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Fashion Accessories for the Motoring Gentleman from GTO London

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Men's Style

Some people are easier to shop for than others. Connoisseurs of fine wines, cognac, whisky, cigars and any of a dozen or more different forms of the finer things in life will be easy to please come the holiday season. Lovers of classic cars – be they owners themselves or simply enthusiasts – have no shortage of gift options available to them as well. Case in point the latest collection from GTO London.

Now those three letters will be immediately recognized by Ferrari fans as having adorned some of the most devastatingly quick vehicles ever produced in Maranello: the '60s-era 250 GTO, the 288 GTO of the '80s and the latest 599 GTO. These accessories for the motoring aficionado may not be licensed by the factory, but they certainly carry the same spirit.

GTO London is an offshoot of GTO Engineering, one of the world's experts in classic Ferrari restoration. Their range includes such items as cufflinks, wallets, tie pins and – suitably enough – keychains, of course. They're crafted from leather, silver, gold and even reclaimed "real Ferrari metal" from GTO's restoration projects.

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Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione at Brooklands Auction

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

Maybe in a perfect world we could all get our hands on an original Ferrari 250 GTO. Or maybe that would just spoil everything that makes the highly sought-after classic so special. Whichever way you look at it, $18 million is more money than most of us will ever see in our lives. And that's how much an original GTO was estimated to have traded for the last time one sold.

Call this, then, the next best thing. It's a replica, but it's not quite a fake. The owner started with an original Ferrari 330 GT and had it modified to resemble a GTO – specifically the only right-hand drive 4-liter V12 model Ferrari made to compete at Le Mans. Now it's due to cross the auction block on September 25 by Historics at Brooklands in England, where it's expected to fetch a more modest £240,000 ($377,000).

Gallery: 1965 Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione

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A Closer Look at the Ferrari 599 GTO

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Claiming the mantle of the fastest Ferrari ever made is no mean feat. And this is the car that did it: the new 599 GTO. Reviving the stoic nameplate from the 60s-era 250 GTO and the 80s-era 288 GTO, the new ultimate Ferrari packs a 660-horsepower, 6-liter V12 – an improved version of the engine originally developed for the Enzo – for a 3.3-second 0-60 run.

Unfortunately only 559 examples will be built, each fetching a price upwards of €300,000. So your best chance of seeing one very well may be in the new gallery of images which Ferrari has released.

Gallery: Ferrari 599 GTO

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Classic Pontiac Muscle Car Collection Up For Sale

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Jim Wangers' 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge – Click above for high-res image gallery

It's a little-known fact that classic and collectible car values have outperformed the stock market over the last few decades. Generally speaking, the very best examples of these fine automobiles go up for auction at specific events that take place just a few times each year, such as at Barrett-Jackson or Russo and Steele in Arizona.

Every once in a while, though, a collector finds a reason to either thin out his herd of cars or gets out of the business entirely. Such is the case with legendary advertising executive Jim Wangers, who worked with Pontiac during its heyday in the mid 1960s and early 1970s. As you might expect, Wangers owns quite a collection of classic Pontiac muscle cars and sportscars, and a number of them are now up for sale.

Included amongst the 10 machines Wangers currently has for sale are GTOs from 1965, 1966 and 1969. Also well represented are Firebirds (1967) and Trans Ams, including one from 1969, the iconic car's first year and the rarest vintage of all. See each machine in our high-res image gallery below.

Gallery: Jim Wangers' Pontiac Collection For Sale

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Ferrari 599 GTO Reportedly Already Sold Out

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Hoping to get your hands on a new Ferrari 599 GTO? Think again, because according to reports, it's already sold out. All 599 examples of it, at nearly half a million dollars apiece.

The new top-of-the-line supercar from Ferrari – the fastest they've ever made – made its first public outing last night at the Ducal Palace military academy in nearby Modena. There it was unveiled to a crowd of 500 customers by the company's top brass, including chairman Luca di Montezemolo, CEO Amedeo Felisa and vice-chairman Pierro Ferrari. The next stop will be its public unveiling at the Beijing auto show later this month.

Gallery: Ferrari 599 GTO presented at Modena's Ducal Palace Military Academy

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Ferrari Unveils the New 599 GTO

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If you're looking for the new king of the supercars, look no further, because this is it: the Ferrari 599 GTO. Based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, the GTO follows in the stoic path of the legendary 250 GTO and 288 GTO, three models separated by two decades each but which stood at the forefront of performance in their respective eras. And the 599 GTO is no different.

Bridging the gap between the production 599 GTB and the experimental 599XX, the 599 GTO benefits from that magic formula of less weight, more power. Improving on the Fiorano's 612-horsepower 6-liter V12, the GTO produces 661 prancing stallions, motivating 430 fewer pounds. The result is a 0-62 time of 3.35 seconds and a top speed in excess of 208 miles per hour.

Only 599 examples will be made, which is more than the Enzo, but probably less than demand. Pricing is tipped to come in just below the half-a-million-dollar mark, making it less expensive than the Enzo as well. And at 1 minute, 24 seconds, the GTO is also faster than the Enzo around Ferrari's private Fiorano test track. And that's no mean feat.

Gallery: Ferrari 599 GTO

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Leaked Price Sheet Forecasts the $430,000 Ferrari 599 GTO

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It's usually only prospective customers who get to the stage that they're shown the full pricing list for a new supercar. For them, price is generally no object. But the options list with full pricing has apparently leaked onto the internet before the actual car has in this case.

What we're dealing with here is the Ferrari 599 GTO. The ultimate iteration of the 599 GTB Fiorano, the GTO revives a nameplate made famous on the 288 GTO from the 1980s and the highly coveted 250 GTO from the 1960s. You can bet Ferrari has been hard at work turning the V12 gran turismo into a performance machine worthy of those three magic letters, but you can also expect it to cost rather dearly.

The base price for the 599 GTO, according to the leaked document, comes in at 319,495 euros, or nearly $430,000 in American funds. But if you want something as frivolous as, say...four-point racing harnesses to keep you and your lucky passenger in place for the ride, that'll cost you another 2990 euros, or nearly four grand. Full leather or Alcantara micro-suede interiors are also available at 4425 euros ($6k) and 3708 euros ($5k) respectively. The list goes on and on, and you can check it out by clicking the thumbnail image to view in full.

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