Rebel Rebel: Breadvan - The Most Recognizable Ferrari in the World

ISBN-10: 0981727077
ISBN-13: 9780981727073
Series: Rebel Rebel
Language: English
Published: 2010-05-27
Publisher: Parker House Publishing Incorporated,Csi
Author: Marc Sonnery

Description

1960. And Ferrari was at the top of its game - all- conquering in Formula 1, sports car and GT endurance racing. In 1961, in GT endurance races (example: Le Mans 24 Hours), the Ferrari 250GT SWB was the winning car by a country mile. For 1962 along came the mighty 250 GTO, arguably Ferrari's finest car of all time. But to buy a GTO you had to be on Enzo Ferrari's personal list. Wealthy racer Count Volpi of the Scuderia Serenisssima Republica Di Venezia was struck- off that list when found to be also in bed with the enemy: the upstart ATS, formed by newly fired Ferrari employees. No GTO for Volpi! So he built his own. This is the story. Volpi's GTO was a one-off re-work of a 250 GT, serial number 2819, clothed in the most outrageous, voluptuous body culminating at the rear with a dramatic, foreshortened, vertical Kamm-tail. Hence breadvan". Little has been written about this dramatic car and much of what has, is simple supposition and rumour. This book tells a new oral story that spans the globe; full of intrigue and drama. Sonnery has interviewed all the players, designers, builders, drivers, owners and Volpi himself.