Ferrari 308 'Only Those Who Dare'

ONLY THOSE WHO DARE The Ferrari 308 GTB was, and still is, radical in every sense of the word.  To the delight of many, Ferrari went back to its design roots when it came to replacing the Dino 246 GT. The result was the 308 GTB bursting onto the scene in 1975. Serving as the brainchild of automobile design virtuoso Leonardo Fiorvanti, the 308 GTB displayed obvious nods to the 246 with its curving wing-tops and sculpted air intakes, but also incorporated the clean-lines of the Berlinetta Boxer.  Happily, when it came to the 246’s replacement, Ferrari went back to its preferred styling house. The result, revealed in 1975, was the 308 GTB. Designed by the masterful Leonardo Fioravanti, with obvious nods to the 246 in the curving wing-tops and sculpted air intakes, but also a clear relationship to Fioravanti’s clean-lined and then-recently launched Berlinetta Boxer. Simultaneously nostalgic and achingly modern, the 308 GTB set the tone for the next wave of prancing horses from the Italian