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.
Brumm was founded by Reno Tattarletti, former Rio sales director, with Emilio Molteni and Virginio Bianchi in Como, in 1972. The company name comes from a model of carriage (from "Brougham") widely used in Milan in Nineteenth century. Brumm originally made 1:43 scale models of horse-drawn carriages. In the mid-1970s, steam-powered vehicle models went into production, and in 1977, classic car models. Car models, mostly sports and racing cars, along with some small Fiats, soon became the company's most important and successful product line. Since the mid-1980s Brumm has regularly produced limited edition models in special and promotional liveries. Proudly continuing to produce in Italy, Brumm is today very active, with a very rich catalog that offers updated variants of already known moulds. Completely new molds are nowadays rare, such as the Fiat Panda II Series, which was long overdue.