[Otello]

Well, I finally received that package coming from Australia, full of Pattos decals.

One of the decal sheet is dedicated to Ferrari GTOs, and fact is some of my almost finished projects are 3 GTOs: 2 1962(?) version, by Revell and Pink Car, plus a MRRC GTO/64 without decals.

Now, this is the Pattos sheet for GTOs:
(by the way, it is a good value for money: you may decorate many cars with this single sheet.)

I'd like some suggestions for the racing numbers of my 3 GTOs, (considering I made yet the 2 Monogram/MRRC GTO/64 #26 and #30), of course numbers related to a famous race; I prefere plain red Ferraris like official entries; I like too NART and Filipinetti liveries, but they are second choices unless they won an important race...
I'm sure Russell has the complete list of racing numbers for every GTOs on the planet!

Ciao
Otello

 

[McLaren]

I know someone who will know: 250GTO! (wow, I rhyme)

Seriously, give him a PM or email, but he'll probably see this post within the week anyway. He's a serious Ferrari nut, in fact he's just a car nut. And he knows pretty much everything...

Lotus

 

[Russell Sheldon]

Hi Otello

37 Ferrari 250 GTOs (excluding the SWB, LMB and other versions) were constructed between late 1961 and early 1964.

These were some of the race numbers of some of the cars which competed in the World Championship:-

#24 Phil Hill / Gendebien, 1962 Sebring 12 Hours 2nd (NART)
#86 Giorgio Scarlatti / Pietro Ferraro 1962 Targa Florio 4th
#19 Jean Guichet / Pierre Noblet, 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours 2nd (Noblet)
#22 "Eldé" / "Jean Beurlys", 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours 3rd (Equipe Nationale Belge)
#17 Bob Grossman / "Fireball" Roberts, 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours 6th (NART)
#3 Carlo Maria Abate, 1962 Trophée d'Auvergne 1st (Scuderia SSS Rep. di Venezi)
#8 Jean Guichet 1962 Trophée d'Auvergne 4th (Abate)
#15 Innes Ireland, 1962 Tourist Trophy 1st (UDT-Laystall)
#10 Graham Hill, 1962 Tourist Trophy 2nd (John Coombs)
#5 Mike Parkes, 1962 Tourist Trophy 3rd (Equipe Endeavour/Maranello)
#8 David Piper, 1962 Tourist Trophy 5th (David Piper)
#17 Bob Grossman, 1962 400 km Bridgehampton 2nd (Bob Grossman)
#57 Charlie Hayes / Ed Hugus, 1962 400 km Bridgehampton 3rd (Scuderia Bear)
#1 Pedro Rodriguez / Ricardo Rodriguez, 1962 1000 km de Paris, Montlhéry 1st (NART)
#11 John Surtees / Mike Parkes, 1962 1000 km de Paris, Montlhéry 2nd (Maranello Concessionaires)
#6 Jean Guichet / Pierre Noblet, 1962 1000 km de Paris, Montlhéry 4th (Jean Guichet)
#2 Lucien Bianchi / Willy Mairesse, 1962 1000 km de Paris, Montlhéry 5th (Equipe National Belge)

#18 Pedro Rodriguez, 1963 Daytona 3 Hours 1st (NART)
#29 Roger Penske, 1963 Daytona 3 Hours 1st (John Mecom)
#39 Pierre Noblet, 1963 Spa 500 Kilometres 2nd (Noblet)
#41 Jo Siffert, 1963 Spa 500 Kilometres 3rd (Ecurie Filipinetti)
#24 "Jean Beurlys" / Gerard Langlois von Ophem, 1964 Le Mans 24 Hours 2nd (Equipe Nationale Belge)
#11 Graham Hill, 1963 Tourist Trophy 1st (Maranello Concessionaires
#12 Mike Parkes, 1963 Tourist Trophy 2nd (John Coombs/Maranello Concessionaires)
#16 David Piper, 1963 Tourist Trophy 3rd (Fordwall Garage)

#30 Pedro Rodriguez / Phil Hill, 1964 Daytona 2000 Km 1st (NART)
#35 David Piper / Lucien Bianchi, 1964 Daytona 2000 Km 2nd (David Piper)
#20 Mike Parkes, 1964 Spa-Francorchamps 500 Km 1st (Maranello Concessionaires)
#21 Jean Guichet, 1964 Spa-Francorchamps 500 Km 2nd (Scuderia Filipinetti)
#22 Lorenzo Bandini, 1964 Spa-Francorchamps 500 Km 3rd (Scuderia Filipinetti)
#25 David Piper, 1964 Spa-Francorchamps 500 Km 4th (David Piper)

Please note that some of the cars were RHD.

With kind regards

Russell

 

[Tropi]

The usual sloppy work from Russell!

Missed out the famous No 7 from Revell

Please click link above for a fine discussion on origins of Pink Kar 250GTO mould.

 

[BEEJAY7]

Looks like a potential project Tropi!

Regards

Alan

 

[Mr.M]

QUOTE (Tropi @ 11 May 2004, 16:13)Missed out the famous No 7 from Revell

Please click link above for a fine discussion on origins of Pink Kar 250GTO mould.
I remember that thread!!

Great fun!!

"Oh no it isn't!!!"

"Oh yes it is"

It was around pantomime time too!!

Mr.M

 

[peter]

QUOTE (Russell Sheldon @ 11 May 2004, 12:29)Please note that some of the cars were RHD.
To say - 'well done' to russell is an understatement. Because he is spoiling us with his almost intimidatingly well informed responses. Does the man have an army of librarians working fulltime as his personal assistants or what???

Anyway - it might be very obvious - but I wonder what does 'RHD' mean?

- sorry if this is a stupid question...

//peter

 

[Race-Jan]

QUOTE (peter @ 11 May 2004, 19:23)QUOTE (Russell Sheldon @ 11 May 2004, 12:29)
Please note that some of the cars were RHD.
To say - 'well done' to russell is an understatement. Because he is spoiling us with his almost intimidatingly well informed responses. Does the man have an army of librarians working fulltime as his personal assistants or what???

Anyway - it might be very obvious - but I wonder what does 'RHD' mean?

- sorry if this is a stupid question...

//peter
Peter,

I have come to understand that the only stupid question there is, is the one you don't ask...

oh, by the way, RHD means Right Hand Drive

Jan

 

[peter]

Thanks Jan ...

//peter

 

[Otello]

Woh! Too much!
Thank a lot to Russell for the infos... and thanks to Peter for asking the "stupid question" in my place!

by the way, I remember the old thread about Revel and Pink Car, I have to say that thanks to that thread I realized my Pink Car was not so ugly, it just needed new decals!

Back to my choice, I'm in trouble: too many options...

The #7 could be a good one, but Russel is right: car #7 was not a 250 GTO but a 330 GT entered at Le Mans 1962

(The body looks just the same, anyway.)

Another good one could be #22, again at Le Mans 1962

For the GTO/64 I could choose #24 or #27, Le Mans 1964...

More suggestions?

Well, while I'm here, I'm wondering if the original livery of my Pink Car, #106 team Waltham, is a fantasy one or it was used in some race; maybe Targa Florio?

Thanks again and

Ciao
Otello

 

[Russell Sheldon]

Otello, that's a great website! The list I gave is by no means exhaustive; I just listed those races in which GTOs did particularly well.

With kind regards

Russell

 

[Otello]

QUOTE (Russell Sheldon @ 12 May 2004, 03:28)Otello, that's a great website! The list I gave is by no means exhaustive; I just listed those races in which GTOs did particularly well.
Russell, you've been more than helpful, as usual.

The problem now is I have too many options; maybe I have to get 10 or 20 more GTOs?
Well, why not?

Ciao
Otello

P.S. Glad you like the Ferrari model club site.