Lot details Registration No: JUD235S Chassis No: 22545 Mot Expiry: Nov 2019
- UK supplied ex demonstrator, with extensive document file detailing service and ownership history from new, including recent brake and carburettor works
- Original Book Pack, Tool Roll and Jack
- An early example of the rare and desirable steel body, dry sump 308
- Well known in Ferrari circles, with an interesting ownership history
- In regular use with its present owner, this good looking 308 is reported to be a very lively performer and to drive very well
With its stunning Pininfarina-designed body and mid-mounted 2926cc quad-cam V8 fed by four Weber DCNF 40 carburettors, the Ferrari 308 has rightly become a significant collector's car in recent years. The very earliest Ferrari 308s were built with fibreglass bodies, but manufacturing quality issues meant that Ferrari quickly changed to steel and this 1978 UK market right-hand drive 308 is one such car. Complete with desirable chin spoiler, air conditioning, tool roll and jack, this is a rare car with a fascinating history.
Presented very well in arguably the best colour combination of Azzurro Blue with Pelle cream leather interior, the car was originally registered as a demonstrator for the Cooper Car Company and subsequently owned by Doug Blain, editor of Car magazine. Well-known within Ferrari circles, it has been regularly used and maintained throughout its life, including one owner of 22 years who regularly drove it across Europe.
The extensive document file includes the original book pack and contains tens-of-thousands of pounds-worth of invoices, details of service history and ownership from new, and descriptions of recent brake and carburettor works. A significant bodywork restoration is detailed in 1998, and a stack of previous MOTs is included, going back nearly 20 years. Said to be in mechanically good condition, the vendor states the car is a very lively performer and drives very well. The interior is in original condition and is a very evocative place from the stainless gear shift gate on the five-speed manual gearbox to the tan leather seats complete with contrasting central stripe.
With an MOT until 20th November 2019, this sale represents a very rare opportunity to buy a well-known 'home market' Ferrari dry-sump 308 with a superb history, regular use and a stunning colour combination. It is not to be missed.
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