Joana and Melanie Villeneuve with a very special Ferrari 308GTS. Ferrari of Denmark, chassis no. 21371 holds a very special place within the hierarchy of the 308 family of Ferraris. Manufactured in 1977 as the second 308 GTS ever built, the car was originally used for developmental purposes and afterwards was refurbished, subsequently being used by the factory for the official 308 GTS brochure. Retained by the factory, the car was formally registered in Modena (MO 439235) and given to Gilles Villeneuve for his personal use on 30 October 1978. Finished in unusual Rosso Dino, the car benefitted from – amongst other modifications – an uprated clutch, as fitted to the contemporary 512 BB model. Over the next four years, the car resided at Villeneuve’s Monaco home for some very quick commuting to and from the Ferrari Factory in Maranello – a distance of some 270 miles, which under normal circumstances could be covered in just over four and a half hours. Yet the unassuming Québécois, on one memorable occasion, reputedly managed it in a mere 2 hours and 25 minutes: an average speed of almost 112 miles per hour. Unbelievable perhaps, but if anyone could do it, Gilles could. After Villeneuve’s untimely death in the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix, the car was retained by Ferrari until 1984, whereupon it was sold. It was sold at auction in 2018 270 000 Euros. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
