Box Model #8409 - Ferrari 250 GTO - Tourist Trophy Winner 1963
From 1955 to 1961 the world championship was awarded to manufacturers based on the results of five or six major races. The top class was ususally made of open-top front-engined race cars ("barchettas"). This includes the Jaguar C & D-types, Ferrari Testarossa, and Maserati Tipo 61. There were always GT cars in these races, and while these cars were awarded class victories in the various events, there was no overall championship.
It is important to note that at this same time, Formula 1 was in its 1.5 litre era. While there were some very good 1.5L cars and drivers, the overall spectacle was diminished. Sportscars took advantage of this situation and brought back some of the excitement.
The 1962 season there would be a World GT championship, and the schedule expanded to include several GT-only events. The Ferrari GTO was designed for this purpose. It was developed as an evolution of the 250 SWB, and thus the production of that base model counted toward the 100-car minimum. Enzo always gets hammered by the history books for "cramming" the homologation of the GTO through the FIA, but in fact the GTO was within the spirit of the rules. The GTO did share essentially the same chassis and base engine as the 250 SWB, but with a completely different body. (Shelby would do the same exercise with their 'Daytona' Cobras a two years later.)
The Italian 1:43 diecast industry took a major step forward in the mid 1980's with the launch of the first "Box" Model, item #8401. This series of GTO's listed below were issued with race-authentic factory-applied decals. This was a major advance from the Solido and Vitesse products, which were shipped as blank cars with a decal sheet. The package was originally all paper and cardboard, but a plastic case was later deveoped. This same case is used to this day by "Best" model.
The "Box" line of GTO's includes many notable World Chanpionship apperances, including the debut class win by the NART team at Sebring 1962.
Box Model Ferrari 250 GTO | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| Ferrari 250 GTO | Prova | 8401 |  | ||
| DNF | Ferrari 250 GTO Innes Ireland  Masten Gregory  | 20 GT 3.0 | Le Mans 1962 | 8402 |  |
| 5 | Ferrari 250 GTO David Piper | 16 GT 3.0 | Tourist Trophy 1963 | 8403 |  |
| DNF | Ferrari 250 GTO John Surtees | 6 GT +2.0 | Tourist Trophy 1962 | 8404 | |
| 4 | Ferrari 250 GTO Giorgio Scarlatti  Pietro Ferraro | 86 GT 3.0 | Targa Florio 1962 | 8408 |  |
| 1 | Ferrari 250 GTO Graham Hill | 11 GT 3.0 | Tourist Trophy 1963 | 8409 |  |
| 2 | Ferrari 250 GTO Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien  | 24 GT 3.0 | Sebring 1962 | 8432 | |
| DNF | Ferrari 250 GTO Frank Crane | 9 GT | Laguna Seca 1963 | 8433 | |
| DNF | Ferrari 250 GTO Gerard Langlois von Ophem | 31 GT 3.0 | Spa 1965 | 8444 | |
| 1 | Ferrari 250 GTO Lucien Bianchi Georges Berger | 172 GT 3.0 | Tour de France 1964 | 8458 | |
| 2 | Ferrari 250 GTO Jean Guichet  Pierre Noblet | 19 GT 3.0 | Le Mans 1962 | 8464 |  |
After Box Model split, Bang issued more usits from the 8400 Box series above, but renumbered them as the '400' series. These were identical to the Box Model versions, and all had the plastic case that Box model had been using.
Around 2005, Bang re-designed the detailing but retained the same casting. These improved Bang models feature photo-etched wheels and windshield wipers, and come in a larger box. The cars that have reference numbers #7111 and higher are generally the improved versions.
Bang Model Ferrari 250 GTO | |||||
Place |
Car |
Car # Class |
Model |
Ref. # |
Image |
| Lower-Detail Models | |||||
| Ferrari 250 GTO | Prova | 401 | |||
| DNF | Ferrari 250 GTO Innes Ireland Masten Gregory | 20 GT 3.0 | Le Mans 1962 | 402 | |
| 1 | Ferrari 250 GTO Graham Hill | 11 GT 3.0 | Tourist Trophy 1963 | 409 | |
| 2 | Ferrari 250 GTO Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien | 24 GT 3.0 | Sebring 1962 | 432 | |
| DNF | Ferrari 250 GTO Frank Crane | 9 GT | Laguna Seca 1963 | 433 | |
| DNF | Ferrari 250 GTO Gerard Langlois von Ophem | 31 GT 3.0 | Spa 1965 | 444 |  |
| 1 | Ferrari 250 GTO Lucien Bianchi Georges Berger | 172 GT 3.0 | Tour de France 1964 | 458 | |
| 2 | Ferrari 250 GTO Jean Guichet Pierre Noblet | 19 GT 3.0 | Le Mans 1962 | 464 | |
| 9 | Ferrari 250 GTO Ulf Norinder  Picko Troberg | 112 GT 3.0 | Bang (Automobilia Promotional) | 512 |  |
| DNF | Ferrari 250 GTO Kalman von Csazy  | 106 GT 3.0 | Targa Florio 1963 | 1015 (Limited Edition) |  |
| 0 | Ferrari 250 GTO "Ten Years Bang" | Bang (Limited Edition) | 1033 |  | |
| 1 | Ferrari 250 GTO Pedro Rodriguez  Ricardo Rodriguez | 1 GT +2.0 | Montlhéry 1962 | 7095 | |
| Improved Models | |||||
| Ferrari 250 GTO | Prova | 7111 | |||
| 2 | Ferrari 250 GTO David Piper Lucien Bianchi | 35 GT+2.0 | Daytona 1964 | 7141 | |
| 2 | Ferrari 250 GTO "Jean Beurlys" Gerard Langlois von Ophem | 24 GT 3.0 | Le Mans 1963 | 7146 | |
| 6 | Ferrari 250 GTO David Piper Ed Cantrell | 47 GT 3.0 | Nurburgring 1963 | 7165 |  |
| 3 | Ferrari 250 GTO "Eldé" "Jean Beurlys" | 22 GT 3.0 | Le Mans 1962 | 7226 | |
| 1 | Ferrari 250 GTO Mike Parkes | 31 GT+2.0 | Silverstone 1962 | 7239 |  |
| 37 | Ferrari 250 GTO Giorgio Scarlatti Pietro Ferraro | 54 GT 3.0 | Nurburgring 1962 | 7286 |  |
| 30 | Ferrari 250 GTO Luigi Mosca Tullio Sergio Marchesi | 112 GT 3.0 | Targa Florio 1965 | 7290 |  |
| 1 | Ferrari 250 GTO José Behra Pierre Noblet | 165 | Tour de France 1963 | 7291 |  |
| DNF | Ferrari 330 GTO Mike Parkes Lorenzo Bandini | 7 EXP 4.0 | Le Mans 1962 | 7354 |  |