Ferrari 308 GTB

As a small boy of nine, while watching Magnum PI on TV, I announced that I was going to buy one of those Ferrari 308s, like Magnum's. I was told that I would never sit in one, let alone be able to afford one... That was a challenge. I set a target to buy one for my 30th birthday... And I bought one. Not a 360, 355 or 348, but the one I wanted when I was nine. It was fantastic. It is fast even by modern standards, but feels faster. It sounds like a really expensive chainsaw. A small (3 litre) high-revving V8 sits just behind your head, and eggs you on. The rev counter has a wide red-band. If ... more

Like most boys, growing up included walls adorned with posters of Lamborghini's or Ferrari's. Actually growing up didn't change much, except the posters were replaced by drooling over the classifieds in a dreamy state. MGB's TR6's & Sunbeam Tigers were but a few of the cars I craved, never making my mind up which would be the one. Eventually I started looking at potential cars, more of a tyre kicking exercise than a serious purchase one, the choices rattled around, a virtual budget was set, then increased as the potentials changed to TVR's. Finally I spotted a 1979 308GTS and advertised in ... more