Est: £65,000 - £75,000
1981 Ferrari 308 GTB – Carburettor / Dry Sump – Matching Numbers
United Kingdom • 16 May 2026 • Lot 548
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a UK-supplied, right-hand drive 1981 Ferrari 308 GTB with low mileage and a desirable specification. It features a steel body, dry-sump lubrication, carburettor, and is presented in a classic color combination, having been freshly serviced.
Condition
8
Described as excellent condition overall.
/ 10
Manual
Transmission:
30685
Chassis No:
Odometer:
31,077 miles
AFX 44A
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
The Ferrari 308 GTB was introduced at the Paris Salon in 1975 as the successor to the Dino 246 GT, marking Ferrari’s return to Pininfarina styling.
Its design combined contemporary wedge influences with flowing, balanced lines and signature elements from the Dino such as scalloped side intakes and twin circular rear lamps, a shape that remained largely unchanged throughout production.
Early cars were constructed in lightweight glass fibre before a transition to steel bodies from late 1976.
Mechanically, the carburettor-fed cars gave way to fuel-injected models from 1980, primarily to meet emissions regulations, resulting in a reduction in power.
This was later addressed with the introduction of the four-valve Quattrovalvole cylinder head in 1982.
European-market examples retained desirable dry-sump lubrication throughout the carburettor production run.
Consequently, late steel-bodied, European supplied, carburettor-equipped GTB models are widely regarded as the purest and most high...
Points of note
£29,054
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£64,159
Median Price (Since 2020)
£244,860
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Sep 20 2022
Latest MOT Mileage
30,592 miles
Registration Date
1981-01-09
MOT History
Passed
On Sep 21 2021 with 30,592 miles
Failed
On Sep 20 2021 with 30,585 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Major:
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Passed
On Jun 02 2017 with 30,520 miles
Passed
On Jun 03 2016 with 30,309 miles
Passed
On Jun 03 2015 with 29,952 miles
Failed
On Aug 05 2011 with 29,326 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Passed
On Aug 05 2011 with 29,326 miles
Passed
On Jul 11 2008 with 29,054 miles
Failed
On Jun 13 2008 with 29,047 miles
There were 6 defects noted, with 1 deemed dangerous.
Fail:
- Horn not working (1.6.2a)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. (1.8)
- Offside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. (1.8)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- (Dangerous) Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Passed
On May 02 2007 with 29,038 miles
Failed
On Apr 30 2007 with 29,029 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Fail:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
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