Ferrari 250 GTO: All you need to know about the most expensive car in the world. The history, racing, design and development, racers and owners, engine, styling and performance.
Very nice 250 GTO video. Some corrections: Stirling Moss never raced a 250 GTO although he did test the unpainted Prototype at Monza in 1961. Only 2 4 litre cars were built with the 1962 GTO body shape, 330 LMs chassis 3765LM and 4561SA. It was once claimed that 3673SA was a 330 LM (1962 style GTO body) and was the 1962 Nurburgring 1000 KM number 120 car but this was 3765 LM. There is no proof of what 250 GTO #4153 GT actually sold for and what David MacNeil paid for it. It was reportedly sold for around $68 million but no proof. The 250 GTO with number 6 crashing at Goodwood at 4:25 in your video is a replica that the owner races in place of the real chassis 4399 GT. The car in your video at 5:43 showing the engine being revved is a replica based on a 330 GT 2+2. The engine is a 4 litre 330 GT tipo 209 330 GT unit. All 250 GTOs used 6 double choke Weber carburettor. None had 3 as stated. The car you show at 10:53 is a Drogo rebodied 250 GT SWB chassis #2053GT. It is not a 250 GTO prototype. There is some unproved speculation that the 250 GTO Prototype was based on 2053 GT but even if so, it had a different body then to the one you show which was a Drogo body. The car at 12:00 is a replica based on a 330 GT 2+2. The 1964 250 GTO from the cockpit at around 12:15 and later in the video numbered 111 is a replica built by Roelofs Engineering, NL.
Excellent and complete video, congratulations for the work, I hope youtube recommends it more often!! I have two miniatures of this wonder!! Greetings from Brazil!!
Fun fact, every Wednesday night a lot of old Ferrari guys like Stephen Mitchell (GTO s/n 3987GT) and Matthew Ettinger (breadvan!!!) Stephen has some GTO videos on his @GTO3987 channel with some stories of racing his in SoCal in the 70s.
That was personal (by the bidder) and kinda semantic. Spectacular car but... It is not a true value, like when the nearly million dollar Hemi Cudas at Barrett Jackson got bid up by boomers trying to buy back their youth that now sell for almost reasonable prices. When you have the money to give someone the middle finger lol If I hit the powerball for a billion or so, I may just go bid a stock 1990 Miata to 136m euro just to prove a point.
Giotto Bizzarrini, Scaglietti and Forghieri created this jewel. They built 36 with 12-cylinder 3000 engine, and 3 with 4000 engine. Dedicated to gentlemen drivers and built entirely by hand. The bodies were all different. Art ❤️🇮🇹
Great video!
One of THE most beautiful cars ever made.
Very nice 250 GTO video. Some corrections:
Stirling Moss never raced a 250 GTO although he did test the unpainted Prototype at Monza in 1961.
Only 2 4 litre cars were built with the 1962 GTO body shape, 330 LMs chassis 3765LM and 4561SA. It was once claimed that 3673SA was a 330 LM (1962 style GTO body) and was the 1962 Nurburgring 1000 KM number 120 car but this was 3765 LM.
There is no proof of what 250 GTO #4153 GT actually sold for and what David MacNeil paid for it. It was reportedly sold for around $68 million but no proof.
The 250 GTO with number 6 crashing at Goodwood at 4:25 in your video is a replica that the owner races in place of the real chassis 4399 GT.
The car in your video at 5:43 showing the engine being revved is a replica based on a 330 GT 2+2. The engine is a 4 litre 330 GT tipo 209 330 GT unit.
All 250 GTOs used 6 double choke Weber carburettor. None had 3 as stated.
The car you show at 10:53 is a Drogo rebodied 250 GT SWB chassis #2053GT. It is not a 250 GTO prototype. There is some unproved speculation that the 250 GTO Prototype was based on 2053 GT but even if so, it had a different body then to the one you show which was a Drogo body.
The car at 12:00 is a replica based on a 330 GT 2+2.
The 1964 250 GTO from the cockpit at around 12:15 and later in the video numbered 111 is a replica built by Roelofs Engineering, NL.
The racing crash had to be heartbreaking.
Excellent and complete video, congratulations for the work, I hope youtube recommends it more often!! I have two miniatures of this wonder!! Greetings from Brazil!!
Cool, Im the subscriber 101
Fun fact, every Wednesday night a lot of old Ferrari guys like Stephen Mitchell (GTO s/n 3987GT) and Matthew Ettinger (breadvan!!!) Stephen has some GTO videos on his @GTO3987 channel with some stories of racing his in SoCal in the 70s.
How many 250 GTO's remain, and what are the chassis numbers of the lost cars?
Thank You
The 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé was sold for 135 million EUR -> most expensive car in history.
That record won't be beaten for quite a while. But you never know.
Beauty is not given by the price. No one will ever be able to match the prestige of a Ferrari. The 250 GTO, it's the Sistine Chapel of cars. ❤️🇮🇹
@caronicle I mean, if *THAT* 166mm sold I wouldn't be surprised if it passed 200 million.
That was personal (by the bidder) and kinda semantic. Spectacular car but... It is not a true value, like when the nearly million dollar Hemi Cudas at Barrett Jackson got bid up by boomers trying to buy back their youth that now sell for almost reasonable prices. When you have the money to give someone the middle finger lol If I hit the powerball for a billion or so, I may just go bid a stock 1990 Miata to 136m euro just to prove a point.
I was thinking about getting one. Wonder what the monthly payment is on 44 million, and is it a 5 yr bill?
There were 41 cars in total when you include the 2 prototypes. and the first prototype was built with spare parts on the shelf in the storage barn.
Giotto Bizzarrini, Scaglietti and Forghieri created this jewel. They built 36 with 12-cylinder 3000 engine, and 3 with 4000 engine. Dedicated to gentlemen drivers and built entirely by hand. The bodies were all different. Art ❤️🇮🇹
The rear of the car has a Shelby Daytona look.
coupé Wunibald KAMM 1938
i have a question
wasn't the 250 gto the fastest production car in 1962? i saw that in multiple sites but i wanted to know your opinion
This is the only car I've ever seen that looks good with wire wheels. HATED the GT40 w/ wire wheels. Too skinny. The wide tires make them look good.
Looks 69 Corvette Stingray ish.
But for me, the Lamborghini Miura is more beautiful.