 The 408 project was completed in Spring of 1987 and Forghieri departed Ferrari for good shortly after.Forghieri was involved to some degree in the development of every racing car produced by the Factory between his hiring in 1960 and his departure in 1987.The sports racing cars designed under Forghieri's supervision included the GT-class 250 GTO, the development of which Forghieri continued after the original team headed by Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini left during the 1961 walkout.