ferrari 308 gtb - DK Engineering

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FERRARI 308 GTB
RHD - 21,600 Miles - Dry Sump
Price: £124,995
Features and Options
Just 21,600 Miles
Stunning Colours
RHD
Original Interior
Recent Major Service
Further details available online at:
www.dke.uk/s/679
SPECIFICATION
Year
Exterior Colour
Transmission
Configuation
Body Style
Mileage
1979
Red
Manual
RHD
Coupé
21600 Miles
Description
The 308 GTB is a V8 mid-engined, 2-seater sports cars manufactured by the Italian company Ferrari from 1976 to 1985. The 308 was built to replace the Dino
246 GT and GTS. The 308's body was designed by Pininfarina's Leonardo Fioravanti, who had been responsible for some of Ferrari's most celebrated shapes
to date, including the Daytona, the Dino and the Berlinetta Boxer.
The first production GTB rolled off the assembly line in 1976. It had a body made of fibreglass because Ferrari had no idea if they would sell enough to start a
massive manufacturing campaign in steel. So they tested the waters with fiberglass which could be made more cost-effectively in small numbers. The instant
success of the GTB meant that they started tooling up to build the car to a higher level of quality in steel like all other Ferraris.
The engine was a 3 litre 90 degree V8, with belt-driven twin overhead camshafts per cylinder bank. It was transversely mounted in unit with the transaxle
transmission assembly, which was below and to the rear of the engine's sump. All models used a fully synchromeshed 5-speed manual and a clutch-type
limited slip differential. Suspension was all-independent.
The early cars and Fibreglass cars were equipped with carburettors and a dry sump However in late 1979 the cars started to feature a wet sump and then in
1980 Ferrari made the leap to Bosch K-Jetronic mechanical fuel injection in order to meet ever more tricky U.S. emission standards. Clearly, Enzo Ferrari did
not want to go this route as the race cars of the day retained carburettors. This change had several resulting effects to the 308. For one, it lost the intoxicating
intake howl of the Webers.
DK Engineering, Little Green Street Farm, Green Street, Chorleywood, Herts, WD3 6EA
This example offered for sale by DK is a highly desirable "carburettor steel car with a dry sump". Presented in superb Rosso Chiaro over a Tan hide interior, it
was supplied new early in 1979 to its first owner in Mansfield, with optional extras including Air Conditioning, Wide Wheels, Full size spare wheel, and a Front
Spoiler. The car was then exported to New Zealand in 1984 and enjoyed by the second owner who remarkably kept the car until 2015, having covered just
21,600 Miles and maintaining the car fastidiously.
Since being with DK, the car has recently benefitted from a major service including timing belts, the air conditioning has been updated, new suspension shock
absorbers, suspension bushes throughout, a new Ferrari exhaust silencer, and new tyres. The car is presented in a highly original and exceptional condition
reflected by its well documented service history and original interior. It comes accompanied with its original service book and copies of the original order form
and specification sheet.
Supplied in this stunning condition and having covered just 21,600 Miles from new, having had just two owners. This 308 GTB is ready to be enjoyed by its
new owner immediately. Viewings are available at our showroom, which is based just outside London.
Ferrari 308 GTB
DK Engineering, Little Green Street Farm, Green Street, Chorleywood, Herts, WD3 6EA
DK Engineering, Little Green Street Farm, Green Street, Chorleywood, Herts, WD3 6EA