Ferrari 250 GTO '62

The Ferrari 250 GTO '62 is a race car produced by Ferrari. It appears in Gran Turismo 6, Gran Turismo Sport (as part of Update 1.23), and Gran Turismo 7. Prior to GT7, it was known as the Ferrari 250 GTO CN.3729GT '62.
The in-game inclusion is chassis #3729GT, car #20 originally owned and driven by John Coombs.
==In-game description==
=== Car Index (GT7) ===
"An ultra-popular car built to win the GT Class International Championship title."
Car fans consider any Ferrari to be an object of desire, but the 250 GTO is a special car, born in the early '60s where the borderline between a racing car and a road car was vague. This was the most popular car from that period.
The '250' in its name points to the displacement of 250 cc per cylinder, for a total of 3 liters across its 12 cylinders. GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omologato; a homologation model for GT racing. As the name implies, it was a car announced in 1962 that was developed to win the GT class title in international production sportscar racing.
The car is based on the agile 250 GT SWB, with weight reduction modifications on its tubular steel frame. The body was all aluminum, and the front nose was long and low in order to raise aerodynamic performance. The tail end was in a 'coda tronca' form, with large bulges for the rear fenders that allowed space for larger tires. The ride height of the car was also dropped by 90 mm. It uses a Testarossa engine with a dry-sump and 6 carburetors, with an output of 295 BHP. Selecting the highest-speed gear from a selection of 8 available final gears enabled the car to reach a top speed of 300 km/h.
Only 39 250 GTOs were ever produced, which was not enough for homologation by itself. Ferrari got around this by expressing that the car was a variation of the 250 GT SWB. Once this was accepted and the car entered racing, the 250 GTO won the international series championship 3 years in a row from 1962.
All 39 of the cars produced still exist today, and the 3729GT included in the game is a right-hand drive model delivered to the UK in 1962. It was once raced in a Ferrari semi-works team, and has achieved podium finishes in a number of British races.
=== Café Conversations (GT7) ===
==== Shiro Nakamura ====
Perhaps you knew this, but the 250 GTO was built by Scaglietti, not Pininfarina. In terms of design, proportions and texture... It is your typical 1960s Grand Touring car, in a good way, of course! Compared with the classic SWBs which preceded it... The 250 GTO sported a longer nose, lower stance, and a 'coda tronca' rear. Attention was paid to aerodynamics. The dynamism created by the large front and rear fenders is incredible. It's simply gorgeous when viewed from the rear quarter angle. Distinguishing features include... The three air intakes on the hood and the exhausts on the rear fender. In preserving Ferrari's established design theme, while responding to the demands of racing... The 250 GTO managed to strike a unique balance. In fact, this balance is what makes it so appealing, and so popular as a classic Ferrari.
==Acquisition==
==Pictures==
250 GTO GT League ♯3.jpg|GT League Racing Stripe Livery #1; the Ferrari logo added on this livery's rear plate does not fully cover the "250 GTO" text.
250 GTO GT League ♯7.jpg|GT League Racing Stripe Livery #2
250 GTO GT League ♯19.jpg|GT League Racing Stripe Livery #3
== Trivia ==
* At 20,000,000 Credits, it holds the record for the most expensive race car in the series.
* In GT7, unusually for a race car, a widebody and license plates can be applied.
==Notes==
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