The 250 GTO is one of the most famous and fascinating models in the history of Ferrari. It was presented in 1962 in view of the new sporting regulations which gave great importance to the results obtained by the GTs. The GTO could be considered an extreme development of the 250 GT SWB, which in previous years had proven extremely competitive. The engine was the 2953cc V12, which gave around 300hp. The bodywork was characterized by the extreme aerodynamics of its shapes and also by its extraordinary general beauty. The GTO had several bodywork updates, with an entirely new version presented in 1964. A version with a 4-litre engine was also used in competition. The GTO's track record was impressive, with countless class and overall victories, and the cars continued to race until the late 1960s.
The GTO chassis 4153GT was entered in the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans by the Ecurie Nationale Belge for “Eldé” and Dumay, who finished fourth overall covering 4332.78km at an average speed of 180.533 km/h, obtaining second place in the GT category behind another GTO, that of “Beurlys” and Langlois, with which he competed for the lead for a long time, before giving way on Sunday morning.
BBR fu fondata da Alberto Balestrini, Enrico Barberis e Fernando Reali a Saronno (Italia) nel 1984. Il marchio si impone rapidamente all'attenzione degli appassionati per l'alta qualità dei modelli, in resina scala 1:43, venduto in kit e montati . Negli anni ’90 la qualità e il prestigio del marchio aumentarono ulteriormente, con prodotti di gamma alta per i collezionisti più esigenti. BBR collaborava già strettamente con marchi come Ferrari. Numerose furono le iniziative commerciali, con gamme dalle fasce di prezzo differenti. Nel 2005, BBR introdusse anche i modelli diecast in 1:18, una scala che aveva preso sempre più piede anche nella produzione dell'azienda italiana. Attualmente la 1:18 occupa ancora una parte importantissima nell’attività BBR ma la 1:43 continua ad essere sviluppata.