Is this an actual "Magnum P.I." car?

no title history, no deal...
no pics of current owner with big Tom in same pic, no deal...

 

First, have a look at this thread:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106108

There were several cars used in the series at different times. They started with a carb car, moved to a 2 valve injected model, then finally used a QV throughout the series.

As well, more than one example of each model was used, as some were in better condition than others depending on their use for stunts, etc. Estimates are that they used between 6 and 10 different 308s over the life of the series.

In theory, the VIN #'s for each car should be able to be found, but I'm not sure who would have that complete set of data. Here are some we do know, thanks to Marcel Massini:

Year Type Chassis# Colors
1979 308 GTS 29109 Red/tan
1981 308 GTSi 34567 Red/tan
1984 308 GTSi QV 57685 Red/tan

Birdman

 

maybe?

 

Huh? You lost me brother!

 

Brother Bird.

The Vin's ALMOST match.

It could be possible that the car in question is a magnum car.

I thought you could read my mind.

Brother Matt

 

Brother Matt,
I was confused on the bold part of each VIN. They certainly are similar looking....

Birdman

 

Didn't they take the driver's seat rails out of the "Magnum" cars?

On the other hand, why would it having been thrashed by a TV crew be a "plus"?

 

I know they lowered the seat somehow and took out some of the foam as well for Tom Selleck but I'm not sure if they removed the rails. Maybe.

If you are a fan of the show, I would think that owning an actual example that had screen time gives it bragging rights, even if it was thrashed!

Birdman

 

There's foam in 308 seats? Mine feel like I'm sitting in sculpted plywood.

I was a big fan of Magnum PI which of course gave me the 308 obsession. Thank God I fell in love with the cheap one and not the TR on Miami Vice!

Paul

 

maybe they've got Jon Voight's Le Baron too

 

I won't rest until I find Banacek's Pantera

 

I want to know where Steve McQueens mustang is (from the movie Bullit),


Doug Crall

 

....and the number 2 pencil with his bite marks in the glove box.

 

I think the tow truck driver got the pencil, you want to look for his dark glasses!

 

Should we be scared that the episode we are referrencing is 14 years old and we remember EVERY detail?

 

you are as old as I am (born in 1952),

That movie was where I took my first date.....oops. She didn't think much of the guy being blown away by the shot gun in the beginning of the movie. Ah it was too bad, the movie I saw over and over, her...just the one time.

I worked in San Francisco for a long time, and where the chase scene began was around the corner from where I worked, about a half a block away.

Doug Crall

 

"Everybody's talkin at me
but I can't hear a word they're sayin
Cuz I got Jon Voigt's caaarr."

 

I thought Jon Voit had a canoe......he had a car too?

I got Huey Lewis's boat

 

no, it makes us uber hip..............uh, yeah, right Al.........

saw that episode just last night.

 

Who has Colombo's Peugeot these days?

 

I have seen some of the yellow convertable "Cudas" for sale from Nash Bridges. He always called it a "Hemi Cuda", none of them were Hemi's

Doug Crall