Ferrari supercars on display at new Maranello exhibition | Car Talk - Car News Mar 2013

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15:28 Tuesday 12 May 2015

Ferrari has launched a new exhibition at its Maranello museum, which retraces the story of all of the firm's limited edition models.

The exhibition, entitled "Ferrari Supercar. Technology. Design. Myth" was opened by Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo on 8 March, and includes cars ranging from the legendary 250 GTO of the 1960s right up to the brand-new LaFerrari, which was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month.

In addition to a selection of the car's legendary road cars, a number of the firm's F1 racers are also on display, as well as special track-oriented models such as the GTO Evoluzione, the F40 Competizione and the FXX.

The exhibition runs until 30 September.

Scroll down to look through some of the stunning metal on display at the exhibition.

 

Ferrari 250 GTO

250 GTO

The 250 GTO is perhaps the most iconic car ever to come out of Maranello. Only 36 examples were ever produced, making it one of the most collectible Fezzas ever made -- a fact which was illustrated last year when a 250 GTO once driven by Stirling Moss was sold for £22.7million, becoming the most expensive car ever sold.


 

288 GTO

GTO

The GTO, also known as the 208 GTO, was Ferrari's ill-fated Group B racing car. The project was begun in 1983 but by the time the car was finished, the FIA had abandoned Group B racing. The car was launched instead as a road-going model in 1984 and was fitted a 2.8-litre twin-turbo V8 which developed 400bhp.


 

F40

F40

Thought by many to be the greatest supercar ever made, the F40's twin-turbo V8 developed 478bhp and was good for 201mph. Although originally planned as a limited run of 400 cars, such was the demand for the F40 that Ferrari churned out 1315 examples between 1987 and 1992.


 

F50

F50

The successor to the F40 was built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ferrari. Billed as an F1 car for the road, the F50's 4.7-litre V12 developed 513bhp and could rev up to 8,500rpm. Only 349 examples were produced.


 

Enzo

Enzo

The Enzo was effectively the replacement for the F50 and was launched back in 2002. It was fitted with a 6.0-litre V12 engine developing 651bhp, could hit 60mph in 3.1 seconds and flat out could achieve a top speed in excess of 217mph.


 

599 FXX

599XX Evo

The 599XX Evo was built specifically for track use and, as a result, could not legally be used on the roads. On its debut the 599XX broke the Nurburgring lap record thanks to its naturally-aspirated 730bhp V12 engine.


 

F40 Competizione

F40 Competizione

Developed as a track-based version of the F40 at the request of French racing team Michelotto, who wanted to enter the car in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the F40 Competizione was a more powerful version of the F40 LM which had already found success on the track.


 

FXX

FXX

The FXX was a high-performance prototype racer based on the Enzo. Only 30 were built and all were equipped with a 6.3-litre V12 engine developing 789bhp.

 


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