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Top 10: Greatest-Ever Ferrari Cars!

By Kyle Luck
Choosing ten Ferraris for a greatest catalogue raisonn should be easy. It isn’t. Ferrari is a brand that defines passion and as such whatever choices we make here there are certain to be many who will difference of opinion them.As such we’ve not included Ferrari’s racing cars; that’s an unreservedly different list which would obviously encompass some of the latest F1 cars as well as beautiful model and endurance racers like the F333 SP, Dino 268 SP and the 330 P4. As opposed to, we’ve concentrated on the accepted greats and cars that have been worthy to the company technologically, or in sales. We wish you agree with our selection which is in no particular edict - but understand that it’s unlikely. We've also supplied links to Auto Purchaser so you can find out how much these cars are second-hand (intimate: usually quite a lot!).


Ferrari F40F40
Unveiled themselves by Enzo Ferrari himself on 12 March 1987 the F40 was built to observe 40 years of Ferrari. With a quoted top expedite of 199mph its twin turbocharged, combine intercooled, 2.8-litre V8 locomotive was a development of the 288 GTO’s. In the F40 it produced 478bhp, giving this route racer savage performance. 62mph was reached in condign 4.6 seconds - it doubling that to 124mph in 11 seconds wooden. Constructed using a mix of composite materials and sword alloy tubes the F40 weighed in at righteous 1254kg. Its raw, stripped interior helped keep the mass down - making no concessions to comfort.

Indeed, the F40 represented a freezing opposite to the contemporary Porsche 959’s extraordinary technical sophistication and comfort, yet its inhuman performance and aggressive styling saw it go on to become a tremendous sales attainment where the Porsche floundered. A total of 1311 were built between 1987 and 1992, making it one of Ferrari’s most thriving specials in both sales and profitability.


Ferrari DinoDino.  Photo by Bruce WhitakerSay Dino to a Ferrari head and it’s highly likely that this is the car they’ll think of. That’s in the face the fact that the Dino name has been used on several occasions throughout Ferrari’s information. Yet the Dino never, ever wore the prancing horse badge of Ferrari when it sinistral the factory, enthusiasts putting them on afterwards. First shown in concept 206 GT Speciale appear at the 1965 Paris Salon, the first formation cars followed in 1967. Power for the untimely Dino 206 GT models was from a mid-mounted 2.0-litre V6 machine producing just 180bhp. Only 152 206 models were built before the locomotive was enlarged to 2.4-litres, raising power to 195bhp. The Dino’s image number changed to 246 to imitate the larger engine, with other changes including a wider watch and increased wheelbase. The open GTS ideal joined the range in 1972, it specifically popular in the USA. It may never have been badged Ferrari, but there’s no mistaking the bloodline of this achingly spectacular and highly sought after car.


Ferrari 308/328308/328.  Photo by Perry Stern
This is perhaps the archetypal Ferrari, the formulate that people immediately associate with the marque. Made illustrious through its role in "Magnum" television series the 308/328 cars are still today commonly referred to as the ‘Magnum’ cars. And it is a appealing shape, sharing visual cues with the Dino before it. Its mechanicals came from the edgy, unloved 308 GT4 and untimely cars featured glassfibre bodies – to the fear of many Ferrari customers. They’re now the more sought after cars, as the metal bodies from 1977 are susceptible to rust. Power for the 308 came from a transversely mounted 3.0-litre V8, hence the 308 beau id designation - the 328 from 1985 featuring a 3.2-litre mechanism. Power varied from 255bhp in the early cars to 214bhp in later models - due to the introduction of K-Jetronic nourishment injection in 1980 over the previous Weber carburettors. Ferrari solved this with a 32-valve govern in 1982 boosting power back to 240bhp. Later 328s produced as much as 270bhp, the 308/328 series cars proving hugely famous over their 1975-1989 production run. In total Ferrari sold over 21,000 examples in both GTB Berlinetta coupe put together and also GTS with its removable roof panel.

Ferrari 288 GTO288 GTO.  Photo by Michael Meredith
It may look almost identical to the 308/328 cars, but the 288 GTO was a entirely different proposition. Introduced in 1984 the 288 GTO was meagre to just 273 examples, it uneaten a highly coveted car among Ferrari collectors today. The 400bhp from its longitudinally mounted 2.8-litre, four cam, four valve per cylinder, V8 apparatus is achieved by the adoption of two turbochargers and intercoolers these allowing the 288 GTO to sprint to 62mph in 4.8 seconds and onto a extreme speed of 188mph. Its backbone construction was of tubular knife, but fibreglass and Kevlar were also used to keep bias as low as possible. Its beautiful, muscular looks belie its vindictive performance, as does its interior, which, incompatible with its F40 descendant features proper door pulls, handles and carpets. In every way the 288 GTO lives up the praiseworthy GTO badge that has always represented Ferrari’s most extreme sporting cars, though such is the stride of progress a current F430 will outperform it in every field.


Ferrari 250 GTO250 GTOThe most revered letter and legions combination in Ferrari’s history the 250 GTO was Enzo Ferrari’s come back with to a change in sports car racing rules introducing a new Total Turismo category. That’s the G and T of GTO taken misery of, the ‘O’ representing omologata or homologated. This allowed Ferrari to take the GTO racing, where it dominated. Power for this well-known car came from a 3.0-litre V12 almost identical that of all the 250 series cars but featuring higher gravy cams and larger valves, with it all fed by no less than six Weber carburettors. As stimulating as its engine is it’s the 250 GTO’s beautiful lines that espy it so legendary. The hand sculpted aluminium panels clothing its tubular building might have been formed to cleave the air efficiently, but the aspect they produce is sensational. Built in teensy-weensy numbers the GTO might have been a road racer, but it also fulfilled its Total Turismo role perfectly. Effectively replaced by the mid-engined 250 LM in 1963 the 250 GTO remains the clean grail among Ferrari collectors. And they’re prepared to pay £millions for them.


Ferrari DaytonaDaytona.  Photo by Perry SternDaytona. Photo by Perry SternAn established Ferrari archetypal the 365 GTB/4 Daytona was so named to eulogize Ferrari’s triple success in the American 24 hour stock. Its 4.4-litre, V12 engine is mounted under its impossibly covet bonnet in a time when competitors like the Lamborghini Muira were adopting a mid-engined layout. Even so, that V12 produces a more than substantial 348bhp, allowing the Daytona to reach 170mph and sprint to 60mph in 6.1 seconds – bettering its then rivals. Portentous as that performance is the Daytona isn’t an easy car to indicate quickly. The five-speed transmission is upon, and the steering leaden, but it was the undisputed fly like the wind king among its contemporaries. Around 1300 were built between 1968 and 1973, pre-‘71 cars featuring perspex enclosed jovial housings – later cars featuring pop-up units. A spider scale model was offered for a short time, their handiwork numbering 124, meaning that they’re both sought after by collectors and that a calculate of GTB coupes have been converted latterly to drop-top specifying.


Ferrari 550 Maranello550 MaranelloIntroduced in 1996 the 550 represented something of a switch in Ferrari’s philosophy for its flagship sports coupes. Its forefather, the Testarossa and its 512 TR and F512 M developments were mid-engined machines, the 550 Maranello wealthy back to the front-engined layout of cars like the Daytona. Its 5.5-litre V12 machine is effectively mid-mounted though, being positioned as far back as credible under that long bonnet. It produces 479bhp, more than enough to get moving the 550 Maranello to beyond 190mph and to 62mph in 4.6 seconds. Significantly, Ferrari’s sentence to re-adopt the front engined layout was vindicated by the particulars it could lap around Ferrari’s own Fiorano test track 3.5 seconds quicker than the mid-engined F512 M that it replaced.The styling might not be Ferrari’s most talented, but the 550 is such an accomplished supercar it’s finicky to ignore - the fantastic chassis underlined Ferrari’s dominance in the supercar taste. A historically significant and brilliant car, Ferrari meditating enough of to name it after its Maranello home.


Ferrari 250 California Spyder 250 California Spyder.  Photo by Michael MeredithAmerica is an weighty market for Ferrari, so when the US concessionaires ask the factory for something they on the whole respond. That is exactly why this car exists. Based on the 250 GT SWB the California Spyder was built by Ferrari for its rich customers wanting an open-top car to relish in California’s warm climate. It’s an self-satisfaction in this list as historically it’s perhaps not that significant, but it’s unquestionably...

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