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looks a beast
Ferrari 575 GTC Evoluzione 2005
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looks a beast
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that looks very nice indeed, me like 
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Does anyone know if Prodrive is still working with these cars??? They are basically the reason that the 550-GTM was so dominant in its racing career. I would like to see them continue that, but I'm not sure if they're still working with Ferrari. They are now building the Aston DBR9s, so I'm not sure if they want two competing teams in-house. Anyone know officially??? I checked Prodrive's site, but its not updated very often.
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The cars that Prodrive developed independently from Ferrari were entitled 550GTO's and have little to nothing to do with this car.
The 575GTC program, as mentioned in the article, is handled by Ferrari's Corse Clienti department which constructs racing cars that privateers can purchase. This same department developed the 355 Challenge cars and the 360 Modena Challenge Stradale.
It's first project, however, was the joint Ferrari/Dallara development of the 333SP WSC car in the early 90's.
The 575GTC program, as mentioned in the article, is handled by Ferrari's Corse Clienti department which constructs racing cars that privateers can purchase. This same department developed the 355 Challenge cars and the 360 Modena Challenge Stradale.
It's first project, however, was the joint Ferrari/Dallara development of the 333SP WSC car in the early 90's.
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I was condensing the name, sorry. The Prodrive car was the 550-GT Maranello. And, I didn't mean Prodrive was working with Ferrari as a company. What I was wondering is if they were even working with them as a car.Layla's Keeper
Your right, they had little to no contact with Ferrari when building the 550-GTs that they raced. No 550 race car was ever homologated, prepared, or supported by Ferrari SpA. All of the development work was from themselves, and another company called "Italtecnica" who also raced the 550-GT in the FIA-GT class.
The new one, called the 575-GTC, with the "C" standing for "Competizione" from Ferrari SpA, was launched back in '03. Only 10 chassis' were built, most bought by JMB racing. One of them actually won the 3 Hours of Estoril in 2003. The new one here, the GTC-E, is just an evolution of the originals work. Hence the "Evoluzione" in the name.
Sorry for the confusion in my original question. I know the history of the car, and what its about. I just didn't ever hear if Prodrive had quit working with their Ferrari program now that they have the Astons. I figured the Astons were replacing the Ferraris, but never heard an official word. But, judging by the work they've done with the DBR9, and how well its done right out the gate, I'm sure they're not that worried.
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You can buy one of these for about 800k USD.
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You can buy anything, if the price is right. But, you don't just call up Ferrari and say "Hi, I want a 575 Evo." These are built for GT racing, and most all of the chassis that are built are going to be sold to race teams that are going to be competing them. If you have a high caliber race team, and are looking for a new car, then they will probably sell you one. But, its not like they sell them to anyone.
Ferrari is very selective about who drives their high-end cars, both race and street. The race cars only go to well established teams that are going to be competing at a high level. And even with the Enzo, they chose who got to order one, you didn't choose. You put your name on a list, and if they thought you would be using it properly, you got the nod. If you were just Joe Schmoe with lots of $$$$, probably not.
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Ferrari is very selective about who drives their high-end cars, both race and street. The race cars only go to well established teams that are going to be competing at a high level. And even with the Enzo, they chose who got to order one, you didn't choose. You put your name on a list, and if they thought you would be using it properly, you got the nod. If you were just Joe Schmoe with lots of $$$$, probably not.
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JNasty4G63
Oh sure they will. They just make sure you have enough money, and a local dealership or something to back you up. Ferrar of Houston now has an MC12 race car, so any other dealership can hook you up with one if you want. Also, I'm sure if you could cover costs they would let you use one as a track car for the heck of it. You can buy Challenge cars and F1 cars, why not GT cars?
This I took directly from owners.ferrari.com
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You answered your own question. They will sell ex-racers to average consumers, like your last quote says. The price you found is for the old 575-GTC, not the new GTC-E. And, no Ferrari doesn't sell its F1 cars new either. They will sell them after a few years have passed, but not new. If they sold them new, whats to stop the Williams or McLaren team from getting one and seeing what makes it tick. Doesn't happen. After the cars are raced a couple seasons and then retired, then they will start to get rid of them.
And Ferrari of Houston has those cars because they are the home base of Risi Competizione, one of the teams that is racing the new MC12, along with the 360GT. The car didn't just show up because someone bought one. It showed up because Risi are racing it this year.
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