This is a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, chassis 3757GT. Designed by Giotto Bizzarrini and Mauro Forghieri and styled by Sergio Scaglietti, the 250 GTO was an exotic grand tourer produced by Ferrari from 1962 to 1964.

Manufactured for homologation into FIA Group 3 competition, the 250 GTO was intended to compete against the Shelby Cobra, Jaguar XK-E and Aston Martin DP214. The car was based on the 250 GT SWB with minor differences in frame and chassis structure. The 250 GTO was hand-built by Carrozzeria Scaglietti in Maranello around a hand-welded oval tube frame, with the car's aerodynamics intended to improve top speed and reliability and refined through wind tunnel and track testing.

The 250 GTO was powered by a 3.0L 168 Comp/62 V12, the same engine used in the 250 Testa Rossa, as well as a 5-speed Porsche-type synchromesh manual; the car produced 296 hp and had a top speed of 174 mph (280 km/h). Sales commenced in 1962, priced at $18,500 from new, with buyers personally approved by Enzo Ferrari and his US dealer Luigi Chinetti; it is now one of the world's most highly desirable and expensive cars, with cars regularly reaching tens of millions of dollars, with the current price record being $70 million. 36 were produced.

3757GT was manufactured on 20 April 1962 and originally delivered to Jacques Swaters for his Écurie Francorchamps race team; the car was campaigned at the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year, driven by Leon Dernier and Jean Blaton, finishing third. The car changed hands a few times until 1978, when Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason purchased it for $71,000. The car has remained with Mason ever since and is often seen at historical race meetings.

Now this casting was designed by Ron Wong and introduced in 2025 in a Team Transport set. This is currently its only release.

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