The ’70s were a pretty grim time for cars in America. The decade got off to a strong start, but new safety and emissions regulations would effectively kill off the muscle car for several decades, and cars in general became ever more bloated and sluggish. European cars weren’t as popular in America as they are now, and they managed to hold out a bit longer before these regulations ruined the party for them as well. Some companies just stopped selling certain models here, while others complied and strangled the power output even on models for the European market.
One of the more tragic examples of this is the Ferrari 308. Launched in 1975, the 308 was a huge seller for Ferrari, and it was just too important to give up on North American sales once it became time to reign in the emissions. The solution was fuel injection, and while it didn’t so utterly destroy performance as completely as it did with any number of other cars, horsepower numbers did drop significantly. The fix to this was the car you see here, the 308 GTB Quattrovalvole. The car retained the fuel injection, but upgraded to a new head design that brought power back up to where it should be.
Continue reading to learn more about the Ferrari 308 GTB Quattrovalvole.
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