POV at Speed in Original V12 Ferrari 250 GTO (even BETTER than the legend tells)

[@dyent]

I'm amazed that someone is not only unafraid to add miles to a $70million car, but is willing to do so by doing hotlaps.

[@cmdreffietrinket]

I asked Martin Brundle in a Q&A once a few years ago, how he would compare racing a modern day F1 car, to racing a GTO at Goodwood. He answered that one is merely racing a car, whilst the GTO is like racing a car whilst carrying a Picaso under your arm with a gun to your head.

[@ozrbfan]

it seems to be the way of alot of GTO owners they use their cars...Nick Mason even has different engines for the different ways he uses his.

[@MrRaitzi]

Nobody is looking at miles on 250 GTO

[@paulskipp5760]

If I had the money, I’d do it too.

[@1183newman]

Once a car becomes this valuable the mileage has 0 affect on the value. Instead racing provenance is what separates them in value. Personally i prefer the 250 TR with pontoon fenders.

[@rickhmason]

The prettiest car ever made. I've only ever seen one in real life. I can't imagine the thrill of getting to ride in one. Even the replicas are well over $1 million dollars or in other words unobtanium for most people.

[@danielseelye6005]

2:40 *Turn on CC *Driver accelerates out of pits *CC: [Music] *Every acceleration afterwards *CC: [Music] Can confirm, CC is wise. 😎

[@CaseyPutsch]

CC is wise!

[@jaydeebishop2345]

I checked! It's real! Now I have to do a test with my 5 cylinder audi... It better work or I'm gonna file a complaint for red supremacy

[@sneff1052]

The most fascinating thing is that he basically only used one gear :D

[@implodingbaby]

Probably still geared for le sarthe

[@Mpayne1472]

Torque makes this possible. I drove a Ferrari around a whole circuit in 5th great

[@marcuscoquer5958]

Mechanical sympathy

[@craigo298er4]

One of the first drills I did in my first track school was use only 3rd gear, no brakes. You’d be surprised how effective it can be

[@dreyn7780]

Gossip.

[@implodingbaby]

I love it when these are treated like they should be, not locked up like a caged animal.

[@XBullitt16X]

Word, these need to be driven, of course you still gotta be careful with a literally irreplaceable gem like this.

[@NikoKyunKyun]

@Cryptic Chris 21 that's understandable, you can't afford to fix it, that's why i respect the people than can afford it and ready for the risk, then decided to have fun looking at his car driving fast.

[@jcgabriel1569]

@Cryptic Chris 21 I can't see the reason why you would be, unless you're planning on crashing...

[@koolaid117]

The best thing about this GTO is that it is driven. Cars were meant to be driven. Garage queens are never enjoyed the way it was intended.

[@danielseelye6005]

9:20 Casey: "It's alive, it has _soul._ " That's a quid in the "Italian car Swear Jar" Casey. 😉

[@Pheatan]

Old ferraris are the coolest! The greatest night of my life was coming home from a graveyard shift and merging onto the motorway directly behind a 260 gto that was being driven from event to event. The smell of the petrol, the sound of the motor and the styling! Nothing is comparable. If it wasn’t for construction stopping us at the end of the motorway i never would have had the chance to take a photo and prove it happened

[@jeffreyoldham55]

I was intently focused on the gated shifter as the driver left the pits, waiting for the shift to second, and...hmmm, how curious...he skipped second. Now we know. The absolute pinnacle of automotive experiences. You, Casey, are a lucky man!

[@forresttm]

I skipped back because I saw the missed gear too. Glad it was explained.

[@mucke7907]

Thanks to the driver for taking you with him and thanks to you for sharing it! Made my day!

[@danielthomas5486]

That overrun sound is heaven to hear ,only the 250 engines make that sound and the gto is king....

[@parrotheadlasvegas]

I've seen a few 1960's Ferraris up close. I've heard a couple run. But that sounds the very best of any of them! Thanks for the vid, Casey!!!

[@toddhansen3131]

I'm just playing this on loop. Goosebumps. That sound. So good. "It's alive. It has Soul." Yes.

[@FluffyFerretFarm]

She was definitely fighting back.. looks so much fun to drive.. 🤘🏻

[@davebruce88]

Gorgeous work of art. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@CW-yp9jo]

That V12 sound is incredible.

[@Toby_the_Glen]

Ideal circuit for super valuable cars. No difficult turns and huge run offs everywhere!

[@whollymindless]

That 360 camera works amazingly well. And whatever you're using to pick up the audio is doing amazingly well.

[@literallyshaking8019]

Imagine hearing this and still being excited for the “all electric future”.

[@guits_n_games7678]

Oooh Tunderhill! Fun track. I know the guy who's Lambo, Diablo turn was named for. It must have been the best experience to ride along in that GTO. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@tylerhough9124]

This was so special, thank you for sharing. Peak car world stuff here!

[@onespeedyboi]

holy f-ing shit Casey you’re living the dream. I aspire to achieve financial success to the point I would benefit from a tax write off. I cannot think of a better place to donate money to. Keep up the good work good sir. The world is watching ;)

[@CaseyPutsch]

You are a kind soul!

[@LifeatSpeed]

I'm so jealous right now! What an incredible opportunity. I love Thunderhill, it's where I do most of my track days when I do them. David Ray, who helped create that track is a friend of mine. I am looking forward to the Velocity Invitational and will try and find you there.

[@thomasblueschke6938]

Yeeaahh!!! I'm not realy in to the newer Ferrari stuff, but man I love the GTO 250 since I was a child and get a self build model of it. Awesome!!!

[@neilperry2224]

Omg listen to the weber cards on that Colombo engine. 😳 but also the 250swb ferrari is also a great car.

[@readysoftwaresolutions6844]

Thank you Casey, I thoughly enjoyed that ride!

[@willjam465]

Beautiful machine making glorious music on track, where it is truly in its element …must have been an amazing ride.

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

What a beautiful car. What a beautiful sound at speed.

Thank you for sharing this experience! This was really enjoyable!

[@speedsterautowerks1222]

The guy that owns this car, he must be a savage

[@scalecrawlnl]

Thank you very much for this wonderful video, totally epic ride-on, clearly the driver knows his machine well, a glorious car and on the track where she belongs, awesome :)

[@1969EType]

Respectfully, this is indeed a beautiful car...and if I'm going to watch a 10 minute video of a ride along of one the world's all-time great cars...the gearbox and synchros should be in proper operational condition. Running around in 3rd gear is indeed a tremendous display of the car's capabilities...and a neutered driving/riding/viewing experience. Pro tip: If your "synchros are out" on your $70M classic car? You probably shouldn't be driving it because there is a very strong possibility there is loose shrapnel in the gear box that used to BE...the synchro. In closing, simply the greatest factory exhaust note ever.

[@dewdrop3009]

This is Insane... I'm not even a ferrari fan but that's beautiful

[@apexerman1]

V12 Ferrari music. Still one of the best-sounding engines ever made. And yeah, the car ain't to bad to look at too. :-)

[@XBullitt16X]

Sounds amazing and with the gated shfter too, oooh baby that's orgasmic, what an amazing vehicle.

[@jaydeebishop2345]

This is pure gold! I Aways wanted to hear that car from the inside and wow! It's just like I imagined. Bonus is my perfect recollection of this track from the PS1. HAHA 😄

[@andrewesau51]

There is a Petrolicious video from inside a 250 that's pretty great.

[@forresttm]

Casey out of words.. Wow

[@sarahdell4042]

What a treat!

[@CaseyPutsch]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@neilurwin9670]

A Phenomenal Car All The Best To You And Everyone In The Team.

[@madmax2069]

250 GTO, it looks amazing, and sounds amazing.

[@scene24man]

I am so glad I have access to high quality headphones.

[@alexm7627]

That was enjoyable man

[@Mpayne1472]

The Breadvan is incredible too

[@shagirani5518]

CC- Music Me you are right my friend, it is *music*

[@pantera6169]

A legendary ride!

[@geetee2694]

Franco: what behind me is not important. (removes rear view mirror) Enzo: knowing how fast you are going is not important. (removes speedometer)

[@CaseyPutsch]

Race car gotta race!!! Money be damned!!

[@violinmiata]

My favorite car! Great point of view, amazing sounds. But, what I want to know is how it smells???

[@Doomsday494]

Any chance we can get a version for VR Viewers?

[@erikjohnson3434]

A bucket list item for me, to ride in 1 Wow

[@Ronaldl2350]

That car sings a beautiful song from that v12. What are those pipes sticking out form thr middle of the dash?

[@marchindy]

So so awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@GrandTouringConcepts]

Great video, and well captured! Can you share details on what camera or setup you've been using for the interior shots? That panning really added to the virtual experience. It was so much more engaging than a POV or helmet camera perspective. Thanks! -Darren

[@normalizedaudio2481]

Nice paint.

[@paulbata9649]

colombo v12 ..... one of the greatest ever

[@bayonroshan1480]

Wow......just wow!

[@Dwarfracer88]

Fast and you have to DRIVE it! Un-friggin'-beleiveable!

[@Pasovineyard]

Second gear syncro? Could have had that out and back in a couple hours.

[@JoeZasada]

Beauty. The shape reminds me of a Shelby Daytona

[@supercarowners]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...................... That's awesome !!!

[@rickc2102]

3.0L V12s really need to make a comeback.

[@BOB70TX]

That is awesome.

[@ne2i]

I got to touch one na na na!

[@literallyshaking8019]

Why didn’t it have 2nd gear?

[@craigdry9522]

Love the car

[@pjccwest]

Awesome.

[@DMBVR4]

Steering this thing looks wild lol

[@liamm-c1287]

"I remember seeing those ads in the 60s" Casey you weren't alive in the 60s.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Two other options- 1 I'm the Highlander! or 2 I've read a ton of old magazines

[@ICKY427]

my two bucket list cars to drive are this and a mclaren f1.

[@tkskagen]

Casey (while riding in the 250) looks like a kid riding in a Camero or Corvette for the first time!

[@insylogo]

Second gear must really be fried for him to not even want to double clutch into it - though I get the hesitancy on a car like that :O

[@Earlywinters09]

Love it

[@hilanddoug]

Wow...

[@TestTest-eb8jr]

Looking at all the steering input(s) the front end is quite wonky....

[@CaseyPutsch]

Bias plys….

[@TestTest-eb8jr]

@@CaseyPutsch that too

[@avatar94100]

Oh my god I can't believe what I'm seeing, you are one of the luckiest man ever :D

[@CaseyPutsch]

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then!

[@0Heeroyuy01]

not going to lie im jealous casy gets to do stuff like this i would love to not have a regular job and be able to enjoy being around cars all the time

[@mackenzienowak6346]

i was beginning to wonder when we'd be getting out of 2nd gear and into 3rd. 😉

[@0Heeroyuy01]

honestly im more interested in the number 79 fastback mustang than a old Ferrari

[@andrewesau51]

I think people can respect that. But this isn't just ANY old Ferrari, This is THE old Ferrari. As far as automotive history goes this belongs right at the top with all the greatest cars of all time no matter what other cars are on that list This one belongs with them.

[@0Heeroyuy01]

@@andrewesau51 to me it *IS* just another old Ferrari i get and understand it has amazing history but as someone who doesnt care for the exotics this is just another old farrari to me

[@cutlass8783]

If only you still owned that gt40 replica

[@kentadams4589]

This is a $40-50 million car! Who has that kind of money to be racing it around a track?! Wow!

[@CaseyPutsch]

Race car gotta race!

[@Petrospect]

The gated-set of shifters.

[@richardmignone1184]

Not very aggressive laps... he pretty much left it in 4th gear, but the music of the V-12 is best at high RPMs.

[@Tropicarna]

Geez your life sucks mate..... I am sooooooooo jealous you lucky bastard. That sound is a symphony of beautiful engineering. Good stuff, another killer video, great content Casey, Good on you mate. 😉

[@CaseyPutsch]

Thanks!

[@TheLambo123254]

cool

[@nitrous36]

Wasn't long enough. That V12 was music.

[@rickc2102]

There's a 7-minute Petrolicious video of nothing but driving of a 250gto.

[@theredgoatviking4686]

That has been one of my dream cars since I was a teenager but I can’t afford 35 million

[@eeyore.official]

Holy shit

[@sunblindX]

To infinity and beyond. In 3rd gear.

[@mikehipperson]

Scream if you wanna go faster!

[@whollymindless]

Please tell me you said "I double dog dare you..."???

[@JerryHenderson72]

I bought a 1995 Camaro for $2,000 , and for less than $10,000 I could probably make it into something that is just as good and still only a $12,000 car . What that thing is worth is literally enough to feed an entire small country for a couple of months . Sorry I didn't mean what it's worth , I meant what rich people are willing to pay for it . I don't care what anyone says the only reason any car cost more than $100,000 is because of corporate greed and corruption .

[@calvincooley1074]

Well... I've seen one once.

[@MrBecker666]

That's the best way to enjoy this car I track my lowly 993c4S and some concourse guys have a fit :-) but what's the point of owning a performance machine just show it off??? Like getting the hottest chick & don't hit the sheets? ... to each his/her own

[@Richard-HiFiMan]

Ok… that’s a car worth only being a passenger in….

[@johncaldwell3558]

We all like beautiful cars....the problem is the wealthy put the value way beyond what they are. Peoples lives and the plight of animals like Rhinoceros which are going extinct have far more value. It is a shame more wealthy people don't invest in the important creatures than mere metal and rubber.

[@jeffwu1923]

Sounds like bmw N52

[@bravofoxable]

So.... Second doesn't work and it's stuck in 3rd???🤔😜.... No seriously, you were VERY privileged

[@CaseyPutsch]

I wouldn’t use the word privileged. This happened after a lifetime of working with cars and being qualified to be in the position to make this video public.

[@Amor1990]

I would have taken your phone and thrown it out the window

[@svenska.våktare]

*Not the best Ferrari! I've read the Book about that car and her story (the information in that book was gathered for 38 years so it is very legit)! 250 GTO (actually all 250's) never won any race for what they were designed and builded - Le Mans, Spa, Targa Florio or Migle Migllia! Even Bazzarinni (her designer) says that she is ugly! All mechanics around the propotype in 1960 at Monza have been shocked how ugly she is and there is stories and photos that confirming that! Stirling Moss was her first ever driver at Monza in 1960 to test her and he said in interview in 1990 Quote: "She was absolute junk ...it feels like you driving uncontrolable Lokomotive. I didn't like her because she was scary and odd ugly!". She have been not popular and Ferrari sells her very hard (mainly in USA and Canada because the Europeans were not impresed by her)! Enzo himself Nicknamed that machine "Il Mostro" - The Monster! His son Piero Ferrari one said about 250 GTO Quote: "I've spoken many times with Papa about her. Colombo was an Masterpiece V12 but the body of 250 GTO and the overall design was a fail!*

[@dreyn7780]

Wrong guy for that car. If you put a wheel in the dirt on any road race track, there's something wrong and you should go back to basics and think about what you're doing. Force yourself to drive in the middle of the complex circle race track. Don't cut and corners! Do you know how many people have put their million dollar car into the rubbish bin cause they were cutting corners on complex circle race tracks?