The 288 always struck me as the best looking Ferrari from my childhood. Its wider and not as blocky as the 308, but still a bit chunkier than the F40. Just the right amount of 1980's DNA in it!
I was just thinking Alain would have enjoyed a much more "stimulating" drive a few months later in the year. He has always been one of my favorite 2 or 3 narrators of automotive history. Weather or not, this was an excellent view of a spectacular car.
Just found out about Alain's passing. R.I.P. Like many others, I enjoyed your skill and smooth delivery on car reviews. I much enjoyed your Victory by Design series. You are greatly missed.
Thank you Alan! One of the most magnificent Ferrari's ever. The 250 GTO, 275, the Daytona, F40 and the 288 GTO are, as the Brits would say, "Proper Ferrari's"! The road and scenery were stunning.
Fantastic video - thank you for posting this. Wonderful to see Alain de Cadenet again! The Victory by Design series with AdC still stands the test of time as a highlight for car nuts. Kudos to the owner of this 288GTO for allowing it to be driven, and in bad weather no less.
Wow the Evo 288 GTO 2000 lbs and 650 HP = a monster and 225 mph Very impressed they took one of these gems out in funky weather. I always enjoy Alain's commentary his voice and knowledge is the best. Thank you this is so cool.
Just found out that unfortunately he passed away. I have such fond memories of watching his victory by design series as a kid, if anything he molded my taste in cars.
I loved the simplicity of that series; informative chat about the history of the marque, followed by a sequence of the cars being driven hard, with no music overlay - just the raw engine noise. Beautiful.
This is the best video on this car I have seen. Alain is knowledgable without being boring and this episode simply delivers a rich engagement seldom encounrtered on RU-vid.
It’s good to see Alain again. Slightly older (as are we all) but just as full of passion, exuberance, and pure love of great cars as ever. A true gentleman racer with encyclopedic knowledge. Best wishes, good sir.
Just learned of Mr. de Cadenet's passing, and this is the first video that came to mind, because it seems it wasn't all that long ago... Race in Peace, legend.
I was sorry to hear of the death of Alain de Cadenet. A fine driver whose enthusiasm and knowledge shine through here; and in all else he did. A gentleman.
Outro scene like Tolkien; credits full of evocative names. What a fitting tribute to arguably the most beautiful expression ever of the automotive sporting aesthetic.
Tremendous video. The 288 GTO is by far the best Turbo charged car sound I have ever heard in a street car. I know I will never own a 250 GTO, but with some good wealth management/growth I may be able to swing a 288 GTO in a few years. That is my target Halo Ferrari (a guy who owns a '09 430 Scud and a '19 488 Spider).
There is a millionaire guy from my hometown that owned a bunch of McDonald's restaurants that bought one of these--the 288 GTO. I saw it on the road a few times tooling about town--quite a sight driving down the city's main row where nothing more exotic than a Cadillac regularly had been. He also bought one of the first modern Studebaker Avantis that came off the line in Youngstown Ohio. I could only watch in awe and did not try to catch this thing that was so exotic in my anemic little Iron Duke Chevrolet Monza. It was fun to see. I have also seen a 512 Berlinetta up close also, owned by this little Italian man who was a mortician in my hometown--he was a motorhead who still owned his first car, a T-bucket hotrod with an Olds engine and an Offy intake--straight 1950s. I wish that 288 GTO was still around.
...and lets not forget just how bloody handsome this thing is! She's one of my childhood heroes and remains my favourite Ferrari to this day. - Nice video!
What a brilliantly shot video .....the fog on the roadway and the host so knowledgeable....the view through the rear glass facing the driving direction and those drone footage! The twin turbo Ferrari sound!
Alain de Cadenet could review a blender and I would watch the whole thing. Also, what a car. I don’t know what I like more, the exterior, interior, or the sound.
When I was a child, I first saw a Ferrari in a neighborhood garage. I had only seen these car in movies. No internet, no pic. I remember the amazement and wonder : ''Wow''. My friends and I tried to see the interior and the speedometer, to see the maximum speed.
Never seen this group's videos before, but the production quality is simply superb and de Cadenet delivers -- many terrific word choices in his descriptions. The drone shot at the end is sublime!
Great presenter, great cinema photography, great editing, great car. The eery, gloomy, grey background with a touch of red from the car, cam covers, dash lights and Alains attire…Godspeed
Thank you ！Petrolicious！You lead me here so that I see the magazine-image cars in my childhood which are breathing and roaring ones now！ They are alive now for me！Thank you！
It's very rare to see such passionate elderly man. This man should be a presenter on an automotive program. I can sit all day and listen to him talking about cars. EDIT: I looked him up, he's really a presenter, lol!
If I was a multi billionaire he would be my Alfred. He’s perfect! Life experience, calm demeanor. It’s crazy because I started watching the video because of the car then continued watching because of him. Absolute legend
Victory By Design was my favorite car show of so many years ago. And I just found out by looking at this video today that he is no longer with us. Awful times in the world these days and now I find this. RIP 😢
Alan deCadenet is the sam age as me. He looks 1000% better than me, lol. I met him at the Monterey Historics back in the 90s. What a nice, friendly man.
Amazing! Stunning! I remember seeing the GTO only on magazine pages when I was a boy. I've seen many Ferraris and even driven, but the GTO is a legend to me, although I've never seen one up close.
This is hands down the most beautiful car i have ever put my eyes on, yes its subjective and down to taste but for me this is peak design beauty. Anything matches perfectly and they got quite a grunt out of that small v8. Non of ferraris successor cars ever meet this level of perfection in design (at least imo). That said, a lot of the homologation cars from any company are just the most amazing cars ever designed. As they have been designed for a sole purpose in mind and nothing would distract from that, no cost cutting, nothing... which made those cars simple put perfection on wheels.
Absolutely stunning!!The only thing missing is bigger wheels!!These 16" Speedlines are way too small and don't do this beauty any justice!In terms of looks,design and performance though only the allmighty Testarossa which came out a year earlier could compare to the 288 GTO!It was also the fastest Ferrari until the F40 was launched in 1987.What a great pity like you said that such a car didn't finally make it to Group B racing series!You see after Henri Toivonen's death in Corsica in May 1986 Group B ceased to exist! Gongrats on your review of the car and your choice of scenery monsieur de Cadenet!!
This era of "manual everything" Ferrari is amazing. No traction control or ABS, yet still modern enough to be usable. The 308's and 328's are such underrated cars as well. Reliable, easy to work on, handle on a rails and drop dead gorgeous to look at. And in comparison to the 288, affordable.
