The journey · 1984 to today
Its life, mapped
Where it went, who kept it, the plates it wore and what turned up, from its first year to today.
42 years, 8 moments
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Last recorded · 2 October 2024
On the Legacy Tour in the Dolomites
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5 September 1984
A GTO with fewer comforts
The supplied record gives 5 September 1984 as the completion date of chassis 53319. It records Rosso Corsa FER 300…
5 September 1984 · Maranello, Italy · supplied account
A GTO with fewer comforts
Stated
The supplied record gives 5 September 1984 as the completion date of chassis 53319. It records Rosso Corsa FER 300 Glasurit paint, Nero leather with red inserts, engine number 114B0022 and European left-hand-drive specification. Manual windows and the absence of air conditioning give the account its distinctive detail: a GTO whose specification left out two everyday comforts.1
Still to check The factory build sheet has not been examined. The precise completion date, paint code, engine identification and original equipment remain attributed to the supplied record. Factory completion and specification records; photographs of the chassis and engine identification
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14–16 June 1985
Number 150 at Zandvoort
The supplied provenance account records chassis 53319 at the Ferrari BeNeLux Meeting at Zandvoort from 14 to 16 June…
14–16 June 1985 · Zandvoort, Netherlands · supplied account
Number 150 at Zandvoort
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The supplied provenance account records chassis 53319 at the Ferrari BeNeLux Meeting at Zandvoort from 14 to 16 June 1985, carrying number 150. It is a compelling setting for the GTO of a Ferrari club founder. It also creates the central question in this early chronology: the meeting precedes the supplied formal delivery date by almost four weeks. The reason for that sequence remains open.1
Still to check An entry list, event programme, results or dated photograph has not been reviewed. The nature of the participation is unresolved; a number is not proof of a competitive start or result. Meeting programme or entry list, period photographs and the delivery record
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1985 · date unrecorded
A GTO at the Amsterdam RAI
The supplied account places chassis 53319 at the 1985 Amsterdam RAI Motor Show, reportedly in the presence of Prince…
1985 · date unrecorded · Amsterdam, Netherlands · supplied account
A GTO at the Amsterdam RAI
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The supplied account places chassis 53319 at the 1985 Amsterdam RAI Motor Show, reportedly in the presence of Prince Bernhard and Frits Kroymans. The later dealer listing also calls it an Amsterdam Motor Show car. That overlap is useful, but the precise display date, people present and identification of this chassis still require contemporary photographs or exhibition records.12
Still to check The dealer does not establish the year or the named people’s presence. No contemporary show catalogue, dated photograph or display record has been reviewed. The supplied showroom photograph is not identified as the RAI. The 1985 RAI display record, contemporary photographs and chassis identification
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11 July 1985
A Dutch home for the GTO
The supplied account records delivery through Kroymans in Hilversum to Berlinetta Beheer B.V., Hans Hugenholtz’s…
11 July 1985 · Hilversum / Naarden, Netherlands · supplied account
A Dutch home for the GTO
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The supplied account records delivery through Kroymans in Hilversum to Berlinetta Beheer B.V., Hans Hugenholtz’s company in Naarden, on 11 July 1985. It associates the GTO with Dutch registration NJ-89-LH. That plate can be read in both supplied photographs, giving the written record a recognisable visual detail even though the photographs themselves are undated.1
Still to check The invoice, delivery paperwork and original registration entry have not been examined. A visible plate supports a photographic observation; the link to chassis 53319 and the identity of the recipient still depend on the account. Kroymans delivery paperwork, original invoice and registration record
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1990s · reported
Back in the Netherlands, with Martien van Doorne
In the 1990s the GTO returns to the Netherlands after Martien van Doorne, of the DAF truck and former car maker,…
1990s · reported · The Netherlands · reported
Back in the Netherlands, with Martien van Doorne
Stated
In the 1990s the GTO returns to the Netherlands after Martien van Doorne, of the DAF truck and former car maker, acquires it.5
Still to check The account gives the decade, not a date. No sale or registration document for this ownership has been reviewed. The sale or registration record of the 1990s
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1993 · historical context
From club racing to the Challenge
Ferrari dates the beginning of its customer Challenge championship to 1993. Ferrari Club Nederland’s own history names…
1993 · historical context · Ferrari customer racing
From club racing to the Challenge
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Ferrari dates the beginning of its customer Challenge championship to 1993. Ferrari Club Nederland’s own history names Hans Hugenholtz as a co-founder and describes the later championship as growing from its club races and initiative. That gives the supplied GTO story a wider setting: the early Dutch club community and the racing culture it helped develop.34
Still to check These sources establish club and championship context. They do not identify chassis 53319, document its 1985 participation or claim that it raced in the official Ferrari Challenge. No sole-inventor claim is made.
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2010s · reported
To Switzerland, in Sebastian Vettel’s collection
In the 2010s the car is exported to Switzerland after the Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel adds it to his…
2010s · reported · Switzerland · reported
To Switzerland, in Sebastian Vettel’s collection
Stated
In the 2010s the car is exported to Switzerland after the Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel adds it to his collection. It is reported to remain in Switzerland today, in a major collection on the shores of Lake Geneva.5
Still to check The account gives the decade, not a date. No export, sale or Swiss registration record has been reviewed. The export record and the sale documents
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2 October 2024
On the Legacy Tour in the Dolomites
On 2 October 2024 Marlon van der Meer photographs the car during the Ferrari Legacy Tour dedicated to the 288 GTO, in…
2 October 2024 · Dolomites, Italy
On the Legacy Tour in the Dolomites
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On 2 October 2024 Marlon van der Meer photographs the car during the Ferrari Legacy Tour dedicated to the 288 GTO, in the Italian Dolomites.5
Still to check The photograph is not yet in the file. Marlon van der Meer’s photograph of 2 October 2024
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