1985 Ferrari 288 GTO Coupe

Ferrari's initial planned production figure for the 288 GTO was limited to 200 examples, and all were immediately spoken for upon their announcement. Enzo Ferrari individually authorized an additional 72 cars for VIPs, such as Niki Lauda.

Brentwood Volvo's allocation for their 288 GTO was purchased by Eddie Regner. He and his son planned a trip to Italy where they would take delivery of the 288 GTO in Modena. The Regners were taken on an all access tour of the factory and witnessed the majority of the 272, 288 GTOs in their various stages of assembly.

On May 27th, 1985, the car was signed out of the factory, specifying Eddie Regner's name on the original factory invoice. Upon its arrival in the United States, it was taken to Berlinetta Motorcars of Long Island, New York, to be federalized - during the process, Eddie's name was stamped on a plate in the door jamb which is still present today. As part of the process, its odometer fascia had been converted to appear to read in miles, but with their minimalistic approach, only the fascia was changed and the instrument continues to count kilometers.

After years of minimal use, the car was put into storage in a climate controlled garage in the mid-1990s. It would remain there until recently. Currently, it has just 7,500 kilometers on the odometer. It has had just one owner since new.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2016