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1977 FERRARI 308 GTB BERLINETTA VETRORESINA
Chassis no. 22 193
White with black leather interior.
Engine: V8, dry sump, twin overhead camshafts, 2927cc, 255bhp at 7600rpm; Gearbox: five speed manual; Suspension: fully independent by double wishbones and coil springs; Steering: rack and pinion; Brakes: servo assisted four-wheel disc. Left hand drive.
In the mid-1970s, to tackle the menacing and ever more competent Porsche 911 competition in the three-litre sector of the sports-car market, Ferrari needed an able successor to its own brillant 2.4 litre vee-six, mid-engined, Dino 246GT. Unveiled at the Paris Salon, Ferrari's favourite venue, late in 1975, the 308 GTB was exactly what was required, the first of that fabled vee-eight mid engined sequence of Ferrari road cars. Its traditional steel tube chassis and well-honed all independent suspension were much as in the 246GT, but the racing style 255bhp four-camshaft, dry sump vee-eight engine, at first with four twin-choke Weber carburettors, was new and had enormous potential. What made the 308GTB so mouth-watering was perfection of its Pininfarina-designed bodywork, built by Scaglietti, harmonious in line, proportion and detail. Most unusually for Ferrari, instead of being in steel, the first two hundred cars were given an exceptionally light quality body in glass-reinforced plastic. The world's motoring press trod a path to the Scruderia, and their consensus was that quite apart from the 308's beauty, the type also provided a beguiling combination of spririted performance (top speed was 153mph, 0-60mph took 7.9 seconds), exceptional brakes, unrivalled handling and cornering power.
This 308 GTB is one of the first 200 built. ThE car has white paintwork and black interior trim with blue carpets. The fibreglass 308's are considered more desireable than their later steel cousins as they are quicker to drive and do not suffer bodywork corrosions problems. The Ferrari has Swiss documents.
Chassis no. 22 193
White with black leather interior.
Engine: V8, dry sump, twin overhead camshafts, 2927cc, 255bhp at 7600rpm; Gearbox: five speed manual; Suspension: fully independent by double wishbones and coil springs; Steering: rack and pinion; Brakes: servo assisted four-wheel disc. Left hand drive.
In the mid-1970s, to tackle the menacing and ever more competent Porsche 911 competition in the three-litre sector of the sports-car market, Ferrari needed an able successor to its own brillant 2.4 litre vee-six, mid-engined, Dino 246GT. Unveiled at the Paris Salon, Ferrari's favourite venue, late in 1975, the 308 GTB was exactly what was required, the first of that fabled vee-eight mid engined sequence of Ferrari road cars. Its traditional steel tube chassis and well-honed all independent suspension were much as in the 246GT, but the racing style 255bhp four-camshaft, dry sump vee-eight engine, at first with four twin-choke Weber carburettors, was new and had enormous potential. What made the 308GTB so mouth-watering was perfection of its Pininfarina-designed bodywork, built by Scaglietti, harmonious in line, proportion and detail. Most unusually for Ferrari, instead of being in steel, the first two hundred cars were given an exceptionally light quality body in glass-reinforced plastic. The world's motoring press trod a path to the Scruderia, and their consensus was that quite apart from the 308's beauty, the type also provided a beguiling combination of spririted performance (top speed was 153mph, 0-60mph took 7.9 seconds), exceptional brakes, unrivalled handling and cornering power.
This 308 GTB is one of the first 200 built. ThE car has white paintwork and black interior trim with blue carpets. The fibreglass 308's are considered more desireable than their later steel cousins as they are quicker to drive and do not suffer bodywork corrosions problems. The Ferrari has Swiss documents.