GTO

Between 2002 and 2003, Altaya marketed the “RALLY MITICOS” collection, comprising 12 cars across 48 instalments, plus a Porsche 911 for subscribers. The 2005–2006 reissue added a Subaru Impreza. This Ferrari GTO had no lights and was fitted with an RX-4 motor driving the rear wheels. Finished in blue, with race number 28 and “PIONEER” livery, it bears the names JC. Andruet and S. Biche on its sides and a decal for the 31st Tour de Corse. In fact, the model represents the Ferrari 308 GTB in which the pair contested the 26th Tour de Corse in 1982. Altaya reused Exin’s Ferrari GTO mould, which differs somewhat from the original car and also lacks a co-driver figure. The XXXI designation on the decal may be an error.

The Ferrari 308 GTB, introduced in 1975 and designed by Pininfarina, formed the basis of a rally version developed by Michelotto from 1978 with Ferrari’s support. Prepared for Group 4, it featured a naturally aspirated, mid-mounted three-litre V8 producing over 296 hp, rear-wheel drive, a lightweight body and suspension adapted for competition. The Charles Pozzi team campaigned it with Jean-Claude Andruet, who won the Tour de France Automobile in 1981 and 1982. In the 1982 Tour de Corse, Andruet and “Biche” finished second. Altaya based its “Rally Míticos” collection model on this car, although it used Exin’s Ferrari GTO mould.