Hot on the heels of last year's unique Ferrari P4/5, built for James Glickenhaus, comes this year's Specially Built Ferrari for a North American Customer. The above is a rendering of what will eventually be dubbed the Ferrari 600 GTO. There has never been a car for which the letters 'GTO' signified anything other than automotive happiness. When those letters follow anything with a Ferrari badge, they are all the sweeter. The 600 GTO will keep its mod-cons inside, but wear nothing other than carbon fiber outside. In addition to the 285 kg in lost weight, it also gets a lowered suspension, aero modifications, and almost 25% more downforce front and rear at 200 kph. Hope Rumor has it that the person behind the commission wants to revive the Ferrari North American Race Team (NART). Founded by Ferrari dealer Luigi Chinetti in 1958, the team raced until 1982 with some of the finest Ferraris and drivers the world has known.
Three 600 GTO's were commissioned nine months ago. Its coming out party will be at the Frankfurt Auto Show on September 12. Fingers. Crossed. Now.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
LegacyB442 @ May 6th 2007 5:13PM
More please I'l like to see some more!!!
Richard Owen @ May 6th 2007 6:43PM
All this info comes from a member of street fire:
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Where is the accountability here? Ferrari would never authorize the marks NART or GTO.
John Paul Rowan @ May 6th 2007 7:29PM
If memory serves me correctly NART was not ever officially controlled by Ferrari, so I would say that it is not up to Ferrari to decide. And look at the P4/P5. If it brings good press to Ferrari they will allow it.
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Richard Owen @ May 6th 2007 8:56PM
If not Ferrari, then the Chinetti family.
Phillip @ May 6th 2007 11:53PM
hey Autoblog... you know by up-ing the brightness and contrast a bunch, you get this:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/texanidiot25/ferrari_600.jpg
Jeremy @ May 9th 2007 11:53AM
What car will this be based on? I have heard rumors of a 599 GTB and 612 Scagletti