Ferrari 308GTB

[scuncio]

Hi folks,

A good friend of mine is planning to sell his 1977 308GTB and offered it to me. I know zero about these cars, hence my post to you more knowledgeable friends who I hope can advise me. The car is gorgeous, was repainted thirty years ago in the factory dark gray and still retains its original red leather interior. It was sold new in British Columbia and imported ten years ago, seems to have never been corroded or rusty. Previous owner spent $15k with a Ferrari specialist having the car sorted - brakes, chassis bushings, tires, etc. The owner before that had the engine gone through. The car has about 44k documented miles. Seems ready to go except the AC no longer blows cold.

Any idea on a ballpark value?

Thanks!

[Too Many Projects]

Cool looking car, Tony !! looking at recent sales, I'd say anywhere from 60-75k...

[Billohio]

Sounds sharp!

[carnut4life]

Here's a similar one that sold on BAT last year, what a great color combination!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...ri-308-gtb-38/

[Crush]

Make sure you fit in it!!

[A12pilot]

Message sent, Tony. There is a LOT to know about Ferraris.

Dave

[njsteve]

Has the timing belt service/replacement been done within the past couple years? Mileage doesn't matter when it comes to the timing belts: they deteriorate due to time/ozone/oil/emotional needs/current bank balance, etc,.

[napa68]

Originally Posted by njsteve

emotional needs/current bank balance, etc,.

lmao

[njsteve]

Funny story: 308s are very jealous cars. I sold my 1971 hemicuda convertible in the spring of 1987 and though I was the coolest dude in the universe having been able to say I sold a Plymouth and with the money, bought a Ferrari.

It was a 12,000-mile 1985 308 GTSI. Really cool car. Rosso Corsa with saddle leather interior. I drove it all over the place that summer and even to my college reunion in the Fall. But it would not run if a woman was in the passenger seat. The car would simply refuse to start. It would crank a couple times and then nothing. It was like there was a XX chromosome-based kill switch under the seat or something.

The final straw was when I was car-pooling with a friend, coming home from law school in Boston. We stopped at my parent's house where the Ferrari was stored and I was going to drive her to her house just over the NY line from CT. The problem was she was full-blooded Sicilian and "My Lady From Maranello" didn't like that. First, the electric garage door wouldn't even open. Once I unhooked the emergency release, I was able to lift it up manually. We then both got in the car (I of course opened her door for her like a true gentleman) and I went to start it and nothing. Not a click, not a light, not a beep from the horn. My friend just smiles knowingly and shrugs her shoulders and says: "She is a jealous woman". So we hop in my old Suburban, which starts up just fine, and I drive her over to her parent's house in Westchester County.

I get back to my parent's house later that day. The garage door operates like nothing ever happened. I open the door to the Ferrari, the dome light immediately illuminates. Turn the key and she starts on the first click of the ignition. She just sat there, purring like a jealous Sabre Tooth Tiger. I sold it back to the Ferrari dealer a couple weeks later.

Oh, and I almost forgot: the dealer then tried to deduct the price of the timing belt service from my sales proceeds saying that the 1,000 miles I drove it, put it past the recommended replacement time span.

Here's the only photo I have of "That Car". Taken in my parent's driveway by my Mom in 1987.

[AnthonyS]

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