1976 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4
No Reserve

Registration No: NPK 86P
Chassis No: 11844
MOT: Exempt

• Original UK specification, right-hand drive car
• Extensive history file with bills evidencing much work performed by renowned Ferrari specialists
• Finished in Tour de France Blue over a Magnolia leather interior

SALE ROOM NOTICE: Please note, it has been noted that 'NPK 86P' starts up but does not sustain running, believed to be attributed to a fueling issue.

Launched at the 1973 Paris Salon, the Dino 308 GT4 was a seminal model for Maranello. The first V8-powered Ferrari, it was also the marque’s first non-Pininfarina styled production car. The work of Marcello Gandini at Bertone (whose other 1970s credits included the Lamborghini Countach and Lancia Stratos), its angular lines were in stark contrast to those of the outgoing Dino 246 GT. Enzo Ferrari personally oversaw the newcomer’s ergonomics, while multiple F1 World Champion Niki Lauda is said to have honed its driving dynamics. A 2+2-seater underpinned by a tubular steel spaceframe chassis featuring all-round independent suspension, four-wheel disc brakes, front / rear anti-roll bars and rack and pinion steering, the 308 GT4 was judged faster and better handling than its predecessor by the contemporary motoring press. The overall cockpit design was considered futuristic matched by the external aerodynamic bodywork. The desirability levels of these Ferraris are quietly ballooning with prices, quite rightly, following suit.

According to historical documents presented to us, chassis 11844 was supplied through Maranello Concessionaires to Lazenby Garages Ltd of Rothley Leicester and first registered on the 2^nd March 1976 as ‘MJU 889P’. Specified in the attractive colour scheme of Marrone Metallizzato over a full Magnolia leather interior, the 2+2 was kept by Lazenby Garages until July 1976, when ownership was transferred to Geoffrey Rayner Ltd of Droylsden, Manchester. Several changes of ownership passed, plus plate changes which included ‘OAR 217P’, ‘57 MOB’ and most recently as ‘NPK 86P’, plus colour changes to Brown, back to Blue and then to Yellow, before it was painted in the current TDF blue during the 2010’s and acquired by the vendor in 2017.

An extensive maintenance record has been kept for the Dino, with invoices dating back to 1978 on file. Highlights include a bodywork overhaul in 1990 by Moore Tech Engineering of Cobham for some £9616.17, plus a top-end overhaul in 2003 which included the fitment of a new cylinder head and exhaust valves plus replacement carburettors. In the vendor’s ownership, the car has been subjected to further extensive works including the fitment of an upgraded ignition system, major works to the carburettors including a complete strip-down and overhaul and various improvements to the general operation and cosmetic condition of the car. In total, works during the vendor’s ownership total over £4,600.

Now offered for sale due to the vendor having a thinning out of his collection, the Bertone-designed coupé is now described by the vendor as in need of further cosmetic improvement but can be enjoyed as a ‘rolling restoration project’ as it has been recently. Offered complete with the previously mentioned extensive history file with back up invoices documenting maintenance, a believed complete ownership history plus MOT’s dating back to 1979 which back up the believed genuine indicated mileage of 38,220 miles.

For more information, please contact:
Lucas Gomersall
lucas.gomersall@handh.co.uk
07484 082430