Lot details Registration No: CPE293Y Chassis No: ZFFLA12C000044417 Mot Expiry: June 2018
- One of just 74 RHD examples produced
- c.35,000 miles, Rosso Corsa with Tan interior
- Major service and cambelt replacement in September 2016
This lovely 308 GTB QV is one of only 74 produced in righthand drive form and has covered a mere 35,000 miles in the hands of four owners. The previous one retained the Ferrari for 22 years as part of a private collection, while the current keeper invested no less than £15,000 with marque specialist Paul Hargreaves in September 2016, in order to bring the car completely up to scratch via a major service, cam belt change etc. The accompanying history file includes invoices detailing this work, as well as many earlier bills confirming the level of ongoing maintenance the car has enjoyed since it vacated the factory in Modena 35 years ago. It also accurately documents the two changes of speedometer that occurred in 1983 and 1991. Finished in the perennially attractive combination of Rosso Corsa bodywork and Tan-coloured leather interior trim, 'CPE 293Y' is presently viewed by the vendor as having 'very good' bodywork, paintwork, V8 engine and transmission, and is offered with MOT valid until June 29.
The 308 GTB was Ferrari's replacement for the immortal Dino 246 GT, and made its debut at the 1975 Paris Salon. Its shapely contours were the work of Pininfarina's Leonardo Fioravanti, who had already penned such eternal classics as the Daytona, Dino and Berlinetta Boxer. In 1980, the carburetted engine was replaced by a Bosch fuel-injected version in the name of reduced emissions. However, the change left the revised unit short of power, which Ferrari addressed in 1983 with the Quattrovalvole (four valve) variant, that simultaneously restored the output to 237bhp and the model's reputation.
Made famous by the TV series Magnum PI, the 308 has matured into a collectors' favourite, with the 308 GTB QV (Berlinetta) and 308 GTS QV (Targa Top) models becoming the most sought after.
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