[MOC] Ferrari 288 GTO

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Hello Ferrari and Speed Champions fans,

The Ferrari GTO (often referred to as Ferrari 288 GTO) (Type F114) is an exotic homologation version of the Ferrari 308 GTB produced from 1984 until 1987 in Ferrari's Maranello factory. It was designated GT for Gran Turismo and O for Omologata (homologated in Italian). Building instructions are available on the following lins:

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-201540/_TLG_/ferrari-288-gto

It is a studless build in 8 studs wide Speed Champions style, and it is some kind of update of my earlier 308 GTB model with some newly released parts, but it is a different car. I minimized the use of stickers to keep the flexibility of the used parts in further builds.

My intent was to keep the width-length-height ratio of the real car and this size makes it possible. The model contains lots of details: for example the air vents on the hood, the front bumper with the turn signal lights, the tilted front grill, the turn signal lights on the front side, the black stripe on the sides, the side-view mirrors, the tiltable seats etc.. Maybe the most challenging one was the iconic rear side with the vehicle registration plate, here there is a half stud offset. I tried to fill every unnecessary gaps and therefore some tricky build techniques are used.

The model has space for two minifigures. I suggest to use small hairs. Without the seats minifigures with bigger hairs can be used too if they are leaned back (in some cases the black 2x1 tiles have to be removed too).

Thanks for visiting,
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Ferrari 288 GTO - Instructions 01 by László Torma, on Flickr

Ferrari 288 GTO - Instructions 02 by László Torma, on Flickr

Ferrari 288 GTO - Instructions 03 by László Torma, on Flickr

Ferrari 288 GTO - Instructions 04 by László Torma, on Flickr

Ferrari 288 GTO - Instructions 05 by László Torma, on Flickr

Ferrari 288 GTO - Instructions 06 by László Torma, on Flickr

Ferrari 288 GTO - Instructions 07 by László Torma, on Flickr

[Feuer Zug]

One of the original supercars. You captured the 288 GTO well, including the subtle and not-so subtle differences from the 308 GTB.

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@Feuer Zug Thank you! Firstly I just wanted to test the new wedges on my 308 GTB, but then I thougth it would be more fun to modify some other details as well and to build this car. I checked all the differencies carefully, and worked hard to make them clean and accurate, the rear bumper was really tricky :)