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okay internet friends let's talk ferrari 250 short will base all it takes is a glance to see
those pininfarina's best honkers a flash of yellow those saucy vents and the short wheelbase having
those four pipes standing proudly at the back the ferrari 250 gt berlinetta which translates
to little saloon is a thing of beauty and legend its shape is iconic and it is adored by ferrari
purists all over the world the ferrari berlinetta is one of the world's finest driving machines
the engineering berlinetta has been meticulously designed down to the smallest detail
its v12 soundtrack is one of the all-time greats except this 250 isn't but it sort of
is you know what i mean this little stunner is gto engineering's 250 short wheelbase revival
the gto250 that isn't a ferrari except it is exactly like it in every way gto engineering's day
job is to restore and maintain marinello's finest whether you drive daily or only take your f40 out
on special occasions they'll keep you running if your pride enjoy needs returning to its former
glory after a run-in with a tree you didn't see or because it was the fault of the other motorist
maybe perhaps you forgot its extended time in your hen house i'm joking of course gto
will do that and make a brilliant job of it too putting it back to its original self
as it turns out obtaining an original part for a hand-built car created in the middle
of the last century can be difficult so gto engineering began manufacturing its own
you name it gto can make it ensuring that all the parts and pieces are literally in the right place
first and foremost one of the many marvelous things about this gt0250 revival car is that
there is no modernity there are no touch screens or carplay or anything like that
apart from that you have a choice of engines three and a half or four liter naturally aspirated v12
coupled to a four or five speed gearbox
your interior trim your exterior color and a few other things are all you need
the components on the 250 are manufactured to millimeter perfect tolerances and assembled
by 21st century specialized crafts people and engineers whose skill levels are extraordinary
and are hard to come by it's new and almost certainly better constructed than the original
i must confess that i have never driven a genuine ferrari 250 but what i do know is that the car
is powered by a 3.5 liter naturally aspirated v12 mated to a five-speed manual transmission
it generates 320 ponies and directs power to the rear wheels it will accelerate from zero
to 60 miles per hour in six seconds and reach a top speed of 150 miles per hour
so if you don't mind let's talk about the drive if there is one thing that stands out about this
it is how well it was put together wherever i go i've driven classic throughout my long years
and if it's from the 50s you know it's from the 1950s and believe me they were not easy to drive
this gt0250 is quite unique but if we look at the switches for instance they're not going to fall
off we don't have to worry about poking the dash and something falling off in your hand now with
the steering wheel there isn't a lot of wobble wobble you don't have to turn it a quarter of
the way around before you get a response in this gto 250 it's the media and you know where you're
heading especially when you want to avoid having close encounters with trees or the odd hen house
the noise is distinct the hand built three and a half liter v12 which is just extraordinary
it's stunning you kick it down you point it kind of to somewhere in the distance and you
just let it go you'll want to be driving out and about just listening to the incredible
noise bouncing off everything is amazing it feels awesome and because there's no weight it weighs
10-20 kilos according to gto that's not a lot of weight and by the way the brakes are unassisted
the gearbox is one of the most enjoyable aspects of this 250. it's a wonderfully communicative car
but it's also a car that inspires confidence not because it drives like a classic car everything is
chunky and lumpy and requires effort which is fine but because you can feel everything about the car
from the smallest movements on the gas pedal to the smallest movements on the steering
the rear will communicate with you the front will communicate with you
every detail is perfect it looks feels and smells incredible i know some of you however may have
valid questions about the ferrari 250 in many cases it will come with baggage serious baggage
for starters 1 they are an alarming amount of money if you want to get your hands an original
car and two it's probably quite fragile because well it's a hand-built italian sports car from
the 1960s so yeah it's going to be fragile and three it falls into that sort of any mileage bad
mileage bit of classic cars have done so you can't really use it without feeling well kind of guilty
however with this gto 250 you can put miles on its fresh engine and not worry you can have fun which
is what it's all about without a care in the world there is one small sticking point and i'm sure you
can guess what it is it's the price which is going to set you back between 750 and 800 000 pounds
depending on spec and taxes and all that but if you're looking at one of these you're probably not
going to be worrying about service and repairs as money for all intents and purposes is not an issue
this gto 250 is the perfect copy it looks right sounds right and feels right it's as close to
the real thing as most of us will ever get which it is but also isn't we have to congratulate gto
engineering on a car that is unique and absolute was to drive there you go internet friends thanks
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