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1979 Ferrari 308 GTB Dry Sump

F106AB27371roadItaly
Engine
3.0L transverse V8 quad-cam, dry-sump, ~255 bhp
Colour
Metallic iron grey

A 1979 Ferrari 308 GTB Dry Sump, chassis F106AB27371, delivered new through the Auto Becker dealership in Düsseldorf and first registered on 10 August 1979. Finished in Grigio Ferro Metallizzato over red leather with factory air conditioning, this full matching-numbers example has covered approximately 69,000 kilometres from new. It carries Ferrari Classiche certification and benefits from a major service by official dealer Eberlein, whose director was among its prior owners.

Ownership

  1. 2022-10-09Auction sale
    Sold €110,000 (≈ $121K)

    Bonhams catalogue lot →

  2. 1979-08-10 →Factory delivery
    Auto Becker dealership, Düsseldorf
    full documentation

    First registered on 10 August 1979; served as the initial delivery point for the vehicle in Germany.

  3. Date unknownAcquisition unknown
    Director of Eberlein Ferrari dealership
    partial documentation

    The car was personally owned by the head of the Eberlein dealership, which also carried out a major recent service on the vehicle.

  4. Date unknownPrivate sale
    Current vendor
    partial documentation

    Acquired the car directly from the Eberlein dealership; car holds Ferrari Classiche certification and comes with original books and German registration paperwork.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. —Service
    Eberlein

    Comprehensive major service carried out by Eberlein, an officially recognised Ferrari dealer well-regarded within the marque community.

    Described as recent at time of cataloguing; Ferrari Classiche certification also held.

  2. —Inspection
    Ferrari Classiche

    Ferrari Classiche certification obtained, confirming the car's matching-numbers status and overall originality.

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