26th May, 2021 13:00

Imperial War Museum Duxford

 
  Lot 91
 

1977 Ferrari 308 GTB 'Vetroresina'
1 of just 154 UK-supplied examples

Sold for £79,200

(including buyers premium)


Lot details

Registration No: 1985 CT
Chassis No:
20555
MOT:
May 2022

  • Owned and restored by Jon Scott-Nelson (of Murray Scott-Nelson) between 1986 - 2002
  • Engine overhauled by marque specialist Nick Cartwright c.12,000 miles ago
  • Well maintained by Ferrari specialists and last treated to a cambelt change in May 2021

Introduced at the 1975 Paris Salon, the Ferrari 308 GTB was styled by Leonardo Fioravanti of Pininfarina whose other credits included the Dino, Daytona and Berlinetta Boxer. Based around a tubular spaceframe chassis equipped with independent double-wishbone suspension, four-wheel disc brakes and rack and pinion steering, the first 808 examples wore glass-reinforced plastic (or Vetroresina in Italian) bodywork which was some 150kg lighter than the cheaper-to-produce steel skin that supplanted it. European-specification cars were fitted with a dry-sump version of Ferrari’s free-revving Tipo F106 AB 2.9-litre V8 engine, whereas those destined for America and Australia utilised a less powerful wet-sump unit (240bhp vs. 255bhp). Reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 6.7 seconds and 155mph, the Vetroresina represents the 308 GTB in its earliest and most desirable form. A real rarity, just 154 of the GRP-bodied projectiles were supplied new to the UK.

First UK registered on 9th May 1977, chassis 20555 changed hands frequently before being acquired by Jon Scott-Nelson in 1986. The proprietor of renowned Austin-Healey and Jaguar restorers Murray Scott-Nelson, he undertook a good deal of refurbishment work on the Ferrari himself but entrusted the overhaul of its original engine to marque specialist Nick Cartwright at 80,175 miles. Purchased by its previous keeper from Mr Scott-Nelson in 2002, the 308 GTB entered the current ownership eight years ago. Reportedly ‘always serviced by Ferrari specialists’, the two-seater passed its last MOT test with no advisories on 7th May 2021. Treated to a cambelt change at the same time, it is variously described by the vendor as being in ‘very good’ (engine, gearbox, electrical equipment, interior trim) or ‘excellent’ (bodywork, paintwork) condition. Currently showing some 92,400 miles to its odometer, this gorgeous Vetroresina is worthy of close inspection.

Vendor Condition Ratings:

Bodywork: 'Excellent’
Engine: 'Very Good'
Electrical Equipment: 'Very Good'
Paintwork: 'Excellent’
Gearbox: 'Very Good'
Interior Trim: 'Very Good'

For more information, please contact:
John Markey
john.markey@handh.co.uk
01428 607899

 

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Auction: Imperial War Museum Duxford, 26th May, 2021

AUCTION VENUE
Imperial War Museum
Duxford
Cambridgeshire
CB22 4QR

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