I'm new to Ferrari and more specifically, new to this website. Can someone out there set the record straight on what year(s) 308s were fibreglass AND had Weber carbs? I'm lookin' to buy one and want to make sure someone doesn't try to pull a fast one on me! Also, I know this is hard to answer, but how much will they go for and which year is the best to purchase?? Thanks in advance for your knowledge and help! Enzo9
You should find yourself a copy of Bluemel's "Original Ferrari V8". They're readily available at book stores like Borders. To get started with your questions, the fiberglass 308's were made from 1975-77 (712 cars), and the injected version of the 308 wasn't introduced until 1980.
Fibreglass 308 only had weber They also only had reversing light in rear bumper not in rear light cluster They carry significant premium to metal bodied cars
What he said. The 'glass 308s are pretty easy to pick out -- there are seams near the tops of the 'A' pillars, and the recessed area for the licence plates (on U.S. cars) is sized to accommodate our plates. As far as price, it's all about condition. If you're not familiar with these cars, get a Ferrari expert to inspect the car before purchase. There's a range of tens of thousands of dollars between an average 308 and a really nice one. There was a "driver" level car for sale in the high $40Ks for a while at Forza Motorsports in CT, but a show-level car could be $70K+. I think all the U.S. fibreglass 308s were 1976 production cars, but there are some late 1976 cars in steel, so you really have to inspect the car, not just rely on the production date.
all 308's 76-79 had weber carbs all 308's 80-85 were injected (80-82 were 2 valve; 83-85 were 4 valve)
North American cars will have tailights with reverse lamp in center...euro was in the bumper.. North American cars will be wet sump, euro cars are dry sump.. The glass/steel transition occured late 1976 production. The only other thing to note is the major difference once catalytic exhaust were fitted for 1978 requirements. IMO this is the breaking point between the 308 series, as a lot of the Weber and cat euipped cars have burned. Horsepower went down as well. Glass cars have a certain following and do command a market premium, but I prefer the fit and finish of the early NON CAT steel ones, myself.
Ferrari got it right in the States the first two years, 76-77. 1978-1982 slowed them up pretty well 1983-85 perked up some but still not to the levels of the 76-77 cars.
If you're not sure whether a car is fiberglass or just has a lot of bondo (), look it up here: http://www.r-design.net/308/index_e.html.
