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Car Of The Day: March 1, 2010; Majorette '84 Ferrari 288 GTO
Topic Started: Mar 1 2010, 12:19 AM (486 Views)
NoirGuru
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Today's car of the day is Majorette's 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO.

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The Ferrari GTO (often referred to as Ferrari 288 GTO) is an exotic homologation (thus the O for Omologazione) version of the Ferrari 308 GTB produced in 1984 through 1986.

The Ferrari GTO was built to compete in the new Group B Race series and a minimum of 200 cars were required for homologation. However as only Ferrari and Porsche, with their 959, entered, the series was soon abandoned leaving just the Group B Rally championship. The Porsche 959 (as the Porsche 961) only raced three times in Group B, but the 288 GTO never raced and all 272 cars built remained purely road cars.


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_288_GTO

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This one was given to me from my brothers. I found it at the bottom of a toy bin at home covered in something that used to be green... No idea... But this one I never really thought much of at the time because it seemed more like a Lancia to me! <This one did sometimes appear on flatbeds at special races>

This one is also part of Majorette's Supers series with the steering.

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The GTO was based on the mid-engined, rear wheel drive 308 GTB. The 288 refers to its 2.9 liter V8 engine, though, as it used a de-bored (by 1 mm) V8 with twin IHI turbochargers, intercoolers, and Weber-Marelli fuel injection. The 2855 cc engine capacity was dictated by the FIA's requirement for a Turbocharged engine's capacity to be multiplied by 1.4. This gave the GTO a theoretical engine capacity of 3997 cc, just under the Group B limit of 4.0 litres.

Unlike the 308, the engine was mounted longitudinally, using the 308's rear boot space. The wheelbase was 110 mm (4.3 in) longer at 2,450 mm (96 in), and the track was widened also. With 400 hp and 366 lb·ft (496 N·m) of torque, the GTO was an impressive performer. 0-60 mph times were in the upper 4 second range and Ferrari claimed 0-125 mph (201 km/h) in 15 seconds flat. Top speed was 189 mph (304 km/h), making it the first street-legal production car to reach 300 km/h.


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Edited by NoirGuru, Mar 1 2010, 11:03 PM.
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
Another nice one!
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Scooter
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Ok this is a car that even I cant find fault with . good job :)
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
Another one I've never seen.
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Snowowl
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I've got this one with those hidious big tires on it. Looks better with normal tires.
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JustDavid
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Snowowl
Mar 1 2010, 09:23 AM
Looks better with normal tires.
Totally agree.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Okay, most of the Majorette's I've seen here shown by Jermaine have been hits, this one looks like a bunt and an out at first base. :( And I collect Ferrari's.
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