1977 Ferrari 308 GTB

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The contemporary styled 308 GTB was introduced in 1975 at the Paris Auto Salon and signaled a return to Pininfarina styling following the Bertone-designed 308 GT4. It was the company's second V8 road car and was now badged as a 'proper' Ferrari rather than a Dino, and its mechanical specification had changed little apart from a reduction in weight and wheelbase, retaining its predecessor's underpinnings and transversely mounted engine that now featured dry-sump lubrication. In road-going guise, the powerplant produced 255 horsepower which was enough to propel the 308 GTB to a top speed in excess of 150 mph.

The fiberglass bodywork that clothed the early examples was replaced with steel after April of 1977. An open-top GTS version with Targa-style removable roof arrived later, as did the Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection and, finally, revised cylinder heads with four valves per cylinder on the Quattrovalvole (QV) model in 1982.

This particular 308 GTB was built at the Maranello Works in September of 1977 and is one of approximately 2,185 carbureted 308s produced between 1977 and 1980. It is believed that it was sold through Bavarian Motors of Fort Worth, Texas on February 12th of 1978 to its first owner, Mr. Milt Bronson. By the 1990s, the car resided in California and in the care of Svend and Diane Steffen of Stonyford, CA.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2021