1977 Ferrari 308 GTB 'Vetroresina'

1977 Ferrari 308 GTB ‘Vetroresina’

Introduced in 1975, the Ferrari 308 GTB, designed by Pininfarina and built by Scaglietti, featured a modern design initially rendered in fibreglass—or ‘Vetroresina’ in Italian. It was the first production Ferrari to be built with a body made of the lightweight composite material. According to the marque expert, Marcel Massini, as few as 712 cars received ‘Vetroresina’ bodywork. The early ‘Vetroresina’ cars were substantially lighter than the metal-made 308s that followed: Weighing in at only 1,050 kilograms, the fibreglass car tipped the scales at approximately 150 kilograms less than their steel-bodied successors, allowing the drivers to take full advantage of the 308’s transverse mid-mounted 2.9-litre V-8 for optimal handling.

1977 Ferrari 308 GTB 'Vetroresina'