This distinctive 288 GTO featured right here courtesy of Broad Arrow Auctions, with chassis quantity 54809, is a primary instance of Ferrari craftsmanship. It boasts a placing Rosso Corsa exterior and an opulent Pelle Nera (black leather-based) inside with uncommon pink cloth seat inserts.

Geared up with optionally available air con and power-electric home windows, this explicit mannequin provides a contact of consolation to enrich its uncompromising efficiency. Initially imported to Switzerland by S.A.V.A.F., it discovered its option to its first proprietor, Hainer Wiesendanger, by way of Graber Vehicle Ltd. in March 1985.

All through its historical past, the automotive handed by way of the arms of varied collectors and sellers. Notably, it made its option to the UK, then to Tokyo-based collector Hideyasu Ohba, and finally returned to the UK in 2006.

Through the years, it obtained meticulous care and upkeep from revered Ferrari collectors and specialists. In 2015, it was acquired by a collector in California, who continued to offer top-notch servicing by way of GTO Engineering in Los Angeles.

Chassis 54809 joined its present proprietor in Might 2022 and is among the most extensively documented and preserved Ferrari 288 GTOs in existence. Its impeccable situation is supported by a Ferrari Classiche Purple Guide certifying its unique parts and repair historical past, in addition to a complete file containing service stamps, invoices, and communications. Lately, it underwent servicing at Ferrari of Newport Seashore, together with a radical inspection and situation report by esteemed skilled Joe Sackey.

With its originality, matching numbers, distinctive options, low mileage, and esteemed lineage of earlier homeowners and upkeep, chassis 54809 is undeniably some of the outstanding Ferrari 288 GTOs obtainable. Full with its spare elements, instruments, and proprietor’s manuals, this excellent automobile presents a uncommon alternative to accumulate a really unique and traditionally important Ferrari.

This 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO is about to cross the public sale block at this 12 months’s Monterey Public sale subsequent month from August 17 to 18. The automotive is predicted to fetch $4,250,000 – $4,750,000.

Supply: Broad Arrow Auctions