Guess what my favorite car is :p

[993cc Man]

first one is a 288 GTO (limited edition special based on the 308 but HEAVILY modified)

second is indeed a 308 GTS US version

but the third one is a GTS Turbo (Italy only version). This car is based an the 1986 328 GTS but has a 2.0 Turbo V8 (yes 2L V8!) pumping out 255 hp instead of the 328's 3.2 V8 270 hp with no turbo. Performance is almost identical though. You can tell them apart by the various inlets that help the turbo breathe.

[Ringo]

No way! that was a real Ferrari! The interior and everything was the same!

[993cc Man]

Ofcourse the car in the 3rd picture is a real Ferrari! But I've no idea whatsoever about Magnum's car!

[kaoru-tochiro]

I wonder if the show would be as popular if Tom was driving a Camaro.

[SamBlob]

Originally Posted by enzo@af

Okay, this is a 308....
http://www.motionalmemories.com/a_19...ri_308_GTS.jpg
http://city.tomsk.net/~ferrari/308gt...08gtsturbo.jpg

Hmm... the grille looks more like a 328 than a 308, and I don't remember seeing a NACA duct near the wheel well before. This is modified, isn't it?

[SamBlob]

Originally Posted by Cbass

Actually, the 308 in magnum was a 2.8L V6. In a Fiero platform. The car was not actually a Ferrari, but the first Fiero based replicar. It was call the Mera Fiero, and was a limited run of about 5000 I think.

According to this site:

http://imdb.com/title/tt0080240/

the TV show "Magnum P.I." ran from 1980 to 1988.

According to these sites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiero
http://www.goldengatefieros.org/Fiero%20History.htm

the Pontiac Fiero began production in 1984.

That Mera replicar must be a really early Fiero-based replicar to predate the Fiero itself by three years! Care to revise your statement?

[993cc]

Originally Posted by SamBlob

Hmm... the grille looks more like a 328 than a 308, and I don't remember seeing a NACA duct near the wheel well before. This is modified, isn't it?

SamBlob... read 993cc Man's earlier post which explains all.....

[SamBlob]

Sorry. I posted that before I realized the thread had more than one page...

[Gerard.Hansen]

post #7 is a 328 not a 308

[993cc]

It's neither of those. It's simply called a GTS Turbo. Notice the openings infront of the rear wheels - only way to tell apart from a 328 car. Has 2-litre V8 Turbo. Smallest ever V8! Read previous posts on this thread where I explain how it came about. Never officially exported outside Italy and very rare.

[evil_babe2271]

no offense to any of you but ferrari sucks compared to my car ^-^

[evil_babe2271]

i drive a 2009 nissan GTR limited edition , because of my job i get dibs on any car i want from nissan,beat that

~sarah~

[evil_babe2271]

[evil_babe2271]

its the best car ever built in my opinion

~sarah~

[Bimmere21320]

In Magnum PI they used a combination of real Ferrari's and kit Ferrari's. They had about three or four real Ferrari's that they used for various scenes. The ones that were in the best condition were used for the glamor shots/close up scenes, and the ones that were not in as good condition were used for driving scenes that required the cars to get dirty or well used. The kit Ferrari's were used solely for stunt scenes only, and if I remember right, there were one or two kit Ferrari's. As for the show itself, I would have to say it is one of the best TV shows ever in my opinion! Life doesn't get much better than Magnums, he lives on an awesome estate in Hawaii, meets beautiful women, works his own hours, and has almost unlimited use of the ever amazing Ferrari 308 GTS!