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308GT4 color (dark red)

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  1. Ed Niles

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    #1 Ed Niles, Mar 25, 2013
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  2. Jack-the-lad

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    #2 Jack-the-lad, Mar 25, 2013
    Ed, sorry I can't help with the color name, but the car looks good. I agree with your decision re: Boxer paint.

    Is your car a Euro with US fender markers, or a US version with Euro bumpers?

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  3. 308 GTB

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    #3 308 GTB, Mar 25, 2013
    Ed,

    Maybe this article can be of assistance to you: Ferrari Colors

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  4. alhbln

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    #5 hoverland, Mar 25, 2013
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    Looks like "Rosso Chiaro" from Glidden Salchi which was the red preceeding "Rosso Corsa" from Glasurit that came around 1980.
    There were (according Keith Bluemels V8 book) only two red solid colors available for the GT4 and early GTB/S's, "Rosso Chiaro" and "Rosso Dino" that is almost orange.

    Rosso Chiaro appears quite a lot darker than Rosso Corsa when compared, as in this example of early 308 in Rosso Chiaro beeing fitted with a spoiler in Rosso Corsa.

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  6. Ed Niles

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    #6 Ed Niles, Mar 25, 2013
    Yes, thank you, it does appear to be rosso chiaro (clear red, if I interpret correctly). To answer the question, US model. It's on Craig's List now.
     
  7. HotShoe

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    #7 HotShoe, Mar 25, 2013
    Whatever it is, I really like it!!! Love the rims too.
     
  8. PhilB

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    #8 PhilB, Mar 25, 2013
    Those are interesting wheel lifts/jacks, what are they? I see a line running to the driver side one, is it hydraulic or pneumatic?
     
  9. George Vosburgh

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  10. nerofer

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    #10 nerofer, Mar 26, 2013
    Ed,

    "Chiaro" in Italian is the same as "clair" in French, but the correct translation in English is not "clear" but "light": "Rosso Chiaro" = "light red". The opposite of "Chiaro" is "Scuro", which means "dark".

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  11. hoverland

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    Hydraulic ramps with dual line handpump. Lifts 2t and 40cm.
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  12. htapaul

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    #12 htapaul, Mar 26, 2013
    I too am impressed with the lifts. Where do you get them? Thanks...Paul
     
  13. hoverland

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    #13 hoverland, Mar 26, 2013
    Got mine from local dealer. You can find a test with some info here:
    bigramps.pdf
    (The file is over 8MB)
     
  14. PhilB

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    #14 PhilB, Mar 26, 2013
    They seem widely available in the UK, not so much in the US. Here they are in operation:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqIOiJKCXwQ]CJAutos Hydraulic Ramps.AVI - YouTube[/ame]
     
  15. ollie

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    #15 ollie, Mar 26, 2013
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    We have a 1978 308 GTS. Its color is Rosso Chiaro and we have a decal that says that. It appears the same, but if you order it for GT4's just ask for Rosso Chiaro & without looking at the number on the car, we think it is 190.
     

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