Well, i’ve been gone for some time. Got involved in a war overseas. Just Returned to Cal and got a job at a Gullwing Mercedes restoration and sales business. World renown business. At the interview the owner was showing me around and showed me his 308. It was a custom build, built by Carol Shelby’s mechanic. Don’t know which one. It’s a glass 308 with 288 body kit and custom single turbo. Single distributor, MSD some custom built electronic fuel injection, intercooler on top of the manifold. He said it’s never ran well with issues. So I’m going to take a look. I’ll send photos if it’s allowed. Not sure of shop policy. But this car is quite unique has a bunch of gauges in it. so I thought I’d hit up my resources and try to get some background on it. The owner doesn’t seem to know. He has so many cars, this is just one he picked up somewhere. Thanks.
Been thinking alot about this post.. Really gven the leadership in value the 'glass cars have, a complete stripping of the modiofications and returning to stock would be the answer!!
This is what Robert's 308 GTB register says about c/n 20231 (no country in the last column, so I clipped it) Image Unavailable, Please Login
Here's a distraction until Tokyo Drftr gets a chance to chime in. An old BaT ad from 2017, another 288 conversion https://bringatrailer.com/2017/11/22/convincing-288-gto-replica-1986-ferrari-328-twin-turbo/
The one my boss has is a single turbo and doesn’t have the proper stretched frame. It’s motor is transverse as well. They just have the body kit on it. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
Built by Gordon Chance Chassis 20197 Image Unavailable, Please Login Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
At this point I’m looking for a baseline fuel and ignition map I can use to start on this project. If anyone has that info Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
The car in the photograph does not have a body kit but there is a turbo engine, but not this configuration. https://gordonchance.weebly.com/san-clemente.html I don't see a seam on the windshield post. Is this actually a fiberglass car? If it is 20231 this is very much in the crossover period when both were produced. My car is an earlier SN, but steel. 20231 might have been a Oct/Nov 76 production date.
The rear panel with the wide recess for the license plate is a dead giveaway for this being a steel car.
Thanks for the input. I’ll tell my boss. This car has been seriously chopped up Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
There is a WA collector plate in the trunk. I've never seen this car, at least not in the Puget Sound area. Maybe someone in another part of the state knows something about it
