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1980 Ferrari 308 Gts on 2040-cars

US $38,000.00
Year:1980 Mileage:23930
Location:

Bacova, Virginia, United States

Bacova, Virginia, United States


  I've decided to sell my 1980 Ferrari 308 GTS.  I've owned it for ten years and put less than 300 miles a year on her.  It has been in my enclosed garage with a car cover over her to keep the dust off the paint and only driven when the salt and gravel is off the roads in the spring , summer time and fall. As far as I know this car has had three owners.  The first in California, the second in Flordia, then myself.  The second owner let the car sit for over eight years and I had to replace all the belts and hoses as a result.  I have recently done the 30K mile major service and have the paperwork.  The 30k mile service was a replacement of all the belts and hoses, plugs, filters.  The most important was the changing of the timing belt as well as the bearings on the timing belt pulleys.  You do not want either of those two things to fail because the value of this car is in the motor.  This car has been a pleasure to own once I got the bugs worked out from sitting so long.  It's a pleasure to drive on a sunny day with the top off.  The motor lopes at idle like a heavy cammed race car. It's exhaust note sings to you going down the road, I've never had the need to turn on the radio. The car has 23,930 miles currently, do the math it is a 1980! The tires are in good shape and the spare is the original. 
  The paint is Ferrari Red, Rosso Corsa and shine like new.  Since the 1920s Italian race cars of Ferrari and Abarth have been painted in rosso corsa ("racing red"). This was the customary national racing colour of Italy as recommended between the world wars by the organisations that later became the FIA. The paint is not perfect, but if it was you would worry about driving it rather than enjoying the ride.  Nothing is bad about the paint, just small chips from normal driving.  No one ever notices they are there but myself being the owner, I know they are there because I wash it by hand.  The windows are slow to go up, but this is a problem on all 308s.  The original leather seats were replaced by the second owner with Recaro racing seats of the time period.  I wanted to replace them but the longer I owned my car, the more I liked them.  The radio is an Alpine cassette player also from the same time period. 
  The Pininfarina-styled 308 GTB was introduced at the Paris Motor Show in 1975.  It was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti who had been responsible for some of Ferrari's most celebrated shapes to date such as the Daytona, the Dino and the Berlinetta Boxer. The 308 used elements of these shapes to create something very much in contrast with the angular GT4 2+2. The GTB/GTS was a 2-seater with sweeping curves and aggressive lines, and has become one of the more recognizable and iconic cars produced by Ferrari to date.  The targa topped 308 GTS was introduced in 1977 and was made famous on the television series Magnum, P.I.. The lines are beautiful and is a rolling work of art.  I look at the designs of the modern Ferraris and I can still see the styling influences from these 308s.  The air intakes on the sides behind the doors are functional and forces cool air into the three liter eight cylinder engine.  This is a high revving freewheeling motor that does not red line until almost eight grand.  When you keep the RPMs up it produces lots of power.  1980 was the first year a Bosch K-Jetronic mechanical fuel injection was used.  1979 and older 308s have weber carburetors that take constant tinkering to keep tuned.   My car is a targa-topped Ferrari 308 GTS (“S” for spyder). This has a removable center roof section covered in black vinyl and used louvered panels in place of rear quarter windows.  Horsepower of U.S. cars dropped to 205 because of ever-tighter emissions in the USA.  The Ferrari 308, is immensely popular, it is a rare and beautiful car. It is as close to a work of art as any modern car can be.  It is, after all, a Ferrari. 
  The retired owner of the Ferrari dealership in Youngstown, Ohio helped me locate this car and buy it in Tampa, Flordia.  He put my in touch with a guy in California that made me a new set of wheels for her.  He was licensed to use the Ferrari logo on the wheels.  The wheels on her now are the stock wheels, I have just never made the move to buy the new tires and change the wheels.  The wheels for the back are a little bit wider so I could put a little wider tires on and then fit correctly.  The wheels cost me over two thousand dollars, shipped at the time and are NOT included with this auction unless the buyer selects the buy it now option.  I will however give the winner the chance of buying them first before I sell them outright.  If I kept this car I would start redoing the leather inside.  It is dirty and shows its age.  Other than that I'm happy with her as she sits.  I've been pricing these cars on EBay and I do not see them selling for less than 30K anymore.  These cars just keep going up in value.  Now is the time to buy, you will never be sorry you bought one.  Just keep it in good shape and make money down the read while you enjoy the experience of owning a Ferrari.  I will be sad to see her go, but I'm interested in other things now a days.  I'm starting the auction for less than 30K, I will let you guys decide the value of this timeless classic.  This car is available locally and I reserve the right to stop the auction at anytime.  I will however not stop in auction if anyone bids.  I prefer the winner to pick up the car in person, but will work with you if you prefer to have it shipped.  A $500 dollar non refundable down payment  will be required to be paid at the end of the auction by PayPal and the balance paid when picked up or shipped.  I require the car to be picked up two weeks after the auction ends.  I will work with you but will not get into storing the car for long periods of time.  Please pay in cash, it's less of a problem that way.  The title is clean, clear and in my hand.  Good Luck in bidding on a super fun to drive Ferrari!

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