A Ferrari GTO with a difference

The TT Celebration race on Sunday featured a number of Ferrari's fabled 250GTO's. The GTO64 bodied example (SN4399GT) owned by Sir Anthony Bamford won the race and I'm wondering if in the process it  became the first chassis to win both an original Goodwood TT and a revival TT although it's original win was with a 62 body? Will have to look into that.

As well as the 250GTO's and the  330LMB SN4381 SA (a Goodwood regular) there was another GTO, 4561SA with the registration 330GTO. The registration gives this away as being one of three of four GTO's fitted with the reported 400bhp four litre Super America engine (making it some 100bhp more powerful than a regular GTO). Even here this particular car is a little different, as unlike other GTO's it was conceived as a road car from the start.

Ferrari 250GTOs at Goodwood

Classic Cars magazine's news preview of the Goodwood Revival meet has indicated that up to nine Ferrari 250GTOs will be competing in the Blue Riband Royal Automobile Club TT celebration race. Not sure if that is accurate (or possibly includes the 330LMB and the 250SWB based Breadvan), but it is sure to be an impressive line up for a race that is some say (and I don't doubt) has a grid worth over £100 million.

I will be at the Revival on Sunday and possibly Saturday as well. To wet peoples appetites, after the jump there are a few pictures from last years Revival.