There is often some confusion with the Ferrari 308\/208\/328 model range<\/a> so we will take a minute to explain the differences here. Firstly, the 308 replaced the Dino 246 GT<\/a> and GTS in 1975<\/a>.<\/p>\n The two-seater\u00a0Ferrari 308 came in both a 308 GTB berlinetta and 308 GTS targa<\/a> topped body style.\u00a0Both were mid-engined, powered by naturally aspirated V8s. The 308 models were produced by Ferrari from 1975 to 1985.\u00a0The similar 208 GTB<\/a> and 208 GTS<\/a> were equipped with a smaller initially naturally aspirated, later turbocharged two-liter engine as the 208 GTB Turbo<\/a> and\u00a0208 GTS Turbo<\/a>.\u00a0 The 308 range was updated in 1985 and became the\u00a0328<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Ferrari 308 GTB was a mid-engined two seat sports car built by Scaglietti and designed by Pininfarina. It was shown at the 1975 Paris Motor Show and again in London that year as an additional model to the Dino 308 GT4<\/a> and as the replacement for the aging\u00a02-seater Dino 246<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 308 retained the 308 GT4\u2032s V8<\/a>\u00a0but added\u00a0dry sump lubrication (in Europe) and was\u00a0transversely mid-mounted. It was also mounted lower in the chassis. The\u00a0V8 engine was equipped with four twin-choke Weber 40DCNF carburetors and single coil ignition. European versions produced 252 bhp at 6600 rpm. In the United Stated, power was a lower 237 bhp at 6,600 rpm largely due to emissions control devices. European specification cars also got the dry sump lubrication while cars that went to Australia, Japan and the United States were fitted with a conventional wet sump engine from the GT4<\/a>.\u00a0A sports exhaust system, and high compression pistons plus high lift camshaft became available as an option.<\/p>\n Initially made with fiberglass bodies (allowing the 308 to weigh a\u00a0only 2,300 lb), after two years of production Ferrari had to reconsider their use of fiberglass and instead switched to producing the 308 with a traditional steel body in 1977 onward (increasing weight to 2,631 pounds). The 308 was the first Ferrari production car to feature fiberglass as a body material. The simplest way to identify a fiberglass bodied car, is to see if there is an indent line between the front screen pillar and roof panel. If there is one, then the body is fiberglass.<\/p>\n The Pininfarina designed body had a pronounced wedge profile, with a rectangular egg-crate aluminum radiator grille below a slim full width satin black front bumper. However, there were numerous key design elements of the Dino 246 GT carried through into the body details. These included the scalloped door intakes, twin circular rear light assemblies, and the vertical concave rear screen bounded by buttressed sail panels. In essence the shape was a modernization of that of the Dino, with enough traces of its predecessor to provide a thread of continuity, earning praise from the press and clients alike. USA market cars can be identified by heavier bumper assemblies, and rectangular side marker lights on the wings.<\/p>\nEngine<\/h3>\n
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