My 1978 Ferrari 308GTB from CarTrek4 is Now Complete
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- My 1978 Ferrari 308GTB is FINALLY done AND I'm selling it! It's been quite the journey to get this classic Ferrari back on the road after I purchased it from Tavarish after the completion of CarTrek 4. And yes, I'm selling it. I love the challenge of a project and I'm ready for the next one. 🚗🚘 If you haven't see the series check it out ( • CarTrek4 '78 Ferrari 3... )
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Growing up watching Magnum PI made me really love this body style.
Tom Selleck should buy it.
Nah. He used a 308GTS. (Targa top)
This car is a GTB. (Fixed top)
@@jfv65 I know, still like the body style. I remember Sellek saying you always see the top off because he didn’t fit in it any other way.
Magnum had much better clutch control than wizard. It’s not even close. Every time he gets in a standard I cringe. He’s definitely not as bad as some other CZcamsrs, but not good nonetheless. Million miles from great, I think he’s mildly proficient
I think I'll get a reverse mortgage and use the money to buy this Ferrari.
$50K is a steal for this car. The modifications you've made will make this a very easy 308 to live with.
not without air conditioning....nope
I understand value for Ferrari's is high, but I wouldn't spend more than $20,000 on this car. It's that bad. The interior is extremely poor. For the money I think there are plenty of cars out there that put this one to shame.
I've seen people ask that much for a kit car. So that is a steal of a price.
Took the words right out of my keyboard. It needs a little paint on the spoiler. That's it.
It will probably be a lot more after the bidding war:)
For the Love of God, take that Holley sticker out of the back window!
probably did that for sponsorship reasons
Might be required for a while if they donated parts for the project.
Baloney. I have a friend here in Austin who has been daily driving his 308 for nearly 8 years now. And it still looks as beautiful as the day it was made.
Baloney. Dennis Collins from Gas Monkey garage once told me “never road trip a 308, you WONT make it”
@@CarWizard I've driven it myself. And he's part of our running club. I've personally seen him drive it for my 5 years there.
@@CarWizard But did you try it?????? If i had to believe everything ever said to me, i would be, well not very positive!!!!
Ass monkey garage is all you had to say wizard.
If any car won't make a 1000 mile road trip, why buy it?
Oh man, if I could fit, I wouldn’t want it. It runs great finally and is perfect for someone who wants to drive
reminder, no exotic predating the nsx is a daily driver.
The NSX RULES !
Not true.
@@ml.2770 What exotic do you own? How many miles? How often do you drive it? What have you or your mechanic done to keep it running?
@@shawnstillman736 he drives a Ford Fiesta !
@@shawnstillman736what a dumb mindset. He's right... since apparently this matters, I own a 80s Ferrari, lotus Elise, lotus Evora 400. I don't have a normal cars
when i was a wee lad, my dad came home in one, he was working on for a customer, it's the Magnum car!! I owned a 400 for a while, that was fun fixing up. The fun with these isn't for the driver so much, it's the people that work on them.. it's a bygone era in italian motoring that mechanics and enthusiasts get to enjoy the most. 70's and 80's Fi's are a joy to work on because it's hard not to improve on what's there. Wicked stuff Mr Wiz :) I hope you and Madam have a lovely week x
Ferraris from that era has always been one of my favorite given I'm 50 and grew up during those years. But I totally get why you're selling it, those cars are small and aging only adds challenges winth maintaining them and future parts abilitability.
50 - buy it as a present to yourself - it's only $1,000 per year - bargain :)
I question whether anyone has trailered a 308 to a car show in the last 40 years. There’s a guy who drives his 308 around North America all the time. It’s a fine car for road trips.
I used to work for a little furniture store next to a K-Mart. Every saturday there was a dude that would park his 308 and go shopping there.
Wizard, don’t let the trolls discredit all the work that’s been done. Some people don’t understand that these cars require constant maintenance and take up valuable real estate in a shop / garage. If you’ve lost interest in something, no sense continuing to throw money at it or having it take up space. Time has an intrinsic value as well.
Whaaat. People drive their 308s all the time. I was just talking to a buy with 195K miles on his. I've put >6000 miles on mine in the last three years. They're amazing cars. Would I take this "just completed" project and assume it could go 1000 miles home? No!
These, like many cars, behave far better if they are driven regularly.
@@Flies2FLL Absolutely. Of all the cars that I own/have owned, I feel like the 308 is the least happy when it sits. Thankfully, that's not a problem, it's too good not to drive.
@@robertbcope Awesome!
sure, until you need a $10k engine-out mandatory maintenance every 2 years!
@@RobinDale50 No engine out on a 308. Timing belt every five years if you really want to play it safe. That's about $400 in parts and a day of labor in the garage. Check valves at that point, too, if you really want to do it right. None of this requires the engine out.
I have had my 77 308 GTB for over 22 years and I would not hesitate for a moment to drive it cross country. A/C works and cools well enough and the car has been fully reliable and is quite comfortable. I am not sure where this talk of not wanting to drive it comes from. My experience has been totally different.
Ask Dennis Collins from Gas Monkey Garage. He advised me once “Never road trip a 308! Baaaad idea”
@@CarWizardI’ve had mine for 4 years…a QV. I would drive it across the country without hesitation. The thing has never let me down.
@@CarWizardif Dennis Collins told you the earth is flat you'd believe him? Seems like a lot of people on here have no trouble driving them. Who the hell is Dennis Collins, never heard of him.
@@CarWizard Dennis Collins is not from Gas Monkey garage he is only friends with Richard
@@CarWizard - He doesn't know what he's talking about, but you should. You've done everything to make it roadworthy. It's a regular old car that's been thoroughly gone over, so it should drive just fine, other than the lack of AC, a 1000 mile road trip is nothing.
Putting stickers on that car is like spray painting over the Mona Lisa.
Honestly, seems like a fair deal when you consider that it's running, driving and mechanically sorted. Doesn't matter if it's a car or a boat (I have both and both cost to maintain), when they're running and driving, that peace of mind not having to worry 'It will need x or y done to it soon'.
Give it Vango (Hoovies detailer) would like to see what wonders he can perform before you sell it. I reckon it would add another good couple of thousands to the selling price.
That was exactly what I was thinking, it would have been totally worth it financially and it would made some great extra content.
Even a regular detailer could have done the interior justice for a little money.
Every bumper guy at a dealer ship would have fixed and painted the front bumper for 300 a shame to offer a car in that condition with all the resources you have
Yeah, I can't believe they didn't get the air dam fixed/painted and the car detailed before advertising it here. Silly.
I'll miss the 308. Thanks for bringing it back from the dead.
For me, I think Ferrari nailed it with 3 cars since they started building cars : the 246GT Dino, the 308 GTS, and above them all, the all-might 288 GTO, which in my honest opinion, the greatest and most beautiful super car ever built by humans.
You forgot the 512bb berlinetta boxer
288... drool.
This is a GTB, not a GTS.
But GTB stands for Gran Turismo Berlinetta - Its supposed to be a long drive touring car. The whole joy of the Alpha's and Ferrari's is to get them out on the open road and enjoy the feel of every curve and straight away.
It's also a 46 year old car that has been fixed up and likely been driven less than 50 miles since completion. Needs to have some shakedown rides before going on a long trip.
@@heiner71 - Meh. If it had AC, I wouldn't think twice about driving this 1000 miles right now. Assuming they have the cooling system functioning properly. In the fall, it would be totally doable. Bring a satellite phone and call a flatbed if it fails.
Well, at the very least you should write it correctly!! ALFA (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili), not alPHa!
Alpha is something very different
A 308 GTSi is the only Ferrari I ever got to drive. In my 20s, in L.A. Never forgot it. Great to see how you improved this one.
Unlike so many Ferrari's of the model and era, this one doesn't have a rusted out frame. If you watch Iain Tyrrell, you will know these things can quietly rust into death traps under that fiberglass body.
Only the early ones were glass fibre, this will be steel..
@@johnchurch4705 True. Only the 1976 models had fiberglass bodies.
50k for that car specifically is such a great deal! Whoever ends up with that car is getting a great deal and a great car. Wish I had the money I would definitely jump on that!
If I had $50K I'd be on my way out to pick it up! And, yes, I'd drive it home to AZ, cruise control or not, A/C or not! Good luck with your sale, Wizard!
just imagine if yo just had Van Gogh fix that valence and detail it how much better it would present, also whomever did that dash needs to redo it
I could deal with the bodywork and dash problems, but converting it back to a proper carbureted engine would get very expensive. It would certainly help if he has all the original parts that were sadly removed from the engine. The whole reason for owning a car like this is because it is a MACHINE, not a computer on wheels. And speaking of wheels, I do love those 14" Campagnolo wheels that actually have proper tires on them. Definitely doesn't have the ghetto look like "modern" cars? have.
@@geraldscott4302 - I'd keep the old parts, but they'd stay in a box. I'd much rather have this fuel injected, as it is. It will never be a collectible show car, so why would I want all that antiquated crap on it? I wouldn't. I would want to be able to reliably go anywhere without worry, on a moments notice.
I get the size thing, but it's pretty clear that the Wizard prefers projects over finished vehicles....I get it.
he very much so appreciates the journey more than the destination
@@RebelPMPso true,
Size ? I havent whatched full vid but, Maybe loose some weight then, but yea,
@@ReviveAndDrive-mk1 Maybe learn how to spell "lose" so you don't look illiterate, but yeah.
Love to see you simplifying and selling off a few cars. Congrats on the new space in your life!
I m sure there is probably more to the story, BUT why not put another $5-7k in it, install the AC and fix the switches and chin, and sell it for $85k? Seems like an odd decision point unless you need the money right now. Also thought the 'don't drive it' comment was really off-putting. Driven modestly it should do 1000 miles easily. also, IMHO the HOLLEY window sticker is super tacky unless you install a gun rack.
so, what do you have on the back window of your Ferrari?
@@newsflash7970the sticker is horrible. And I don’t have one on my ‘84. Or my Porsche 930.
You nailed it, Leonardo
I guess an anime girl on the side is out of the question
Cause he has a bunch of other cars. And people don't like paying all the money.
The Wizard has an amazing shop. Where else would you find a Ferrari Testarossa and 308 next to an old Smart next to a Lamborghini next to a Toyota next to a Lada next to a Citroën. Wow
Except for the Lada, Florida. There's a shop up the street from me right now that has a 355, Diablo and yes a Smart inside. I'm pretty sure there is a Toyota in there too but I wasn't paying attention to that. And yes, no Citroen either but I have seen one around town a time or two so I bet it has been in that shop at some point. Everyone with a weird or rare car goes there.
Be sad to see it go, really like this shape, but glad to see it up and running reliably again and not broken up in parts.
This Ferrari is still nothing but pure SWEETNESS. It is a runner, and that V8 sounds like Pavarotti on a fine day 💯
Nice job. Should scrape off the Holley sticker, finish the minor prep and paint on the front valance, re do the amature interior work- headliner, more, go ahead complete pesky electrical problems. These are minimal expense items that will bring good returns. People buying a Ferrari don’t like the used car treatment. Here I go tearing apart your work. Sorry. I do love your videos.
You have a right to criticize it - he benefitted monetarily from our time and attention, and now he’s dumping it anticlimactically. If sellers don’t put in the effort for the easy stuff in cosmetics/presentation, then that shouldn’t give you confidence that the big stuff wasn’t overlooked either. This car doesn’t appear to have gotten a proper shakedown after all this work was completed - good luck to the next owner on this “finished project”
Such a nice car, Jared Pink and Kevin Smith did such a good job with the EFI. The next owner is very lucky.
I believe the price you've quoted is reasonable. Also, the labour cost involved in the project. 😊
Agree, and if it was running as well as it is and all factory, the price would go way up.
Plus another $5k for the A/C and knobs?
50k for an iconic model of Ferrari ain’t bad at all. I’d imagine an old 911 going for similar numbers with as much put into it with 21k miles. I thought more 75k bracket with some 20k into getting it perfect.
Wish I had that laying around along with the space to store a second car haha.
The new buyer just needs to find a grass verge in Hawaii to do an aggressively fast take off in... Well done guys.
I cant believe you did all that work and didnt get the front clip painted, woulkd make it look so much better for sale purposes
Great opening sales pitch 'It runs and drives perfectly but don't try and drive it home!' 😂
Damn it! I was SO ready to FLIP OUT over Wizard completing ONE project, finally. But, nope, he’s just pawning it off to someone else, just like he has with ALL his previous ones.
I did all this work and it's perfectly tuned. All of the mechanicals.are great..... But don't drive it home!!! Lol
With all their expertise & resources to hand I'm surprised they're not dealing with the 'little fixes'. Seems fishy ... 🇬🇧
So the front spoiler was never really finished. Sad. It always stuck out as sore thumb
Every bumper guy at a dealer ship would have fixed and painted the front bumper for 300 a shame to offer a car in that condition with all the resources you have
Thank you for returning this beauty back to glorious operating condition! I'd love to have one but I am just too tall to drive one.
I remember this from Magnum PI back in the day and have always felt this was one of the most beautiful Ferraris this and the BB512. I love the shape.
The engine sounds great! Also a great buy for someone since the Holley system has already been installed.
The Holly decal is trailer trash. Belongs on a Dodge Dart.
@@prant8998Better than what you are driving. Bet.
"We got big things, big projects in the future that we'll start, but not complete, and then pawn off on another guy... Just like ALL our other unfinished projects that we bail on..."
This one is finished. Ive finished several. Stop being a jerk. Send us a link to your projects. Lets see them.
@@CarWizard Which one? My 66 Corvair Monza (The engine is my Google Avatar)? The 81 DeLorean on my CZcams page? My 79 Checker Marathon? My 09 Volvo C30 T5 R-Design? My 78 Super Beetle with the 914 engine? My 61 Valiant? My 86 Corvette? My 86 Dodge 600 convertible? My 01 Volvo XC70? My 02 Volvo S80 Twin turbo? My 86 Yugo? or my 50 Buick Special? EDIT: All which were completed, except for the XC70 which I'm still working on.
Picked the wrong comment wizard.... Lol
Dang man. Why are you here if you're going to be a jackass? Maybe you could make some content and show everyone how its done.
Ferrari's of this vintage are beautiful rolling works of art, but were made for 5' 6" Italian soccer players with girly feet, not corn-fed farmboys like Wizard. Good luck to the next owner to get it to the Finish Line!
BTW - my friend had a similar vintage Ferrari Mondial coupe. I'm 5' 10" and I barely fit it. The clutch, brake and throttle pedal box setup is tiny and offset to the right - and you need small feet to operate it properly. I felt claustrophobic driving it. I imagine Wizard felt the same way.
They are also very 'rustic' - not sure if anyone born in the age of power everything will appreciate it as much as us old folk that grew up on stick shifts, manual steering, and no AC. "Style before comfort" I always say!🤣
Maybe that’s why Wizard seems so awful on shifting these cars. I cringe every time a CZcamsr drives a standard it seems
Cool car! Don’t have 50 grand laying around, but hope this one finds a good home.
I still hold the opinion that this is one of the best looking Ferrari models. Clean, simple, elegant.
It looks great with that Euro front end on it. The US nose/bumper is hideous..
Everything must go!
I seldom lust after cars that I see on this and other similar channels, but this one, I’d have sold children for. My perfect car.
I cannot believe I missed this video from 6 days ago what a project right it's been like 2 years or more much lub Car Wizard! 🙏🌎🇺🇸
I drive the hell out of mine. In fact, I allegedly covered almost 1400 miles in 14 hours and 45 minutes. These are very stout. Drive it!
50k for that is a steal. Knowing the wizard put that kind of work into it, a nice paint job and some tender love and care you got yourself a 90k vehicle easy.
If I had the time and money, I’m just trying to make it till the end of the week at this point.
How the economy hasn’t collapsed is beyond me. 700$ is the average car payment. Both mine are paid off and still struggling to buy food and pay my mortgage.
Thanks for taking us for one last ride. Beautiful car!
I knew a Alfa-Romeo enthusiast who owned a nice 1965 Alfa sedan that he regularly drove. . He told me how Italian cars can suffer from electrical problems. When the Wizard talked about the problems with the Testarossa and 308 fuse boxes, it confirmed what the Alfa guy said. Was really surprised hearing Jay Leno's opinion on Ferrari's. Beautiful cars though. Definitely rich people's toys-John in Texas
Awesome job on 308
I occasionally miss mine had one between 1990-1993
"Bro! I'll give you an X-Box and $500 - CAAASSHHH!"
Xbox 360?
Another project not seen to completion. Mrs. Wizard going on about "It's mine" ad nauseam and now it's getting shipped. I can't say I'm entirely surprised.
Don't forget that Kevin Smith at KSR performance helped with the dyno tuning.
I would take it over to Vanko for a quote. I expect they could really bring it up a level for $1500
A complete example that demands respect
Freddy owning it drops the value by 50% right off the bat
Congrats on finishing the project, Wizard. That was fun to watch.
Still needs a Euro spec front bumper to make it look complete.
Man I love 308s, beautiful car! Good luck on your sale!
50K is a heck of deal, especially considering the FI swap and the fact that any potential purchaser either has already seen, or can go back and watch the videos that have an amazing amount of pre purchase info in them!
So, our understanding from your previous videos is that it's DOWN on horse power from stock, due to the EFI conversion (which is odd), but, that it runs MUCH better and way more reliably, yes?
Its not down. Stock hp was around 200-220. Its at 200 or so.
@@CarWizardHuh? That means it’s more than likely down on horsepower.
To my eyes, this is one of the most beautiful cars ever designed. You are going to wish you kept it. 😍
This has been my Dream car for decades, also got me hooked up on Magnum PI . I feel sad to see it go.
$50K is pretty fair. GTBs are rare compared to GTS models. I’m not in love with the upholstery mish-mash, but for a driver it’s pretty nice. It will sell without a doubt in my mind. You did great work!
Good effort with the Ferrari but really illogical decision to go to fuel injection. One of the main reasons to get a vintage ferrari is the screaming sound of the intake and exhaust of carburettored engines at high revs. A long term vintage Ferrari mechanic commented on that Holley youtube video and regarding reliablility Weber carbs, once setup correctly, stay setup correctly for years and the airbox is not restrictive from factory; the Ferrari mechanic suggested the non factory cams on the engine might be the cause of any issues in the otherwise standard setup. Those Ferrari v8 engines are very reliable stock if maintained. Also stock 308s can be driven 1000s of miles all day long and are made for long summer touring trips without issue if maintained.
I agree with everything you are saying. Doesn’t seem that the wizard can handle carbs.
It’s so sweet now. Good luck with the sale I’m sure it’ll go quick.
Either the temp gauge wasn't working, or you were revving the piss out of it completely cold, because the gauge still showed UNDER 140 F pulling back into the shop after your test run... EDIT: Or you showed us the gauges out of order in your edit.
I dont buy the “dont rev it cold” bs. Never seen an engine fail from it in 30 years. Wives tale
@@CarWizard Some old wives are engine designers.
@@CarWizard Surprising comment. I thought that driving gently until it's up to temperature was common knowledge.
@@susannero6401 That was still relatively gentle he wasn't wringing it's neck. It will be fine.
I had a friend in Seattle who owned one of these and drove the piss out of it every week. I rode in it many times and it always felt solid as a rock. Of course that was 20 years ago…
The horse is out of the stable 🙌
Why selling this car? This is one of the exciting project in this channel.
That even firing order sure makes the induction noise sound like a four cylinder.
This thing still looks slick. Imagine driving it around town in 1978.🏆
Good job getting it that far, Car Wizard. Hopefully someone will finish it.
Thank you for saving that mythical car! Keep them on the road 👌
Only profitable because you are a mechanic with a CZcams channel.
Thank you Car Wizard 🎉🎉🎉
I think you should invest a little more and drive this car to Vango. The wonderful things they do to Hoovies cars is amazing and a Ferrari certainly deserves that! For anyone who wants this car and fit in it, for reference, how tall are you, Wizzard?
WORD TO THE WISE!!!!Crown Vics are $2,000 and under in my area (Georgia) a bunch of them, look on market place and buy one if you can while they're cheap.
The Magnum shirt was a nice touch.
some tire shine would make a huge huge huge difference in presentation.
This feels like a commercial for the car.
Fair price, should be sold by end of day. I was guessing $45 before the anouncement. Was a fun series to watch.
Beautiful car! Sounds and looks fantastic! I especially loved the cute Magnum PI shirt addition.
Congrats on finishing the 308. And congrats on reaching 1M subscribers!
It is a beautiful car and impressively sorted out by Gerard and the Wizard!
I like that it sounds fast when the Wizards takes off in it. We all know better.
Great work you put a lot of love into that classic
sounds like a very fair price, congrats on a nice build.
welcome to Car Wizard and this 308 is now on Cars and Bids 😂
Congratulations on finishing the car sorry for doubting.
Finishing????????????
Sure, it's "finished"
Does he have another one that's finished? This one is far from it.
Beautiful - if I had 50K cash (no loans for toys) I would buy it in a heartbeat.
A non-pretentious doodle around classic. Love it.
Just imagine a 1970's 308 Ferrari that does not suffer from vapor lock. That's worth 10,000 bucks right there!!!!!!!! In my humble opinion $50,000.00 is a great price, all the maintenance is done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A/C is an easy fix!!
no AC is not an easy fix that's why that pickup truck mechanic didn't do it and his great mechanic who coud left
We'll y can't keep em all😁👍 and as Mrs wizard was introducing cluster I heard she spoke a word in Finnish 😯 as she said hyvä👍 it seems this is truly international channel 💪❤️🔥 nice video again, greetings from Finland 👋
That's a steal for that car for anyone who can afford it. Someone will get a great classic Ferrari for a deal!
Our neighbor had one parked in his garage when was I was a kid. Very often on the way to school I would peer in the window and stare at that beauty. For a while they were not particularly expensive. Not at all sure I would purchase one now. But I still enjoy that unique design. Good video. Has it sold?
Very nice other than the sticker on the back.
Those fuses remind me of the ones that were used in late '70s / early '80s VWs. Here's hoping you find a new owner for the car.
All I know is my wish is to have thee car Wizard fix my troubled 2012 Navigator...I'll keep wishing😌