308 Paint Labels

My car needs a new paint sticker to replace one lost sometime in the last 37 years. The question is which one? Scaglietti used four types of paint sticker during the 308’s production and two different paint suppliers: Glasurit and (Glidden) Salchi. In order to know which sticker should be Read more…

Library Additions

Two additions to my Ferrari library arrived this week: “Original Ferrari V8” by Keith Bluemel and “Inside Ferrari” by Michael Degni.  Bluemel’s “Original Ferrari V8” is a seminal work, that while not thorough enough, nor accurate enough, to be a real restoration guide, is about the best book widely available Read more…

Deck Lid Removal

Fitting a new throttle cable requires removal of the air box from a 308 engine which requires removal of the decklid… this is like your Ford dealer having to remove your entire hood to change your spark plugs. Ridiculous but unfortunately necessary (on my car – see update at the Read more…

Failed Throttle Cable

The throttle cable broke while accelerating around 5 miles from my home. I managed to recover the car using a ‘bricolage’ hand throttle made with fishing line tied to the carb linkage. Macgyver would have been proud!  The throttle cable runs from the throttle pedal, backwards through the space between Read more…