{"id":499951,"date":"2022-07-19T14:51:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T21:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=134604"},"modified":"2024-12-01T23:33:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T23:33:14","slug":"the-first-supercar-ferraris-288-gto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-first-supercar-ferraris-288-gto\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari\u2019s 288 GTO &#8211; The First Supercar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>The names of the great marques roll off the tongue like poetry\u2014Porsche, Jaguar, Maserati, Mercedes, Rolls-Royce and, of course, Ferrari. And, the best of these manufacturers reserve a special model name for their most significant cars. Think Carrera GT, Silver Ghost, SSK and Ghibli and you need no further description \u2026 at least to those in the know. But what many say could be the greatest name of all, GTO, was invented by Ferrari and has been used by them sparingly, almost lovingly, over the years; and always reserved for its most exciting, most dramatic cars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-743227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1-293x196.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/001-1-1400x937.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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