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Dual Badged Ferrari Dino 308 GT4

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  1. dyerhaus

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    Does anyone own, or know anyone who owns, a 308 GT4 that has the Ferrari badge affixed above the Dino badge (exactly the way service bulletin 266/8 instructs)?

    I've seen pics of a few online, but never in person, nor can I find a good high-res picture of the nose. I'd love to get a few high-res pics of such a car, particularly the nose. I've attached a shot as an example (randomly found on the internet a long time ago).

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  2. Portofino

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    My Italian 77 has a indentation in the front panel filled and a prancing horse badge fitted on top .
    I know this because underneath ( when you remove the bumper ) you can see it pressed in and bondo extruded out of the two fixing holes .One day I will get it gouged out and get a “ Dino “ badge .It’s low down on the to do list .


    TBH it does look silly in view .Double badging .

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    Could be worse …..how about triple badging ^^^^^


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    My car there is an indentation under the badge .
     
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  3. Newman

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    Has nose badges on the fenders too, that owner really had an inferiority complex.
     
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  5. dyerhaus

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    The filling in of the horizontal inset was (I think) the most common thing done. That's how mine was too. I removed the Ferrari badge when the car was getting repainted and had the horizontal inset unplugged, now it's back to Dino badges!

    The dual badging that the service bulletin proposed looks absolutely silly, which I think is why it's so rare—I guess even the dealers at the time thought so too. That's why it intrigues me! And the triple badge thing…WOW! That's a bit over-the-top!! :D

    Oh, nice, I looked there but only at 308s—should have done a search for 208!! Although that one, they actually did "wrong" too (according to the service bulletin). They placed the Ferrari badge BELOW the Dino badge! Which is a configuration I've never seen. Definitely worth snagging a few pics for my project. Thank you!!
     
  6. dyerhaus

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    Another thing that intrigues me about the whole Ferrari badging thing is that Euro cars suffered from it too. The service bulletin is specifically titled:

    BODY EXTERNAL MODIFICATIONS FOR DINO 308GT4 - F106AL U.S. VERSION

    So I would think the bulletin was only sent to US dealers, but maybe not. Regardless, I would have thought that other markets would have paid it no mind, yet we see a lot of Euro models that have been converted as well.
     
  7. Portofino

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    Fast Fwds 50 yrs and we need a laser to cut the irony here .
    How times change ?


    Apologies for re posting this vid as it answers multiple Q s on this forum .
     
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