It’s not the rarest, fastest or prettiest prancing horse to ever come out of Maranello but it might just be the most easily recognizable thanks to an unusually high production volume (Ferrari built 12,000 308 models in all) and one dashing private investigator named Thomas Magnum. The Pininfarina-styled mid-engine 308 was Ferrari’s “entry level” V8 offering from ’75-’85 while the GTS (S for Spyder) variant shown here offered up the ability to let the sunshine by way of a targa-style removable center roof section. To accommodate the differing roof structure, Ferrari used louvered panels in place of the rear quarter windows found on the standard 308 GTB (B for Berlinetta). It’s still a pretty hot car and this Portland-based example looks damn good for its age. We dig the black wheels – they add stealthiness to an already black on black motif.
Thanks for the great pictures Emir
I would like to have one of those. Is the Ferrari hand made? How many of one model are produced these days?
Great catch. These really never go out of style.
Nice pix.
Another on my short list. Unfortunately, maintenance is a small fortune.
Did you count the adapted Fiero’s in the production numbers? I would love to see if you could still get a pic of one of those. LOL
Also, once in awhile can you show us the owners? Especially if it is the original owner as it would be facinating.
Hey Mike! Thanks for visiting – sometimes its difficult to get owners because we catch so many parked cars – BUT – please do check out our “Under The Hood” owner profiles – here a couple of recent ones…
http://manonthemove.com/2009/11/16/under-the-hood-pierre-kanter/
http://manonthemove.com/2009/12/24/under-the-hood-robbie-pyle/
http://manonthemove.com/2009/12/14/under-the-hood-monty-the-land-rover/
Looks like Knight Rider’s hot Italian cousin! Though high production still love this one, its an icon. ’87 – 89′ GTSi are my favorites, either red/tan, black/red, or blue/tan.
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