GTP Cool Wall: 1962-1964 Ferrari 250 GTO

[Turtle]

At this moment in time, GTPlanet considers an Alpine A110 cooler than this

That's probably because the Alpine A110 is cooler.

 

[niky]

Oh so just like @niky

Consistency is the bugbear of a small mind.

Or a sane one.

Of course, my judgement may be suspect.

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The 250 GTO is an easy subzero. Didn't even have to think about it. Ridiculously expensive collector car, but owners actually do race them and daily drive them.

Of course, it's not as cool as an Alpine A110. Hardly anything is as cool as the Alpine A110.

 

[motortrend]

The price and IMO how people overly idolize it makes it less cool. That said, it just has to be sub zero. I was recently watching some videos of crazy driving in California with a 250 and some other ferraris many years ago when these were worth as much as a used 430 (comparatively) and it's just the coolest thing ever.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Overrated, ugly, usually not seen in motion, trailered everywhere, kept in AC'd storage vaults. Seriously uncool.

 

[mustang fanatic]

Overrated, ugly, usually not seen in motion, trailered everywhere, kept in AC'd storage vaults. Seriously uncool.

*waits for another argument.*

 

[Parker]

Sub-Zero without a doubt.

 

[JMoney]

Look at it, guys! you will never see another guy contradicting himself in the same post again

Haha I'm sure you will. I'll admit I'm biased because I love Lamborghini, but the Ferrari is still just cool. An example of a Sub-Zero Ferrari would be an F40 or a 288 GTO because those cars actually matter.

Fun Fact: It has a Porsche-designed transmission. Ferrari went to Porsche for a transmission. That would normally make a car cooler, but Ferraris are supposed to be pure Italian.

 

[a6m5]

My reaction to this thread: "Awwww Come on!"

I am not a consistent person at all

Sometimes.

 

[McLaren]

Sub-Zero. You can't bring up the typical Ferrari stereotypes that make them uncool against this car.

With only 39 examples made (& 33 reportedly still alive), this is an elite club & a completely different breed of Ferrari owner. While some have may have made their way as status symbols or garage queens, the majority are a well known, close-knit group of owners who travel the cars all over for shows & track days from Laguna Seca to Le Mans. 21 of the cars made their way to Pebble Beach, California in 2011 with 23 immediately taking part in the 50th Anniversary tour in Europe in 2012. The cars have been photographed together in everything from shows to track days to road trips below which is pretty amazing for a car that is incredibly expensive individually.

Good luck ever seeing any Boss 429 do this.

Haha I'm sure you will. I'll admit I'm biased because I love Lamborghini, but the Ferrari is still just cool. An example of a Sub-Zero Ferrari would be an F40 or a 288 GTO because those cars actually matter.

Fun Fact: It has a Porsche-designed transmission. Ferrari went to Porsche for a transmission. That would normally make a car cooler, but Ferraris are supposed to be pure Italian.

Considering the "GTO" term possibly wouldn't even be around if it weren't for the 250 to begin with in the 288's name, or that the cars were actually built to go racing and won 3-consecutive FIA titles unlike the F40 as nothing more than a celebration to the company's "40" years, I'd say the 250 GTO matters a lot more than almost any other Ferrari built.

I don't think anywhere in history that it says Ferrari went to Porsche for a transmission, just the car has Porsche synchros. Phil Hill recalls though, that it is the worst part of the car amusingly.

I can't, however, be as enthusiastic about the gearbox, which has Porsche baulking-ring type synchros. This change may have been an advantage to the younger drivers (and customers) who weren't adept at proper double-clutch downshifting, but the synchros slowed the entire gear-changing process. In comparison with other Ferrari racing transmissions, the GTO's long throws and heavy feel seemed a step backward.

 

[mustang fanatic]

Good luck ever seeing any Boss 429 do this.

 

[McLaren]

Roll your eyes all you want, Slash's irony at this being a garage queen making it just cool is highly amusing after noting the Boss 429 as Sub-Zero.

Of course, you're also admittedly bias so naturally you take offense.

 

[mustang fanatic]

Roll your eyes all you want, Slash's irony at this being a garage queen making it just cool is highly amusing after noting the Boss 429 as Sub-Zero.

I fail to see how that makes a car uncool. It's the owner that thinks the car is too rare to drive.

 

[McLaren]

I fail to see how that makes a car uncool. It's the owner that thinks the car is too rare to drive.

I'm not remarking which car is cool & which isn't. The irony is that Slash thinks the 250 GTO is a garage queen which makes it cool after voting the Boss 429 to Sub-Zero. Out of the 2 cars, the 250 GTO is photographed with nearly half the entire production run in shows & track days at least once or twice a year.

When's the last time half of the 429 or hell, 30 429s got together on the track? The cherry on top is that most 429s sit in the garage whilst you have significant chunk of $2+ million GTOs still running on the track together to this day.

 

[Bopop4]

Every post involving a 250 on the track just makes it that much cooler.


I haven't voted in the last few weeks because of the uninspiring cars, but this one gets a clear sub-zero.

 

[mustang fanatic]

I'm not remarking which car is cool & which isn't. The irony is that Slash thinks the 250 GTO is a garage queen which makes it cool after voting the Boss 429 to Sub-Zero. Out of the 2 cars, the 250 GTO is photographed with nearly half the entire production run in shows & track days at least once or twice a year.

But we all know that Slash prefers American cars, and that he loves the Boss 429, and if you didn't mention that about the Ferraris, we'd have thought it's a garage queen based on its value and rarity.

At least he didn't rate the 250 GTO uncool.

 

[McLaren]

But we all know that Slash prefers American cars, and that he loves the Boss 429, and if you didn't mention that about the Ferraris, we'd have thought it's a garage queen based on its value and rarity.

At least he didn't rate the 250 GTO uncool.

And that bias & ignorance gives him free reign to make any comment he pleases without being corrected on his hypocrisy?

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

*waits for another argument.*

Oh, and solid rear axle.

 

[Xilor]

This is a difficult one for me. On one side, this car has got undeniable racing heritage and pedigree, and the fact that its one of the most valuable cars in the world just adds to the "Wow" factor for me, instead of making me angry like it seems to do for most people.

On the other side, I just don't think that it looks that good. You can really see it in all of the pictures posted on the 2nd page, that bulge in the hood, the 3 scoops above the grille, the 2 round scoop thingies next to the foglights, all of that stuff breaks the flow of the design, and IMO, makes the car look much less elegant then, say, an E-Type or Aston DB5.

Overall I'm giving it a low Cool.

 

[Slash]

Sorry @mustang fanatic, @McLaren's got you on this one.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

Classic Ferrari. A GTO Ferrari at that, instant SZ.

 

[Stotty]

Garage queens? Plenty of them are still raced today. Nick Mason used to use his daily and I'd regularly see it on the roads around Kingston.

Personally, I prefer the looks of the 250GT SWB and Lusso.

 

[JAHHAJ]

Sub Zero easily a lot cooler than an Alpine A110...

 

[DK]

This is the most expensive car I have worked on, and will stay that until I'm pushing daisies.

One question: did you feel tense while working on this car? It must have felt like, "one mistake, and I've done €100,000s of damage!"

 

[Dennisch]

One question: did you feel tense while working on this car? It must have felt like, "one mistake, and I've done €100,000s of damage!"

Only when my boss tossed me the keys.

 

[20832]

Just.... *drool*

 

[Aquarelle]

I'm gonna get kicked in the head for this.. but... I think it's ugly - seriously so in fact.

 

[Roger the Horse]

I always thought that of the later ones. I don't mind the earlier 250 GTOs though.

 

[Aquarelle]

I always thought that of the later ones. I don't mind the earlier 250 GTOs though.

So you take your pick, fish lips or neanderthal with stretcher piercings in its nose.

Ugly, highly collectable and absurdly expensive.

The racing heritage and the fact they're still track driven by some to this day saves it from the slaughterers hand for me and comes in at a middle ground of "Meh"

 

[Adamgp]

Solid Cool.

 

[Cano]

This is an easy sub-zero, even with the stratospheric price, the fact that it is certainly overrated and the other fact that it's almost ugly as far as classic Ferraris go. It manages to overcome $52 million dollars worth of uncoolness. That has to say something.