Fiberglass euro 308 GTB for sale!

It looks very nice, pity its not closer to me I would like to take a look but am always very worried about anything on ebay.

Are the side markers stock or would they have been changed?

 

They would have added the rectangular side markers as DOT conversion, perhaps...

Just a quibble, but those are NOT 1976 14" rims......Dino spare is correct.

The dry sump engine is the key to this deal...anyone have history on this one??

I like the comment on the tag......Texas has that Model A on our Antique Tag as well, one reason I don't buy them......

 

..and the airbox nuts should be round knurled thumbwheels! LOL!

 

carreaper, I know you just purchased a unit....did you see this?

 

I talked to the guy about this car and its not perfect by any means. Needs a service and some paint etc. I value a perfect one at about 55k. Not sure how much a 2 condition car is worth?

 

Symbolic had a hard time getting $35K for North American version one..

There was an extremely low miles one auctioned with disappointing results, as well (Autoweek write up).......it's a pretty narrow niche market.

The prize here is the dry sump engine. For real performance use I'd value that at $10K bump, alone......the rest of that niggling stuff you just fix.

This guy will probably stand firm till he gets the ask, we'll see.........he's kept it all these years, LOL!

Red/black is a good color, IMO......

 

Gone! The market has spoken!

($37,950 + Dry Sump 10K = $47,950)

There you go.........

 

Ding-ding-ding! It's almost like California real estate - you can practically price your property at whatever you like if you're prepared to wait. Eventually, somebody will come along who says, "Yeah...that sounds reasonable I guess - I'LL TAKE IT!"

 

Well, as noted in the ad, there were only so many made and who knows how many still exist??

*shrugs shoulders*

 

I think thats an OK price if the car was good. Personally I would want a perfect one and pay a bit more. I figured this car needed at least 10k put into it just from a phone call without actually seeing it ppi/etc.

That values a perfect car at 60k?

Are all Euro ones dry sump and are these the very desirable ones?

 

I do not know the last year Euros were dry sump, 1980?

I really do not miss the dry sump but it solves the problem of oil pressure drop, if tracking the car...

 

The Euro GTB cars were all dry sump and carb's through 1980 with hotter cams than US cars hence the power difference (255 vs 240/205).

 

OK so we are basically saying the best 308 to have is a fiberglass euro car as these were all dry sump?

 

That's the Conventional Wisdom, although I'll admit I've always preferred legally imported vehicles, saving you the late night knock on the door and possible confiscation!!

But I think there are rules on 25 year old vehicles that pretty much make it OK now..........

Euro cars also use a single 8 point distributor and do not have the R1/R2 points and microswitch circuit, making life a little easier......

 

I kinda like this one. Even in RHD mode.

http://www.autocollections.com/index.cfm?key=1487&action=details&tab=inventory

 

Fibreglass bodies is also an acquired taste..IMO

Surface irregularities are sometimes more noticable and the glass is so thick to avoid cracking that weight savings are negligible......rockers are steel so they can still rust.....

So that's how I ended up with 1977s, both North American versions.....

 

That's a nice car......note the correct air box wheels and wiring loom holders for plug wires.......

Still, thats a wet sump and dual distributor motor.....UK could not import Euro model? That looks like a North American car built RH drive....

 

Those guys never publish prices I wonder how much they want for it?

 

dunno. It's got Euro front side markers and a Euro end with rear fog and mufflers but a Air pump.

 

It's $75,000 asking price.

I also was talking with the guy with the ebay 76 glass 308. He's sold the car for his asking. He said that the car will probably be going to Canada and will be tracked.

 

The guy's ebay ad says:

In its November 1998 profile of the fiberglass Ferrari 308, Sports Car Market Magazine states: “ The earliest GTBs were easily the fastest and best handling of 308s and the later 328s, due largely to a lightweight fiberglass body, combined with a twin distributor ignition system, which allowed a few more horsepower than later cars, along with a dry-sump lubrication system. Not only were the fiberglass cars faster, but they are also much rarer and today they are highly sought after by collectors of the marque. A measure of the fiberglass car’s superiority over later versions is the success achieved by various examples in the Maranello Challenge race series, where they easily defeated all opposition, from Boxers and Testarossas to F40s.”

Is there any truth at all to that last statement?

Birdman

 

Hi guys,
Although I enjoy the tales, I assume that its a bit optimistic to compare a Vetroresina with any F40 as an equal match. Still, it's also optimistic to compare a F40 as a faster car than any Vetroresina. For instance there are guys who are using a turbo (or two) on the old baggie. It'll be clear that there are more ways leading to Rome. Further I must admit that the Vetroresina has much more agility than the steelbodied version. I've lightened my car even more by replacing the stock Koni's for a Titanium racingsuspension from Intrax. This Dutch company manufactures one of the finest suspensionsystems known by men. It also sets your car back for 24 kg. The roadholding is unbelievable. The airco has also found a place on the shelf next to the heavy and prehistoric Koni's. These changes will only affect the responce of the car and can be restored anytime. The fact that a Vetroresina is at least 125 kg's lighter makes these extra weightsavings much more effective in ratio. I enclosed some pics. It is still not quit possible for me to decide what costs me more to maintain. My wife or my hobby. Guess I call them both a hobby.
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