Legend of the 80s: rarest Ferrari supercar on sale for an incredible price (photo)

The Ferrari 288 GTO was the first production car to reach 300 km/h. The supercar was created for the rally, but never entered the competition.

In the USA, a 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO is at auction at RM Sotheby’s. One of the rarest and most valuable supercars of the Italian brand was estimated at around 4-4.5 million dollars. This is the official website of the auction house.

The Ferrari 288 GTO supercar is the fastest car of its time and the world’s first production model to reach 300 km/h. More specifically, the 2.9-liter twin-turbo V8 with 400 hp. With. It was allowed to develop a speed of 305 km / h and accelerate to 100 km / h in 5 s.

The history of the Ferrari 288 GTO is quite interesting. By the early 80’s, the Italian brand had won almost all major competitions. The only exception was the World Rally Championship WRC, and Enzo Ferrari turned his eyes on him.

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It was for the rally that the Ferrari GTO was created, and 272 serial coupes were created for admission to the competition. They were based on the standard Ferrari 308 coupe to speed development, but WRC rules changed while the supercar was being designed and the car did not comply with the new regulations. As a result, it never participated in the rally, but became famous as a production model.

This particular car is also very expensive, as it is perfectly maintained and has traveled only 8,000 km in 38 years. In addition, the coupe is equipped with air conditioning and power windows, which is rare for the Ferrari 288 GTO.

Previously Focus Reports that the smallest Ferrari supercar has been put up for auction.

We also wrote that a rare American car of the 70s was sold for $ 2 million.

Source: Focus

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