Ferrari 308 - Restoration finale
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- Ian's 308 GTS is finished and has had a busy time at events throughout 2023. It's finally time to have a good look around the car to see what sets it apart.
This is a series documenting the full restoration of Ian’s very own 308 GTS, please visit our channel playlist to view all videos from this project.
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Chapters:
0:11 - Introduction
4:09 - Interlude
4:43 - Discussing the finished car/concours details
25:54 - Going for a drive
35:43 - Thank you
The 308 shape is absolutely stunning and surely has to be one of the prettiest cars ever made. The quality of workmanship and the attention to detail you’ve given in restoring it is amazing, the results surely make it better than new. Thank you for sharing the journey.
She looks better (honestly) than the day she rolled off the assembly line at Maranello. Just an amazing job.
apparently, the factory applied a lot of bondo to early models of the 308.. even after they switched to steel body panels.
That’s no longer a car, it’s a work of art. So grateful for sharing this masterpiece with us. Thank you!
WOW, Im speechless. haha. I have no words. This level of artistry is unbelievable. a true Master at his craft.
Classic Ferraris are so beautiful!
My deepest condolences for the loss of your Mom
Best wishes for your son
Super well done and what an amazing workmanship
The car looks drive and sound are absolutely brilliant
Happy to read about the "Sprintpack", i also have a 1979 308 GTB with the sprintpack mounted in italy, my car was ordered buy a Swedis racer named Gustaf Dieden ho raced with a 1966 Ferrari 206S Dino, he raced in Sweden, UK and Italy, he is today 82 years old, he was gonna race with the 308, so he ordered the Sprintpack with a tune in italy but the delivery was delayed 8 months so the season was over, the next year the rules was changed so the 308 was not allowed to race in the series, he sold the car 1983
my car has only 41000km and is in very good shape, has always sit in heated garage, for example, the fuses you talk about that often locks crappy, because the car never see moisture the fuseholder and everything in the interior looks like in new condition, so no need for renovation.:), i dont know how many sprintpack was sold, it was very expensive, and you needed to drive the car between 4000-10000 before you had the Sprintpack mounted, anyway, my investigation tells me that it is 6 in 1979?
Regards Doger.
@30:38 The smile on his face when the engine is revving up, says everything . . .
As a 308 owner,I have watched this restoration with great interest.A sensational result on a classic Ferrari.
I was so happy to see this video come out, you folks did such a beautiful job with the car and I was thankful to see the progress, it is gorgeous
That exhaust note was just excellent.
What a fine restoration.
The 246, 308 and the 458 are the only Ferraris for me. I own the unappreciated Monidal QV and I love it too. Easy to work on and fun to drive. The 308 is THE ONLY car in the world that looks magnificent with side louvers.
Wow what a car. I was a bit surprised you did a colour change but glad you did. Stunning.
Wow! What an impressive restoration with all the important litterateur to go with.
It’s fantastic to see things done to this level!
This Ferrari is stunning!
Ohhhh I'm saving like mad to be able to have Barkaways restore a classic 70s ferrari for me .......
Congratulations on the success of that build. Stunning car. Fabulous 308!
Thank you for sharing your outstanding craftsmanship.
Stunning...I've always loved the 308. It's a pleasure to see the joy on your face driving it.
Awesome series of videos !!!!!.
Congratulations 🏆🥇.
👍🇦🇺
Great to see how this came out, as much as I love the 308 there’s definitely a lot as stock that’s just…not very good - seeing one brought up to scratch with a modern twist that still manage to impress the Hampton bods is a great achievement
Wonderful engine sound!
Great to see someone put the same amount of passion and precision (and obviously time) in this wonderful car (which usually is indeed -as you’ve mentioned- undervalued) as one normally only sees applied to the ‘bigger sisters’ . Spectacular result, congratulations!
Omg. I cant believe how good that 308 sounds! Fantastic job!
My compliments on this restoration. Just exceptional work by an obviously dedicated team of experts.
Thank you Ian for yet another fascinating video. Your attention to detail is unrivalled. And having seen your car a couple of times in the flesh, I fully understand why it is such an immensely beautiful and pristine 308. Looking forward to seeing you and your team and of course your 308 next weekend at your Barkaways Open Day! Simon (328 GTB)
What an amaing project. I own an 82, the poor man's Ferrari. 2 valve / targa / fuel injection. I agree that these cars are undervalued, which is great because I can own and maintain my dream car making a modest living without a ton of liablilty. I bought a worn, high milage model, but that allows me to learn all about the car one fix at a time. if I won the lottery I would keep the old beast and try somethng along these lines. Congrats on the project!
12:1 pistons?...on pump gas? Can't wait to see it on the dyno. Stunningly beautiful.
What a fabulous car, in a great colour which really suits the 308. Love the attention to detail, so important with significant Ferrari's like this one - lets hope the owner enjoys the car and drives it. Great video.
Beautiful! You should PPF it to protect the paint..👍🏻
One of my favorite Ferrari's the 308, the other being the 456. I know not necessarily the popular ones, but they are the ones I like. Honestly this one has come up beautifully. Also the smile on your face after you had it warmed up and working the gears says it all doesnt it. Thanks to Ratarossa for finding this channel and seeing this 308GTS build, cant wait to see his BBi up and running again also (and saved from sitting in that driveway outdoors).
Obviously very nice and sounds good too. Maybe I'll send mine over for tuning.
First time viewer on this channel and what a video to come in on. Riveted from start to finish. I adore the 308 (the first Ferrari I ever saw) and this was a fantastic look at what it takes to have a really special one. Thanks very much!
The sound as you accelerate is great, it is so smooth. Well done.
Loved watching all the videos going back to day one. You’ve done a fabulous job. The car looks and sounds amazing. Well done to everyone involved!
As you have run up in the rev range and picked up speed your great chassis setup work is quite evident. The steering wheel doesn't move or vibrate! Great restoration and a tribute to all the specialists that made it happen.
This is ofcourse stunning. Yet I find it amusing that the restoration work is to a (much) higher standard than the original. From what I've learned, the engineers making these cars were pretty practical hands on guys, who just took what was at hand. Which was sometimes pretty far from the highest standards. Now for the restoration these guys go out of their way to get as close to orginal as possible, oftentimes spending tremendous efforts to get a subpar solution working again (the interior controls are a good example).
It's good to see some practicallity in the choices though, which you can do when things are out of sight. Funny enough, I made very simular choices with the restoration of my more modest car (a '87 saab 900 classic convertible). Put in an old radio with bluetooth in the background, replaced all the lightbulbs inside with leds, etc.
Great job guys, after my saab restoration, I vowed my next one would be a Ferrari 3x8 gts. With current prices, that will remain illusive for a while I'm afraid.
I have a 1982, fixed up as much as I can....my absolute completely totally funnest soundiest beautiest toy I have the joy to maintain...I'm only a caretaker same as violins...
Fantastic work. Looks mint. Great in TdF blue too. Have really enjoyed the videos.
Excellent workmanship.Congratulations on the result.Great to see a Ferrari 308 in such great shape.
What a fantastic job you all have done on this car! It just looks wonderful - unbelievable! The colour is a dream on this car!
Stunning. Sounds amazing and looks even better.
TRX metric wheels and tyres were introduced as a safety initiative. The way the tyre fits onto the rim is quite different, designed primarily better to resist the tyre bead coming off the rim in a blow-out. They also aimed to increase compliance on lower-profile tyres by spreading the loads in the sidewall over a greater distance. Apart from Ferrari they were used extensively by BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Citroen and Renault, to name a few, peaking in popularity in the mid to late-'80s. Despite performing as advertised, I believe they failed commercially due to cost, lack of penetration into after-market sales and advances in suspension design to match sub-70 profile conventional tyres. Fitters also hate them because that same safety measure to keep the tyre on the rim in an emergency also made them the very devil to get off!
The original door mirrors used to sag and needed tightening up every hundred miles or so and although our car had a radio I don't remember ever using it. All the music is ready and waiting behind you!
I've only seen one other 308, actually a gt4, that didn't have A/C. With those cooling pipes running immediately under the floor the cabin could get pretty warm and that system (despite Italian badging it's actually American) could be set up to do a fantastic job. Why would you not have it?
But what a fantastic job you guys have done!!
Non amo troppo le modifiche ma questo è un grande lavoro. Ho avuto questa auto so bene di cosa parlo
Just the 1 Vitaloni on my '77 GTB.Beautiful restoration.I will check the clips etc for originality ! OCD is real!
When passion and competence work together, a masterpiece is expected. Very good. Compliments!
Epic restoration, we are busy with a complete basket case we have brought back from the dead, being restored to full factory spec. The car sat next to a swimming pool for 10 years outside. Added to which its the 3rd last GTB carb built.
Are you referring to the South African 308?
@@roccodevilliers406 Indeed yes
Really cool love your driving, warmed up and driven beautifully through the gears and it does sound wonderful!!
Great job 👍
I saw this car the day you took it out Ian! It’s sooooooo nice!! (I work at Viking by the way!)
Love it, tip top color!
I, honestly, this is just … ❤️❤️❤️
Bravo! Beautiful car, excellent work.
Beaitiful thank you
This is an amazing example. I love how you have gone through the details of originality on the car. To me everything looks spot on which is very rare with these cars. I have a 79 308GTB (I bought 20 years ago from the original owner) that is Classiche certified. It has 39,000km (24,000 miles) on it and has all those details you discussed in the video. One question, my steering wheel is slightly different to most of the 308’s I see, it is more common on the Boxers of that time. I think your steering wheel is the same. Let me know.
Yes the wheel on Ian's car is not a 308 GTB/GTS wheel. Its the Momo model used in the 308GT4 and Boxers.
@@peterzabrdac4271 That’s interesting as my car has the same wheel from the factory. Maybe there was a time around July 79 where they ran out and raided the parts bin. It was the 70s at Ferrari
@@craigh3461whilst I've learnt that anything is possible with Ferrari, in my huge library of ferrari 308 literature, magazine road test reports, factory and dealer brochures and pictures, I have yet to see this model steering wheel fitted to a car new during this period. I suspect it was probably a "dealer fit" option as the rim is thicker then that of the other model.
The rim on mine (and this example) is slightly thinner than normal. Only thing they have in common is RHD and chassis # fairly close. Mine is AUS delivered and this example I assume is UK delivery. Doubt it’s a dealer fit.
@@craigh3461 have a look at the back of your steering wheel. Momo wheels supplied OEM to Ferrari will have an "F" stamped engraving along with a month and year (last 2 year digits) This steering wheel is a 350mm MOMO "Jacky Ickx" model. It was produced with and without the "Jacky Ickx" signature on the front vertical spoke.. Anything without the "F" and date code is non ferrari factory OEM.
Take note. The Ferrari 328 is said to be the best Ferrari ever, and the most reliable: It’s a massive improvement from the 308 in dozens of ways. The 308 was pitifully slow, and handled terribly. The 328 just needed a few more horsepower to be in line with newer and faster cars. I drove several 308’s, and was embarrassed every time someone in an American red neck car made me pull off anywhere to avoid embarrassment. The 328 was much faster, but still short. In those days, Ferrari could care less about performance, and just sold on the name. They are faster now, but will never rival the 328 as far as reliability and looks.
Sorry…the 308 QV blows the 328 away in terms of looks. I understand the performance is better on the 328 but it cannot compete on looks. The front of the 328 lost all the bite of the 328, especially when the 308 has the deep front spoiler. It’s not even close.
It’s absolutely gorgeous 😍
Simply magnificent. ❤
What a beautiful thing
Outstanding work and a truly stunning color combination, congratulations! It's amazing to me how beautiful a 308 is especially in a color other than your usual Rosso Corso as my old 1978 GTS was(chassis#23365) which I owned in the late 1980s. Mine was in good shape and drove well but nothing like this example. I can only cringe at what this restoration costs in parts let alone labor costs(yikes), well the money is only important if you don't die tomorrow!
I love that car.❤❤❤
Simply brilliant.
Michelin tried to corner the market for sports car tires. Ford here in the US tried it as an option, even standard fitment on some Mustangs. Everyone replaced with normal size tires and aftermarket wheels once they found out the price for the Michelins.
Very nice.
Very nice
Beautiful work! Is the finish on the top oil cooler hose correct? I believe the one on my 77 GTB is still original and it’s simply black and not braided. Should it have been braided?
Very nice!
Top job!
Steering wheel is wrong, the wheel on the car is the MOMO model from a 308 GT4 and Boxer carby models and the pliers in the tool kit are from a 328.
Brilliant job. Well done! Only one slight critique... Sorry, but you seem to have placed the steering wheel on the Wrong side!
Great , who did you use for the zinc plating of the OEM screws ?
I heard 308s were getting pretty damn cheap in the US in the late 2000s and early 2010s, but then '80s nostalgia kicked in and they've gone up again. Growing up in the '80s I never stopped thinking stuff from the '80s was cool, so its a bit annoying to see everyone jumping on the bandwagon. I remember the late 90s and 2000s mocking the 80s pretty relentlessly. One thing I've often wondered about the 308 is how differently an early fiberglass body model would drive, seeing as they were very lightweight even compared with the already lightweight of the standard 308.
My dream car when I was 14😢
i would love to know exactly what exhaust this is.....
British, passionate and meticulous. This is what makes Britain great. One problem, I need a bloke that owns a helicopter, I rich fella with dogs and a mustache!
You must be on some serious drugs. This car is Italian, and definitely not British in any way.
Belisimo, I Love 308s ever since Mangum PI was on TV, If only I had the money'
Is and injection car a better choice that the GTS
🙌👏👍
You can't have a cd-player because it wasn't invented yet. But a Bluetooth cassette player connected to your iPhone is fine. Very seventies.
I would love hand over my 308 and simply say , “I want the best 308 in the world” here’s a blank cheque , ring me when it’s done” 👍
It’s amazing how the 70’s car even tan just so temperamental Houston I remember them that why know-one drove them and 10k service lol honestly a more modern car is so worth it esp
With warrantee and free service
Such a beautiful car shame from the Bluetooth car stereo.
No aerial.
After this short drive he need to check everything Ed just everyting and 6 things broke lol jk but really
'promo sm' 🏃
No, because you will always lose points due to colour change.
Lovely car. but all this concourse shows is bit over the top. these cars where made to be used and have fun.not to molly cuddle. all a bit sad and anul
no
Nice car, but for it to be the best 308 it would have to be a Berlinetta which is far superior to the spider...
I’ve not owned a 308 so wondered what was superior about the Berlinetta over the GTS?
@@sultanoftippoo3857 When they chop the roof off it turns the car into a ill handling handful . The difference is night and day...
@@rogeeeferrari yeah some people say that about my F355GTS compared to the purists who claim the Berlinetta is a much better handling model. TBH I haven’t got the talent as a driver to notice a big difference (I’ve driven both quite enthusiastically on the road and they’re both great cars IMO).
I only ask about the 308 (as unlike my F355 which is a monocoque chassis) although it has a tubular frame, isn’t the bodywork of a 308 entirely fibreglass so I couldn’t understand how structural rigidity of the roof was an issue between the Berlinetta and the GTS?
@@sultanoftippoo3857 Very few fiberglass 308's were built and I don't think they ever made a fiberglass spider, the vast majority are steel bodies. Agree with you regarding the 355, a car that is vastly superior to a 308 in the handling department.
Beautiful restoration. Love the TDF blue colour. First time on your channel, but will be following from South Africa 🇿🇦, from now on.
the first appearance is not good seeing the mechanic sitting on th side of the car like that....
Everything is great but the purple color sucks. Ferraris were not meant to be purple. A different shade of blue would’ve been so much better and an original shade of blue would’ve even been better than that. With Ferraris you never want to divert from originality. They are a piece of art, and should be restored as such.