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In 1984, Ferrari produced a street-legal car that paradoxically and magically combined the most sublime beauty with a very raw level of performance. Developed\u00a0beside the Testarossa<\/a>, the car also bore a name writ large in Ferrari history: GTO \u2013 Gran Turismo Omologata. The\u00a01962-64 250 GTO<\/a>\u00a0is perhaps the most desired of all Ferraris, and amongst the rarest. It was a notably successful racing car, homologated for GT sports car racing in the golden era. The 1984 GTO<\/a> was a 2.8 liter twin turbocharged V8 with a power output of 400bhp (140bhp \/ liter) enough to reach 60mph in 5s or less, and with a conservatively rated top speed of 189mph.<\/p>\n

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Like its forebear, the 288 GTO\u2019s real home was to be the public roads designated as FISA Group B racing tracks, for which series it was necessary to homologate 200 customer cars. In fact Ferrari built 272 modern GTOs, and because of the demise of the no-holds barred Group B supercar series almost all became road cars. With their blend of serene control and dynamic violence they have been called the most exciting automobiles ever created.<\/p>\n

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It is worth noting that no GTOs were imported into North America by Ferrari, and prospective buyers should therefore purchase through an authorized Ferrari dealer to ensure the car is correctly Federalized.<\/p>\n

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Photos by Stephan Bauer (@stephan_bauer)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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