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FERRARI 250 GTO N 22 3rd 24hLE MANS 1962
Drivers: LEON DERNIER - JEAN BLATON
1:18 KYOSHO
Year/Anno :1962
Color : Red/Rosso
My rating/Mio Voto : 88/100
Value for Money/Rapporto qualità prezzo : 86/100
Original price/Prezzo : € 118
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La Ferrari 250 GTO è sia un'automobile stradale sia una da corsa prodotta dalla Ferrari agli inizi degli anni sessanta. Viene considerata la Ferrari per eccellenza ed è tuttora una delle automobili più conosciute ed apprezzate di tutti i tempi.
Il numero, 250, sta per la cilindrata di ciascun cilindro in centimetri cubi. GTO sta per "Gran Turismo Omologata".
La 250 GTO era stata disegnata per partecipare a gare automobilistiche. Era una evoluzione della 250 GT "Short Wheel Base" che consisteva nel montare il motore V12 da 3 litri della 250 Testa Rossa sul pianale della citata 250 GT SWB. Dopo che l'ingegnere capo di questo progetto, Giotto Bizzarrini, fu licenziato insieme ad altri ingegneri della Ferrari in seguito ad una lite con Enzo Ferrari, il progetto fu quindi affidato all'allora giovane ingegnere Mauro Forghieri ed al carrozziere Sergio Scaglietti. La carrozzeria ancora oggi molto apprezzata è frutto della collaborazione Bizzarrini-Scaglietti, e non, come di solito, frutto di una casa o di un designer specifico.
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The Ferrari 250 GTO is a racing GT car which was produced by Ferrari from 1962 to 1964 for homologation into the FIA's Group 3 Grand Touring Car category. The numerical part of its name denotes the displacement in cubic centimeters of each cylinder of the engine, whilst GTO stands for "Gran Turismo Omologato", Italian for "Grand Touring Homologated."
The 250 GTO was designed to compete in GT racing, where its rivals would include the Shelby Cobra, Jaguar E-Type and Aston Martin DP214.[3] The development of the 250 GTO was headed by chief engineer Giotto Bizzarrini. Although Bizzarrini is usually credited as the designer of the 250 GTO, he and most other Ferrari engineers were fired in 1962 due to a dispute with Enzo Ferrari. Further development of the 250 GTO was overseen by new engineer Mauro Forghieri, who worked with Scaglietti to continue development of the body.[4] The design of the car was a collaborative effort and cannot be ascribed to a single person.
The mechanical aspects of 250 GTO were relatively conservative at the time of its introduction, using engine and chassis components that were proven in earlier competition cars. The chassis of the car was based on that of the 250 GT SWB, with minor differences in frame structure and geometry to reduce weight, stiffen and lower the chassis. The car was built around a hand-welded oval tube frame, incorporating A-arm front suspension, rear live-axle with Watt's linkage, disc brakes, and Borrani wire wheels. The engine was the Tipo 168/62 Comp. 3.0 L V12 as used in the 250 Testa Rossa. This engine was an all-alloy design utilizing a dry sump and six 38DCN Weber carburetors. It produced approximately 300 horsepower and was very reliable, proved by previous competition experience with the Testa Rossa. The gearbox was a new 5-speed unit with Porsche-type synchromesh.
FIA regulations as they applied in 1962 required at least one hundred examples of a car to be built in order for it to be homologated for Group 3 Grand Touring Car racing.However, Ferrari built only 39 250 GTOs (33 of the "normal" cars, three with the four-litre 330 engine sometimes called the "330 GTO" - recognizable by the large hump on the bonnet - and three "Type 64" cars, with revised bodywork). Ferrari eluded FIA regulations by numbering its chassis out of sequence, using jumps between each to suggest cars that didn't exist.
The car debuted at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1962, driven by American Phil Hill (the Formula One World Driving Champion at the time) and Belgian Olivier Gendebien. Although originally annoyed that they were driving a GT-class car instead of one of the full-race Testa Rossas competing in the prototype class, the experienced pair impressed themselves (and everyone else) by finishing 2nd overall behind the Testa Rossa of Bonnier and Scarfiotti.
Ferrari would go on to win the over 2000cc class of the FIA's International Championship for GT Manufacturers in 1962, 1963 and 1964,[10] the 250 GTO being raced in each of those years.
The 250 GTO was one of the last front-engined cars to remain competitive at the top level of sports car racing. Before the advent of vintage racing the 250 GTO, like other racing cars of the period, passed into obsolescence. Some were used in regional races, while others were used as road cars.
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Edited by xJORDANx - 26/3/2020, 20:10
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