308 GTB Vetroresina

I am insuring my car and changing my insurance from Hagerty to Heacock. I am raising my insurance to $100,000. Is that enough for a US driver with a new engine from Ferrari of Ft. Lauderdale?

By the way, Heacock is 40% less $ than Hagerty. Grundy was 30% less than Hagerty. Classic car insurance is the best!

 

Did not find this on my car but on stripping the LH chassis tube is marked in Chalk 166 - will try and get a picture but it is very faint (also the door casings, and various brackets are all marked 166).

 

That is just fantastic, thanks for posting! It is nice to know your car has the original bonnet.

 

Yes, picture please

 

Thanks Sp1der for your answer. My car is pretty early in the build sequence, maybe they stopped using this kind of thick paint at some point in production? Your car number is 166, but it is the 166th Euro RHD car, so it was probably produced much later than mine (which was built in April 76).

 

Thank you! Actually I'm not at all surprised, my car clearly shows its age, it's in good condition, but the patina doesn't lie, especially the paint, and almost every part of the car was probably there in 1976!

 

The dealer has the original wheels that will go with the car too- as you probably know, many people put 16 inch wheels on them rather than the original 14's

And the mileage is all verifiable so would you rather have a low mileage car where the mileage cannot be proven or one with reasonable miles that can all be verified

Have you seen the car or are you basing what you say on the ad on the dealers site alone?

The exhaust and radio would be easy and not expensive fixes I believe

 

Two steel 308's, nice ones, just sold here in the UK for over £100k each, so what do you think?

 

Indeed, depends on what people are looking for- a mostly original car with the patina that we talk about, or one that has been heavily 'restored'- and by that I mean not well, as opposed to some on this forum that have taken a lot of time, trouble and expense to make their cars beautiful

 

I think the market at the moment for 308s is having a correction.
One of the most iconic looking cars ever,which has been greatly undervalued for too long.
I must admit though that I don't see them at £100,000,and don't think this is where
the majority of sales are at.
They maybe advertised high,but what are they actually selling at?
I feel a more realistic price for very nice ones should be half that at £50k,with good running
complete cars at £35-£40k
IMO the gtb should also always have a premium over a gts of £8-10k.
Don't know why I say that,just my gut feeling.
I have very recently bought a 76 us spec fibreglass 308 for much much less than
some of the crazy prices being mentioned.
Granted it was a non running car,but very complete and originally

It will need recommissioning ,but even after the cost of this is taken
into account ,it's still very much less than publicised prices.
Car should be arriving in the uk in approx 10 days.
Can't wait..very excited.. The car has managed to get under my skin like you can't
imagine.
Paul

 

I need a facepalm icon.

 

Just surprised to see the car being marketed with the 16" wheels when it would look so much better on it's original 14"s, and for it to really do well perhaps the correct
exhaust and a period radio would help towards a good sale.

On the mileage, I'd rather have low verified miles!

As I said in my post....from the pictures.....and in my humble opinion!

 

Why will you need a facepalm icon rjr89?

 

Well Paul, as you know with any particular model it can be very hard to generalise, particularly as they made so many 308's. It all boils down of course to condition, history, and to a degree mileage(mainly because they are now over 30 years old and even low mileage mileage cars will usually need significant recommissioning to bring them up to speed-hence why condition imo is more important)
Sure Glass cars are far fewer and so one can narrow down the price range for these much more so probably than the steel ones. Certainly great condition Glass cars fitted with all the right details(as already mentioned above) with a good history file, all tools, jack, paraphenalia etc, and well presented in RHD will sell at over £100k all day long.
Obviously the US cars, although only 100 in number, did not have the desirable dry sump engine and I guess would probably be valued less. However the US is a different market and I can't say I know it that well so who knows.

Good luck on the arrival of your car. Post pictures when you can!

 

I agree.
In this classic car market, where originality rules, I feel that in order for a car to achieve top value, it has to be fitted with whatever it came from the factory with. I think the majority of people in this market, usually want to own a car that is as it left the factory, and not as the vision of one of the owners(unless of course you happen to have the exact same vision....)

 

Probably overpriced me thinks. However if I see a sold sign on it soon, I'd be happy to revise my view!
I also gather Nick Cartwright has had one for the last 5 months advertised and that one apparently has only 18k miles as well a significant(at least from the photos) restoration. I believe that's up for sale at 120k but as I said it has been sitting around for the last few months. So I don't know......

 

I know 2 glass 308s were sold off market in the UK recently for £140k and £150k

The Cartwright car may not have sold because it is yellow? I don't know the car enough to comment

2 people are already on the Furlonger car so you may have to revise your view soon.....

 

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1938568&stc=1&d=1408658784
My car.. Chassis number 19509

 

They maybe advertised high,but what are they actually selling at?

They are selling at $135 on the low side to $200+ all day long in your neck of the woods!

 

Those are high figures you're throwing around there, you in the trade by any chance........

 

Or maybe fishing for a bid on his ?

 

Conspiracy theorists! They sell for that. One at least sold here for 250k..... And it was a driver!

 

They may be high but they are facts

No I am not in the trade

This is why I hardly ever post on forums.......

 

No not at all

I was merely trying to impart some knowledge but I will try not to bother doing that again

 

I'm not sure I agree with the "they made so many 308"...
For starters, only 12149 308 of all variants...
plus the italian cousins 160 208 GTB and 140 208 GTS; and 437 GTB turbos and 250 GTS Turbos
Grand total all 308 and Italian cousins: 13136 cars, which is still 5000 less than the 360s.

But speaking on the "Vetroresina" topic and the "contrasting" steel cars, we are considering only the Berlinettas:
Therefore, the grand total is "about 2900" GTBs, of which "about 800" glass cars produced, and "about 2100" steel GTBs, that's not much...
And the numbers remaining are of course less...

Rgds