Ferrari 288 GTOs are now selling for around $2.5 million!!! (See photo.) The GTO is an evolution of the Ferrari 308. In fact, t's a stretched 308 chassis with a body derived from the 308 with many 308 parts and designed by the designer of the 308. Straight from Ferrari the GTO was largely composed of fiberglass components as this was before the real development of carbon fiber.
For sale here is a real Ferrari with clear Ferrari title. I have owned this car for about a decade now. I just have too many projects to finish. I purchased this Ferrari from Wicked Motorsports, company that specialized in building custom wide-body Porsches. Wicked Motorsports built this GTO bodied 308.
The GTO body kits, omplete with bumpers, ights, rills, irrors, tc., omplete, ypically cost $20,000 or more. The installation of the kits costs many thousands more as it is a complex and time consuming process.
Wicked Motorsports sold me the car needing finishing and its been sitting in the garage here in Sourthern California ever since.
The old two valve motor was removed to make room for the installation of a transverse 348/355 drivetrain. The shop where the car is presently has already done one such conversion, nstalling a 355 drivetrain into a 308 and making one of the most dynamically exciting road Ferraris ever as the 355 drive train weighs dramatically less than the OEM 308 drivetrain and makes nearly double the power!
Or you could install an LS motor or even a Ford GT drivetrain.
I even toyed with the idea of installing a Testarossa motor in the car and confirmed it will indeed fit! (See photo)
Also included is a set of freshly leathered real Ferrari seats with the fully 288 GTO style. These alone are worth a small fortune!
Also included is a set of massive, 80mm ultra light AP Racing ventilated front brake discs and 8 piston Brembo brake calipers. Calipers will have "FERRARI" script at time of the sale. 8 Piston Brake kits are very expensive but provide breaking far better than any F40 or GTO could hope for.
Also included in the sale is a set of custom made Speedline wheels. These wheels cost nearly $10,000. They are still new. Speedline is the original manufacturer for many Ferrari OEM wheels including the original GTO wheels.
These wheels, owever, are much wider. The OEM GTO wheels had puny 255 mm rear tires. These tires are Fiorano F1 tires and are a spectacular and impressive 335 mm---the same size width as an F40. Special spacers are required for these wheels on the Ferrari and those will be provided as well.
The main things that need to be done are installing a drivetrain and having a good upholstery shop finish the interior.
I have an excellent auto upholstery shop that can finish the interior with new carpet, tc., or a very reasonable price. The door panels are black.
This sale includes the body mounted GTO kit, umpers, rill, ights, irrors, tc., ~$20,000 plus installation), he wheels (~$10,000), he GTO style Ferrari seats, he Brembo / AP racing brakes and the 308 Ferrari with a good title.
The market on 308s has gone up dramatically over the last few years with clean unrestored 308s now selling for $55,00 to $70,000 with restored cars fetching over $100k. Here's a chance to own a car that, ith a relatively minimal investment of time and money, will have the looks of a $2.5 million dollar Ferrari for far less than the cost of basic restored 308.