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The plastic from Pininfarina - the Ferrari 308 GTB Vetroresina

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Created on April 7, 2013

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the retrofitted wide wheels give the car an even beefier appearance and provide additional grip

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the side air intake is reminiscent of the 246 GT

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the wheels do not correspond to the standard version

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - you can hardly get enough of these curves

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the body is designed like two shell halves around the dividing line

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - only the Vetroresina models had the reversing lights integrated into the rear bumper

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the proud owner Max _Theiler, who has been loyal to the 308 for over 35 years

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the early European 308 coupés had dry sump lubrication

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the plastic body was carefully crafted

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the four-pipe exhaust system was retrofitted to many early 308s, the original was a single-pipe end

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Yellow suits the 308 very well, but was nevertheless chosen comparatively rarely, because red dominated

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - still a fast car today

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - many early 308s were retrofitted with larger front spoilers, this one is original

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - classic sports car ambience inside

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the headlight flasher only lit up when the headlights were extended

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - ventilation is taken care of

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - elegant housing for the headlights

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Folding headlights were a tribute to the tapered shape

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the chassis number indicates that this car comes from the plastic era

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - little to see of the V8 cylinder engine, but all the more to hear

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Pininfarina had every right to be proud of this design

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Dino 308 GT4 (1973) - placing four people in front of a mid-engine - no easy task

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Dino 308 GT4 (1973) - See-through drawing - Position of the passengers and the engine

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1975) - with plastic body, presented at the Paris Motor Show

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1975) - the plastic body was not visible on the elegant sports car - presented at the 1975 Paris Motor Show

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Presentation at the 1976 Geneva Motor Show

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - from diagonally above

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - seen from behind

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Seen from the rear at an angle

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Interior driver's side

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Interior passenger side

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Illustration in the 1976 sales brochure

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - it was ordered particularly frequently in red - illustration from the sales brochure

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Illustration from the sales brochure

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - sporty cockpit and comfortable space

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Trunk behind the transversely mounted mid-engine, the rivets connecting the steel chassis to the plastic body are clearly visible

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - the V8 with dry sump lubrication

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Transparent drawing from the sales brochure shows the body of the mid-engined sports car

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Seen from the side

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - outside on the race track - seen from diagonally front right

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - Seen from the front

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - outside - seen from diagonally front right

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - rear view - is this a sheet steel version?

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - seen from the front and above

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - outside - seen from diagonally in front

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Ferrari 308 GTB Millechiodi (1977) - the body was already made of steel, the extensions were riveted on, hence the name "1000 Rivets"

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Ferrari 308 GTB Millechiodi (1977) - the first 308 with roof spoiler - one-off by Pininfarina

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Ferrari 308 GTB Millechiodi (1977) - the dashboard of the aerodynamically trimmed one-off came from the BB

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - die Räder entsprechen nicht der Serienausführung

Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - an diesen Rundungen kann man sich kaum sattsehen

Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - wie zwei Muschelhälften ist die Karosserie um die Trennlinie gestaltet

Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - die in die hintere Stossstange integrierten Rückfahrscheinwerfer hatten nur die Vetroresina-Modelle

Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - der stolze Besitzer Max _Theiler, der dem 308 schon über 35 Jahre die Treue hält

Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - die frühen europäischen 308-er Coupés hatten Trockensumpfschmierung

Summary

Between 1975 and 1977, Ferrari produced the 308 GTB, the first and to this day only production road-going Ferrari with a plastic body. Only around 800 units were produced and they are still very popular today. This vehicle report tells the story of the unusual Ferrari 308 GTB, describes driving impressions and shows the car in current and historical pictures, as well as in the sales material of the time.

This article contains the following chapters

Bertone's 308 GT4 not a true Dino successor
Again with Pininfarina
Technology from the Dino 246 GT and 308 GT4
Plastic bodywork born out of time pressure
No disadvantages for the customer
Still steel from 1977
The special 308 GTB from Pininfarina
Very satisfied customers
Outrageously yellow
Almost in first ownership
Good value retention
Further information

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Sergio Scaglietti was a master of hand-crafted body curves, and sheet aluminum was his preferred material. Each Ferrari 250 GTO was both a masterpiece and a unique specimen. It may come as a surprise that this coachbuilder also produced plastic vehicles, even with the prancing horse on the front in the form of the Ferrari 308 GTB, but there were tangible reasons for this. In the fall of 1973, Ferrari presented the Dino 308 GT 4 in Paris as the successor to the 246 GT. It was intended to create sufficient distance from the increasingly strong competition from Porsche, Lamborghini and Maserati. The newcomer, which offered space for four people despite its mid-engine design, met these requirements with a top speed of just under 250 km/h, not least thanks to the new V8 engine with 255 hp in accordance with the Italian measurement standard.

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Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - die Räder entsprechen nicht der Serienausführung

Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - an diesen Rundungen kann man sich kaum sattsehen

Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - wie zwei Muschelhälften ist die Karosserie um die Trennlinie gestaltet

Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - die in die hintere Stossstange integrierten Rückfahrscheinwerfer hatten nur die Vetroresina-Modelle

Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - der stolze Besitzer Max _Theiler, der dem 308 schon über 35 Jahre die Treue hält

Ferrari 308 GTB (1976) - die frühen europäischen 308-er Coupés hatten Trockensumpfschmierung

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