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Ten classic Ferrari cars that prove it’s the marque to beat
Don’t you hate it when you build an exotic racing special, only for its intended category to tank? Still, few begrudged Ferrari’s effort at fielding a machine for the fledgling Group B series – largely because the result was the magnificent 288GTO. A mere 200 road-going examples were built to qualify the model for competition and, boy, were they mighty. Loosely derived from the existing 308GTB, the 288 was a fearsome track beast in the grand tradition of the GTO – a featherweight racer with 400bhp of turbocharged V8 power that would shove you into the nearest tree if you so much as blinked at the wrong moment.
From Sixties stunners to Nineties nutters, the Italians know how to make ’em Sports cars come and sports cars go, but only the best endure as legends. You know, the kind of hallowed machines that grace posters for decades, young boys pouring over their every detail, fenders and all. And, when it comes to iconic motors, Ferrari has built more than any other marque: from race-bred GTs to world-beating supercars, the house of the Prancing Horse has long been the marque of distinction when it comes to automotive exotica. Don’t believe us? Here are ten of the greatest Ferrari cars to prove it.