Abandoned 250 GTO

How can you think this is not a repost on a Ferrari forum?

 

I do wonder what happened with the VW "variant".

 

It was somewhere in the vintage forum... IIRC, the young man in the red shoes is Napolis

 

James should know , he is standing by the car

 

can someone post the link?

 

3589GT
http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detail/3589GT.250GTO.htm

 

mechanic at our ranch worked on the engine while it was at victoria HS, also said he donated 3 crate ferrari V12 engines

 

link states

"72 - 86 - for years set out on a trailer in a grass field"

Those pix posted above are not from 1986 but could be early 70s. Thus, are pix on trailer as it entered the field???

 

With flat tires on the trailer?

Pretty sure Napolis would know for sure.

 

Napolis!!! We need you ASAP. Until he arrives, I did find this thread:
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86367&highlight=3589GT

 

None of the GTO's linked so far have the three slots on the fender, only two. But I really don't know what I'm talking about. It looks closer to this one.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=172715

 

Maybe they changed to 2 during the resto, did they originally have 2 or 3?

 

Mods,

I'm relatively new here, but shouldn't this thread be in the Vintage forum? It seems it is "model specific", which is opposite of this forum's title. Thanks.

-Steve

 

our family has been is south texas for years, we have family members and friends that know the car from it's victoria high scholl days.

but from all questions, most remember it as a "foreign" car and not much more.

sure, today, we look back in awe, but for those that had it as a "body", at the time, it had no major awe.

 

Nice catch! Though like you I have no idea if this is significant or not. Napolis!!!

 

IIRC that one was used as a school driver car in Texas
... Go figure ...some guys actually learned how to drive in a GTO !!!

who can make that claim; my first ride was a GTO

Now I feel sorry for whoever donated that car to a High School.

 

I don't, all the more reasons to love Texas.

 

Yup, but I left in 7th grade; been trying to get back ever since.

Where is Napolis?!

 

Excuse my ignorance but can someone explain why GTOs were not really wanted back then?

 

Er, I think you'll find I posted them first, Wayne. These ex Randy Berry photos were sent me by a P4 replica owner Rod Bender.

See: http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=134906324&postcount=17 .... So who was 'lifting' photos ?

 

They were just old racing cars, no one wanted them, they were un competitive and not suited to street use

 

Story has it that Enzo Ferrari offered David Piper 4 250GTO's for £12k in the late '60's, along with enough spares to build 2 more.....nothing like yesterday's unwanted racers!