Registration - 308 HYA

Chassis No. - 13248

M.O.T. - March 2022

Odometer - 11,573

This lovely-looking GT4 was apparently not nearly so pretty when salvaged by the vendor from under a tree in 2018. A restorer, he bought the car specifically to bring it back to life and then move it on – hence the sale. The engine was running, but overall the Ferrari was a Prancing Horse or two below par. He commenced by completely rebuilding the boot and other areas of panelling before changing the original livery of red over black to red alone. He fitted countless new parts including brake calipers, alternator, starter motor and radiator, and invested £12,000 with Migliore Cars of Bromsgrove in order to bring the V8 engine back to full fitness. Less than 400 miles have been travelled since all the remedial work was completed, from which the next owner will obviously fully benefit.

‘308 HYA’ was delivered new to its first owner in April 1977. He reputedly accrued some 14,200 miles before selling it to a Mr & Mrs Powell in 1980. During their tenure it was maintained by MHT (Bob Houghton) of Northleach, and used extensively on Ferrari club events throughout the UK and Europe. The next change of hands occurred in 2003, but then the trail goes cold until the vendor’s acquisition 15 years hence. He presently classes the newly rebuilt engine and transmission as ‘excellent’, and the bodywork, red paintwork and black half leather interior trim as ‘good’, and is now selling this nicely-presented Prancing Horse complete with the suitably apt cherished number plate – ‘308 HYA’

Ferrari’s mould-breaking 308 GT4 was introduced at the Paris Salon in 1973. Production continued until 1980, by when some 2,800 had been made.

In summary:

• Less than 400 miles since full engine rebuild
• The subject of considerable recent restoration and many new parts
• Comes complete with cherished number ‘308 HYA’