It's for RHD only. My April 76 LHD 19169 has Assembly Number 151 and engine number 153.
Hard to see in this pic, but the door window moldings on the VR, left, are so crude compared to the steel car, right...I'm having fun finding all if the prototype-ish things about the VR... Image Unavailable, Please Login
The door moulding difference is much easier to see when you need to distinguish a vetroresina car from side than the "A" pillar thin line.... I've tried to list all the visible differences on the 5th chapter of the page dedicated to carburettors model here but if you found a new one, I would be please to add. it is much easier to find when you have both model in front of you like you seems to have
We all love your site, thank you very much for your work. You might want to add the different position of mirrors in European and US models, which I am puzzled still about Best Julio
I thank you for your kind words about the site but I am not the only author. It exists only through sharing that all owners have kindly agreed to my requests. Many of us here continue to search for or specify details. Thanks to all. Regarding rear view mirrors, US carbureted cars have the mirror almost at the end of the quarter of the front window. European cars have it more forward, in the middle of about one third from front of the window. This may be because of the mirror shape itself that is shelling for the Euros contrary to a flag for American cars (other markets have inherited these flags, the Australian still have another fitment at the beginning). Then, the gap narrows on the QV, the position is about halfway through the quarter of front window on the European models. It is true that I do not mention on the site, I will do it on the next update, I am currently scanning all the commercial documentation I have been collecting since all these years. Note that I saw 2 European cars with a US retro position, and this, from the beginning. I do not explain it because the doors are different for the 2 markets and the retro were mounted at the factory.
I was always under the impression that the Australian car mirrors were installed by the local dealer/importer
I really do not know. In Europe, the production of vetroresina corresponds to the obligation for private cars, to have a mirrors driver side, but it is not the same date in all the Countries. In France, it is mid 72 but in Italy, in January 77 (and 1956 for German car...). Nevertheless, I have never seen European vetroresina delivered without mirrors. In fact, the factory delivered the cars with the Vitaloni Californian. For the USA and Australia, it is said that it was the dealer who installed the Baby Tornado for the first and the Astro III for the second (same as earlier Euro Dino GT4) in but the location is always the same. I would not understand why the factory would have delivered equipped cars, and others not if they had the template. But that said, nothing surprises me, this period is very rich in strange details ....
10:1 pistons I think.... Or 10.5:1? Euro cams. Throttle bodies and motec. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Was having a look through the 1975 308 GTB brochure last night and have a few questions: 1. Can anyone confirm the tyre in the spare wheel well? I appears to be a Good Year Grand Prix 800. 2. There's a second section of foam (Behind the radiator foam) on the underside of the front bonnet. I have never seen a fibreglass car with this, nor does it appear in the 1975 or 1976 parts book. Has anyone ever seen a car thus fitted? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
And a few more curiosities from this early brochure: No reversing lights in the bumper (Nor in the indicator lenses if it were a USA car) Image Unavailable, Please Login
The line drawing and written specifications in the brochure clearly refer to the vehicle being dry sump which makes sense, since it's a European brochure. But the car is fitted with a wet sump single distributor engine and the engine only picture is a twin distributor wet sump engine. It must have been quite a rush to get this brochure ready for the Paris show! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Very interesting discovery! I don't have the 111/75 in my hands, but it clearly appears that the photos are those of the prototype (we can see the antenna on the roof in the rear view), which did not have some reverse light. In production, no vetroresina, to my knowledge, has received a reinforcement bar under the hood, and especially not in "S". The first bar that appears in production is the one that equips the hood of the USA models with double hooks. I will nevertheless find out about asking owners of very early 308. I do not understand where the picture comes from with the 2 rectangles at the bottom of the hood image ... I have never seen that either ... As for the spare tire, all the European model received the Dino "pancake" wheel. The full size wheel fitted the USA, Switzerland and all the other countries whose legislation required it. This wheel was also not attached to the contrary of the "pancake" wheels which had a leather strap. On the photo, I recognize neither the tire structure of the Michelin XWX, nor that of the Good Year GP800 the two references of the spare parts catalog, there may be a specialist who can answer. The engine, meanwhile, is clearly that of a developing version of the F106A because it is a single ignition wet sump that did not yet equip the European version of the GT4s. In short, to be follow ....
I can't edit my previous post but looking at the picture, I've discovered that the car on your b&w picture is the same as the Rosso 308 in the 120/76. I also found that the 2 rectangles are a crop image of the rear lid licence plate light... I didn't see that at the beginning. Lay out between the 2 catalogues are slightly different but pictures are the about the same (at least the same photo shoot for some of them), but in the 120/76, you hve the Argento 308 which is a production car with the good engine, the reverse light, the antenna on the rear right part....
Found this ad for Prancing Horse magazine #48 with an article on the U.S. VR by P. Coltrin where the seller was nice enough to scan not only the cover but some of the content. Interesting details in the article if your eyesight permits ;-) Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
s/n 19377 up for sale for $279K. Fully restored, good luck with the sale!! https://ferraris-online.com/cars/1976-ferrari-308-gtb-vetroresina-fiberglass-19377/
Good evening Guys, I know a 308 vetroresina with only one owner very nice car. Italian car, It is in blu metallic over beige interior. If someone could be interested, I can give more informations.
It would be very kind if you can give us at least, the serial number. Then I am sure I will have plenty of question. One owner car are quite rare so it is nice to see "original" car without too much of upgrade...
dear Triple black, I prefer don’t divulgate now the serial number, the car is really one owner with less the 40.000 kms original. It is in very Good conditions, always maintained. I’m already ask for the certification Ferrari Classiche. If there is someone really interested to buy, I’m at complete disposal. Best regards [ QUOTE="TripleBlack, post: 147455890, member: 33291"]It would be very kind if you can give us at least, the serial number. Then I am sure I will have plenty of question. One owner car are quite rare so it is nice to see "original" car without too much of upgrade...[/QUOTE]
