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If one accepts that Ferraris are among the most consistently desirable collector cars on the planet, then it is perhaps informative to look at how the GTO fits into the pantheon of Ferrari GTs. As outlined in this month’s Profile on the 250 GT Pininfarina Cabriolet, the 1960s 250 GTs all share a lot of core features and “DNA”—3-liter V-12 engines; ladder frame, tubular steel chassis; Pinin Farina designed bodywork, etc. Yes, obviously, there are significant differences, but when you look at it from the standpoint of the hard machinery—the differences in core structure, drivetrain, etc.— it is interesting to note that a Series II Cabriolet sells for $700,000–$800,000, while the California Spyder sells for $4 million and the GTO for now $35 million. Just looking at specs and performance numbers is the Spyder really $3 million more of a Ferrari? Is the GTO really $34 million more a car?
