1975 Ferrari Dino 308 Gt4
The gt4 was replaced by the mondial 8 in 1980 after a production run of 2 826 308s and 840 208s. 63 900 1975 ferrari 308 gt4 dino coupe rwd 23 455 miles montgomery al 1975 ferrari 308 gt4 dino rosso chiaro over nero complete numbers matching example extremely rare factory campagnolo wheels very lo.
The cars were sold with dino badging continuing the dino brand to differentiate non v12 ferrari until may 1976 when they received ferrari badging.
1975 ferrari dino 308 gt4. Driving this gt4 the clutch takes up easily and the gearbox shifts smoothly and has a nice tight linkage. The 308 gtb gts meanwhile sported the same 2 9 liter v 8 but never wore a dino badge. The 1975 308gt4 i drove was due for a rather expensive cambelt service preventing me from running the frisky small v8 up to redline in front of all the pretty club hoppers down around cincinnati s hyde park.
The turin based designer created an attractive mid engined 2 2 in a body that was little more than 4 3 metres long an outstanding achievement. Of course in july of 1975 the factory did finally switch the dino s badging to the cavallino rampante allegedly at the behest of american dealers who had no ferraris to sell in 1975. Still it was the true successor to the original dino of the 60s.
The new two seater would also wear ferrari badges only with no dino script anywhere. Ferrari introduced the 308 gtb at the paris salon in october 1975 to be built alongside the dino 308 gt4 and share its engine. The dino 308 gt4 and 208 gt4 later ferrari 308 gt4 and 208 gt4 were mid engined v8 2 2 cars built by ferrari.
308 gt 4 s n 9978 starts easily warm or cold and settles into a smooth idle. Between the 1974 cessation of the daytona and the two seat dino the still in development 308 gtb gts and the lack of any federal certification for the berlinetta boxer american ferrari dealers were bereft. Finally the dino 308 gt4 represented ferrari s first use of a v 8 in a road car.
Even at a cautious 4500rpm however the ferrari was more than willing to scoot. Throttle response is excellent and the tubi exhaust system makes all the right sounds. It was mounted with its 5 speed gearbox as a unit transversely behind the rear seats.
The dino 308 gt4 was introduced in 1973 and supplemented by the 208 gt4 in 1975. After 20 years of exclusive collaboration with pininfarina ferrari unveiled the dino 308 gt4 a v8 engined model designed by bertone. This brand new 3 liter quad cam 90 degree v 8 motor had four weber carburetors and made 250 hp in european tune.
