1978 Ferrari 308 GTB - supercharged - NJ

Our shop project 308 GTB is for sale. After 9 years of ownership during which every kink has been ironed out, including new paint, major service, and extensive modifications (read on), we are offering her to a new home. As featured in Forza Magazine issue #115.

Forza :: Mission Creep : This supercharged 308 packs 384 horsepower

More photos are on our website and car is located at Exoticars USA, Milford, NJ. Please send a message or call (908)996-4889 to discuss. Price $60,000. Thanks, Sandy and Wil de Groot

Machined billet aluminum intake manifold/plenum with 4 Laminova air to water intercooler cartridges and Opcon supercharger
Engine refreshed with new bearings, seals, gaskets, belts, etc. Resurfaced valves and seats. Powder coated cam covers, belt covers and oil tank
Electromotive tec3 ECU, distributor-less ignition and EFI
Twin Ford throttle bodies and air filter elements in aluminum boxes ducted to OEM air intakes in the body side
Twin Bosch fuel pumps
Setrab (oil-to-water) oil cooler.
Meziere electric engine coolant pump
Evan’s coolant
Modified Griffon, Ford type, NASCAR unit aluminum radiator
Coolant recovery tank
Meziere pump for twin intercooler heat exchangers
Electric AC compressor
Ford high out-put alternator
JetHot coated exhaust headers
Custom fabricated stainless steel exhaust system with Magnaflow mufflers
Kevlar clutch
Porsche-996 Turbo/(Brembo) calipers and 12" rotors
Custom machined billet aluminum parking brake
Tandem Tilton brake master cylinders with cockpit adjustable bias
Custom made 17"Kinesis modular wheels with 5 spoke centers.
Dunlop Direzza tires (225/45ZA17 front, 255/40ZR17 rear)
Lightened and strengthened OEM control arms
ES urethane bushings
Hyperco racing springs
VariShock adjustable aluminum coil-over shock absorbers
Heavy duty sway bars.
Ducted and vented trunk
Custom fabricated aluminum and stainless steel mesh grill
Simpson 5 point safety harnesses with original three point belts in place
On board fire system
Aluminum pedal pads
Re-covered dash
Momo steering wheel
Composite rear bumper
Set up for heel and toe
Body, chassis, interior are virtually unchanged. Car can be returned to stock configuration
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I like the front end, that looks cool!

 

Beautiful car! Would like to see more pics of the outside of the car. The pic of the front is quite the teaser!

Thank you.

 

Thanks! My husband poured his heart and soul into this Ferrari. He can log on here after work and elaborate about the front bumper.

 

Thanks, we'll dig out some more pictures.

The front is un-modified, as are the rest of the body and chassis. We made the aluminum and stainless steel grille to fit the opening. The turn-signals behind the grille are sealed, light-weight units that are readily available and are mounted on aluminum brackets.

The car was built for the German market, so it has the Euro camshafts, dry-sump oil-system and front valence. The car was converted by the well known German tuning company Koenig, probably when it was brand new. It probably hasn't had the stock Euro front bumper and grille since it was new. The Koenig up-grades were all cosmetic.

I bought the car sight-unseen from a guy in New Mexico, hoping Koenig performed mechanical up-grades also but unfortunately they did not. I was disappointed, removed all the Koenig body ad-on components, sold them to a guy in Arizona and decided to perform mechanical upgrades myself (I'm a Ferrari specialist and have a shop where we service Ferrari). It also had 15" Ferrari 512BB wheels and I sold them to someone with a 365BB.

This 1978 Ferrari 308GTB Euro is very fast, stops well and handles well. I have an in-car video on You-Tube taken at Watkins Glenn where you can see how neutral the car handles. I'll post a link to it.

 

Here is the video taken at Watkins Glen, for anyone interested in how it sounds: http://youtu.be/p0QmjBYds8Y

 

In the video, the mirror is kind of blocking the view but if you watch it's position, relative to the pavement, you can see how the car is loaded under braking and acceleration. I didn't want to break or smash up my Ferrari so I wasn't pushing the car as hard as I could have but the car is drifting in the corners and behaving quite nicely. It's a fun car!

 

Searching for more exterior photos, came across this thread which shows more technical stuff and engine bay photos.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/technical-q-sponsored-algar-ferrari/125146-supercharged-308-dyno-results.html

 

Here are two more photos. I'll take some more Monday, if the weather cooperates.
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what did you use for your grille? That may look cool on my mondial.

 

Art on Wheels!

 

Looks like a lot of machine for $60K.

 

This car is straight up awesome, I love the visual effect of the whole thing. Upgrades with close to 400 hp just makes it that much better. IF I was still looking for a 355 .... I would be all over this instead, damn the purists this looks like serious fun.

 

Your name sounds kind of Dutch, Wil !? (Maar misschien lees/spreek je het ook nog wel ?)

I absolutely love it. On the Vetro thread there is a lot of discussion about originality (which I don't really care for that much), but this is great. Innovation/engineering like the Old Man himself always did. Pity I can't seem to find my 60K spending money and live on the other side of the globe..

I have quite a lot of experience in building race- and trackday cars (Alfa Romeo 105 series), one can never-ever build something similar for this kind of money, and an early 308 included!?!? No need to gift-wrap it...

 

Thanks for the kind words! One modification we just wrapped up is installing electric air conditioning. The A/C performance is stellar now, compared to the prior flabby A/C. I know, because I have been a passenger many times in the summer. If you want a classic Ferrari that will keep you COOL in the northeast summer, this is the one! We'll post some photos of the electric A/C conversion. It is very impressive looking.

 

Love this car. Any performance stats? Curious how it runs against a 360 or 430 in the straight line.

 

Hi Rohan, please don't quote me, but I have never heard of a 308 out stripping a 360 much less a 430 no matter what the mods. There are dyno results here on an old fchat thread with accompanying interpretation (eg 'measured at the wheel' I am not sure what that means, Wil elaborates) http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/technical-q-sponsored-algar-ferrari/125146-supercharged-308-dyno-results.html

 

Not sure if this was posted yet, old 2006 thread describing the work that went into this 308 plus some more photos: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/technical-q-sponsored-algar-ferrari/101045-supercharged-308gtb-almost-ready-go.html

 

Please do and let all us 308 guys know about it.

 

Todd, we'll post something in the 308 section ASAP.

 

Cool car and nice job. Electric A/C?
I didn't get that memo, what is that, does it work and where do you source one?

 

Congrats on the quick sale.

 

Thank God, it sold! I was getting a pretty bad 'itch' for that gorgeous young lady!

 

Here is the atypical front compartment with new electric compressor and amplifier. Works perfectly for those 100 deg F stifling muggy summer days. The heat in Italy must be different than heat in NJ is all I can say!
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Manufacturer name?