A '77 White on Tan 308 GTS

Nice color combo; I'm in the market for white on red 308


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I believe GTS' s were really available until 1978. But I could be wrong.



PDG

 

No - you are right. GTS didn't come out until 78

 

Patrick,

Exactly 106 GTSs (carbed, of course) were built by the factory in the last three months of 1977 (this according to factory figures). Most, if not all, these cars were US market models and accordingly sent to the United States.
Of course, taking into account the time needed to put these cars on ships, crossing the Atlantic, clearing customs, etc...it could well be that none was actually registered on American roads before 1978.
In Europe, a 1977 built GTS is rarer than hen's teeth; but it exists...

Rgds

 

By 1983, at least, that only took about 3 weeks.

 

Well, that leaves us then with a theoretical possibility that "one - or two - got away", and that there is actually a carbed 1977 GTS registered in the last weeks, or days, of 1977 in the USA...

Rgds

 

I agree that is definitely possible and you probably have forgotten more about these cars than I know, but a car built that late in the year and sold here would still likely be titled as a 1978. There could, of course, be exceptions.



PDG

 

Ah, yes, true: I always forget about the title. Then, again, to go back to the title of the topic: not only a 1977 build car, but a WHITE one at that...hmmm?

Rgds