Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
A record for automotive auctions was set last weekend in Italy. British TV and radio personality Chris Evans paid $10,894,900 for a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder formerly owned by actor James Coburn. The previous record also was held for a Ferrari -- a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that went for $10,756,000 in 1990.
Today's Review (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
An Italian super car is hard to ignore especially one which is designed by Giotto Bizzarrini, the sportscar guru whose career brought him to the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and Iso. His famed creations include the Ferrari 250 GTO and Lamborghini V12. The Scuderia Bizzarrini P538 uses the chassis from Galmer Arbitrage GT [...]
lancerlord (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
World's Most Expensive Car : A 1961 Ferrari California Spyder was sold for $10,894,900 at an auction in Maranello, Italy. The previous record was set in 1990 when Sotheby's sold a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO in Monaco for $10,756,000. [via Huffington Post ]
Top Speed (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Posted on 03.12.2008 10:34 by Simona Alina Filed under: | concept cars The Husmen 699 GTO is inspired by the Ferrari 250GTO, 250TR, 330TRI-LM, P4, 599Fiorano and AlfaRomeo 8C Competizione. The design study was created by Emre Husmen. The good news about this study is that his designer claims it will see production. Can't wait! . Permalink | Comments
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 12/25/2007
Filed under: Aftermarket , Time Warp , Videos , Nissan , Ferrari click above image to view video With far more people wanting Ferraris than those who can actually afford one, replicas based on lesser donor cars are nothing new. Some are more convincing than others, and while we'd recommend a nice Corvette over a faux-rarri, once in a while there's an example that catches our attention, for better...
TheOtherSideofKim Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/21/2007
And as if comparing the Duesenberg and the Mercedes 540K wasn't bad enough, how about the Ferrari 250 GTO and the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ, of about the same vintage (1963/64)? I think it was Reader Countertop who told me that all his favorite cars are more or less derivations of the Ferrari 250 anyway, and I have to tell you, it's a hard argument to refute—if you favor Eyetie pocket-rockets, of course....
AutomoBlog.net (Free subscription) | 11/07/2007
It could be argued that the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is Ferrari’s greatest GT car to date. But that didn't stop design company Vandenbrink Design from making it even better. As a tribute to the awesome 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, they created a new design which fuses the two great Ferraris beautifully. In cooperation with Engineering [...]
übergizmo (Free subscription) | 10/12/2007
Watches are normally boring devices, but the URWERK 201 watch will definitely appeal to sports car enthusiasts. Heck, you might think that the Ferrari 250 GTO was extremely rare (with only 39 built), but the URWERK 201 watch is even harder to find, with only 10 being made. Reading the time looks much harder than the already convoluted offerings from Tokyoflash , as it displays time using "telescopic...
Luxurylaunches.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2007
Michiel van den Brink had paid homage to the to the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO by creating his own designs for the car in 2006. Now his company Vandenbrink Design has the opportunity to build five of the GTOs, each one based on the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Two models revamped are: a 599 GTO with stock 6.0-liter V12 producing 650 hp, and the 630 GTO, which offers some manner of engine tune by EDO Competition...
Top Speed (Free subscription) | 10/10/2007
Posted on 10.10.2007 15:00 by Simona Alina Filed in: | Supercars / Exotic cars | ferrari 599 | car tuning | over $100K Vandenbrink Design joins the revival of special coachbuilding by presenting their design of the GTO, a tribute to the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. The GTO was designed in 2006 by Michiel van den Brink, who founded the Vandenbrink Design company with business partner Robert Koumans in the...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/10/2007
Last week, a whopping 93.5% of you agreed that the Jaguar E-type should be given a parking spot in our Fantasy Garage. To put that in perspective, the Ferrari 250 GTO , a car considered by many to be the greatest ever built, received a 95.2% positive vote. The Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe ? 93.9%. This week we're sponsoring a car for induction we bet will beat them all. That's right kids, it's Mercedes-Benz...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/10/2007
Dig the haunting piano theme, or just sit back and admire the digital rendering of Vandenbrink Design 's coachworks project . It's in honor of the Ferrari 250 GTO . Production starts on the first of five cars next year, with a top spec model producing 750 horsepower. Otherwise, think of the millions of dollars it'll take to put something like it in your driveway, either original or reproduced, and...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/10/2007
Back in 2006, when Michiel van den Brink revealed his designs for a tribute to the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO , Ferraristi were taken by its curvilinear sex appeal. So taken, that some offered their deep pockets in exchange for one in three dimensions. Now, it appears the designer's turned the spec project into a real, coachbuilding exercise. His company, Vandenbrink Design , announced today five of the...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/08/2007
Damon Hill talks to Simon Arron about racing his father’s Ferrari 250 GTO at the first Goodwood Revival meeting.
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 08/07/2007
What happens when the VW Vortex guys collide with the now defunct MPH A-squad? You get Motive , a new online magazine that can toss off pop- media references with the best ironic referrers, while getting elbow-deep into modern car stuff. In their premiere week, Motive takes a Ferrari 250 GTO replica to the high school from Ferris Bueller 's Day Off to see if Principal Rooney truly is a man of warmth...
