Registration - FHZ 2030
Chassis No - 31807
M.O.T. - Exempt
Odometer - 75,500
The sensuous curves of the 308 have aged well and this righthand drive 1980 GTS is an undeniably handsome stallion. It is finished in the classic combination of Rosso Corsa bodywork matched to Crema-coloured hide interior trim and a black Targa top, the overall effect of which is accentuated by the car’s Goodyear-shod split-rim alloy wheels. ‘FHZ 2030’ has remained in the care of the vendor for the last three years and benefited from a full service and change of engine belts in the last few weeks. He presently grades the five-speed manual transmission as ‘excellent’, the V8 engine and bodywork as ‘good’ and the paintwork and upholstery as ‘average’. The Ferrari is now being offered complete with its original tools, owner’s manual and service and warranty books, plus two A4 folders worth of history.
The Pininfarina-penned 308 GTB debuted at the Paris Salon in 1975 as both a replacement for the Dino 246 and supplement for the Bertone-styled Dino 308 GT4 2+2. A notable departure for the early fixed roof 308s was the use of GRP for the bodywork and, while for some countries wet sump versions of the 2.9-ltre V8 engine were employed, European specification cars were fitted with dry sump units. The Targa-topped GTS was first seen at the 1977 Frankfurt Motor Show and, in common with its GTB sibling, then had its carburetted engine replaced by one with Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection in 1980, giving rise to the GTSi and GTBi models respectively. By now the use of GRP for the fixed roof bodies had been dropped and both variants were clothed in steel. Production of the GTS version had totalled 3,219 cars by the time the model was replaced by the GTSi – the variant immortalised by Tom Selleck in his role as Magnum P.I.
In summary:
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Sold for £34,875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Auction: The Bolesworth Castle October 2023 Classic & Performance Car Auction, 1st Oct, 2023
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