308 Rear Panels.pdf - Ferrari Life

308 /328 SrnIEs (1975-89)
Rear uiew of glass-fbre 308
GTB in'Boxer' paint fnish
(aboue) clearly shows standard
single exhaust tail-pipe
arrangement;found on
European carburettor mo dels
((JS uersions had two pairs of
rwinned tail-pipes) and
b ump er - ins et reu ers ing ligh ts
(on IJS uersions they were in
the centre of the indicator
Ienses). Another European
308 GTB with Giallo Fly
paintwork (ri7ht) has optional
uide wheels and replacement
four-outlet exhaust system;
rtote single cwt-out in rear
valance, clearly uisible in this
body colour.
behind the seats when not in use, was easily removed
by releasing two over-centre catches.
European models had a single left-hand exhaust
tail-pipe from the transverse silencer box, whereas (JS
versions haLd a pair of twinned tail-pipes protruding
throush either end of a slatted, matt black shield over
the silencer assembly.A signifi'cant mechanical difference
berween the two markets was that US models
continued with the wet-sump lubrication system of
the 308 GT4, but European models had dry-sump
lubrication. These difGrences continued until the
arrlal of the fuel-iniected models - the 308 GTBi
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Two uiews of cars in (JS guise.
The side marker lights show
up well on the black 308
CTSI, but some of the LISon\
t*itJe.otllres stoyrd o.v"t
better on the red steel-bodied
3O8 GTS: lTeovier burnpers,
full-width row of louures on
the engine lid, reuersing lights
within the indicator lenses on
carburettor models, and louurea
shield for four-pipe exhaust.
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308 /328 STnIES (1975-89)
QV (aboue, in GTSform) can
be quickly identijed by driving
lights in grille extremities,
re ct angular in dicato r rep e at er s
on front wings, radiator air
outlet infront lid and paired
door mirrors with small enamel
Ferrari badges. From rear
(right, in GTBform), note
change of indicator lenses in
comparison with early
Europe an carburettor mo dels
and plain rear bumper,
bringing w orl d - m arke t m o d els
a little closer; high-intensity fog
warning lights below bumper
were notfitted to US variants,
and this QV has optional rear
spoiler.
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