Fantastical!! I'm finding the fun things about these cars and the community around them is mods that enhance and improve the cars are not viewed upon negatively as I thought they would be. I don't plan on judged shows and enjoy driving mine. 99% of people out there are just thrilled to see a 308. I've never gotten a "Hey, that's not the correct (whatever) for that car!" It's always just been smiles and thumbs up. I am doing some mods on my 84 US 308 and "Euroizing" it along with a few other things that may not be factory, but improve safety/looks/driveability. Good on ya! Enjoy it and have fun!!!! Cheers Dave
I'm with you there Dave! My car isn't a rare dry-sump GTB or a vetroresina, so I'm going to enjoy it for what it is & do a few things that I enjoy. Even that incredible blue 308 that Barkaways restored isn't exactly as it left the factory (although I believe it's factory correct). I'll be showing mine a little, but at small local shows where they won't know what's correct & what's not. Lol! Interestingly, different car groups have wildly different views about how their cars should be restored. None are as anal as the Corvette NCRS guys! I did that, and enjoyed it, but am enjoying a much more relaxed group here. I haven't met any in-person yet (I'm in a very rural area) but I look forward to going to some events. And it won't bother me one bit that I "only" have a 308, or that it's not 100% factory correct.
Hey, beautiful restoration! I have a 79 as well. Where did you source your Euro bumper? (I just bought one (reproduction) and am not happy with the quality of the part.)
The front bumper is a factory part that I bought from a guy in Europe. The rear one is from Superformance. The factory part is a better quality.
