT red Baron Irvine Laidlaw Manchester, GBR
3589GT d'blue / white Engelbert Stieger Teufen, CH US $ 4.2 million (1988) 1999 accident in Spa; see also Trivia
3607GT red S. Robson Walton Bentonville, AR, USA
3647GT red James McNeil Jr. Staten Island, NY, USA
3705GT red Ed Davies Coral Gables, FL, USA
3729GT White-red Jon Shirley Medina, WA, USA US $ 6 million (1998)
3757GT red Nick Mason London, GBR £ 35,000 (1973)
3767GT green Anthony Bamford Oakamoor, GBR
3769GT gray / blue Anthony Wang NY, USA
3809GT red Hartmut Ibing Düsseldorf, DEU
3851GT red unknown unknown $ 38.1 million on August 14, 2014
3869GT red Giorgio Perfetti Lainate, ITA
3909GT Gray John Mozart Palo Alto, CA, USA US $ 4.0-4.5 million (1998)
3943GT red Charles E. Nearburg Dallas, TX, USA US $ 26 million
3987GT red Ralph Lauren Long Island, NY, USA US $ 650,000 (1985)
4091GT red Peter G. Sachs Stamford, CT, USA
4115GT red Paul Vestey Alresford, Hants, GBR
4153GT silver / yellow David MacNeil Illinois, USA US $ 70 million (2018)
4219GT black Brandon Wang London, GBR US $ 3.0-3.5 million (1993)
4293GT red William E. "Chip" Connor Incline Village, NV, USA
4399GT red Anthony Bamford Oakamoor, GBR
4491GT green Giuseppe Lucchini Brescia, ITA
4675GT red Lionshead West Collection United States US $ 42 million (2013)
4713GT red Lulu Wang Ronkonkoma, NY, USA
4757GT red Tom Price San Francisco, CA, USA
5095GT red Carlos Hank Rhon Cuauhtemoc, MEX US $ 32 million (2012)
5111GT red Torrota Collection ESP US $ 52 million (2013)

Trivia

Model car of the Ferrari 250 GTO (CMC, scale 1:18)
Ferrari 250 GTO (CMC model car, scale 1:18)
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO (CMC model car, scale 1:18)

The vehicle with chassis number 3589GT met a special fate. Delivered as a right-hand drive, the car made its debut on the Goodwood circuit in southern England in 1962 . The first owners were Tommy Sopwith and Ronnie Hoare. In Goodwood and at other races in England, the Bahamas , the 24-hour race in Daytona and the 12-hour race in Sebring , various drivers were able to take top positions with the "3589GT". The racing driver Innes Ireland contested the last five of a total of 13 races until March 1963 with the car for Tom O'Connor's Rosebud Racing Team .

The following year, team owner Tom O'Connor donated the car to high school in his hometown of Victoria, Texas . The school used the car for eight years in parades and shows as well as for driving exercises. Because of the high maintenance costs, the school administration sold the car to Joe E. Kortan in 1972 for US $ 6,500. The new owner, who at the time was renting out exotic sports cars, picked up the "3589GT" on a trailer and brought it to his property in Cleveland ( Ohio ), where he parked the trailer and Ferrari on a meadow. Although it was soon surrounded by tall grass, the car could be seen from outside the property, and after a few years it became known in Ferrari fan circles that a 250 GTO was parked in a meadow in Ohio. It was assumed that it was "3589GT", but no one knew for sure.

Various prospective buyers visited Joe Kortan several times, but he always refused to sell the car. In 1982 the French Ferrari Owners Club held a celebration for the 250 GTO's 20th birthday. The guest of honor was Innes Ireland, who drove the car several times in races in 1963. He was told there that "3589GT" had been rotting in a meadow in Ohio for ten years.

In the same year Innes Ireland drove to Joe Kortan's Cleveland. On the spot he could easily identify the car as "3589GT", even though the car was in poor condition: hand-painted red, no windows in the doors, the interior full of leaves and rubbish. Many parts were missing, but the flat tires turned out to be the 19 year old original Dunlop racing tires that Ireland had ridden in its last race in the 250 GTO at Daytona. Ireland tried unsuccessfully to buy the vehicle; However, he received two concessions from Kortan: to put the car under storage to delay further deterioration, and to be the first to call him if he wanted to sell the car. Joe Kortan kept the first promise, but sold the 250 GTO in 1986 to Frank Gallogley of Englewood Cliffs , New Jersey for an unknown sum. Gallogley dismantled the car and after about two years sold it to Engelbert Stieger in Switzerland for 4.2 million US dollars .

There, "3589GT" was rebuilt at the Leirer sports garage in close cooperation with the Ferrari factory in Maranello with an effort of around 2500 working hours. A completely new aluminum outer skin was made, because the original was so damaged that a professional repair was judged to be unreasonable. The original body was completely stripped of paint and bare. Today it is exhibited together with the restored vehicle in the Turning Wheel Collection in St. Gallen . The exhibit impressively shows what traditional tinsmiths at Scaglietti could produce from aluminum sheets. The fully restored car was presented to the public for the first time in 1990 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance . In the summer of the same year, Innes Ireland was offered to drive "his" former racing car again. He reported on this day and earlier experiences with this vehicle for the American magazine Road & Track .

Web links

Commons : Ferrari 250 GTO  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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