Magnum P.i.'s Ferrari 308 Could Be Yours, Though You'll Still Have To Grow The 'stache Yourself

The opening credits of "Magnum P.I." featured Tom Selleck peeling retired successful a Ferrari 308 GTS. It's astir apt 1 of nan images that made galore non-car group alert of Ferrari successful nan 1980s ("Miami Vice" being nan other). It's not each time you get nan chance to ain a car this famous, but Barrett-Jackson is putting Magnum's car up for auction. Technically, it belonged to nan unseen show characteristic Robin Masters, voiced by nan legendary Orson Wells, but he gave Thomas Magnum free reign to thrust it for illustration a maniac connected his backstage interrogator broadside gigs for reasons that only make consciousness successful '80s action show logic.

This isn't just immoderate Ferrari 308 GTS that immoderate show instrumentality made to look for illustration Magnum's Ferrari, either. This is 1 of nan cars utilized successful nan existent show, authenticated by Ferrari historiographer Marcel Massini and F-Register. We don't cognize for judge if this is nan existent car from nan opening in installments scene, but there's a chance, arsenic it was utilized successful nan aviator section that changeable came from arsenic good arsenic nan early portion of nan first season. Most TV and movie cars lead a difficult life, but pinch truthful small surface use, this car avoided nan grizzly destiny of astir Pontiac Trans Ams from "Knight Rider" and hundreds of Dodge Chargers from "The Dukes of Hazzard."

Some cars are highly modified for surface use, but nan only modification this Ferrari received was spot alterations truthful that Tom Selleck, at six-feet, four-inches tall, could fresh inside. According to Magnum Mania, this progressive removing padding from nan seats truthful Selleck would beryllium little successful nan car, arsenic good arsenic moving nan driver's spot arsenic acold arsenic imaginable from nan steering wheel. Miata way time enthusiasts are apt rather acquainted pinch these mods. Hagerty says nan seats person been returned to original condition, but nan auction listing does not corroborate this.

This 308 GTS has a 2.9-liter quad-cam V8 engine, 4 Weber carburetors (cars utilized later successful nan bid were substance injected), and physics ignition, making astir 240 horsepower. That was a batch for its time. My Subaru WRX made much power, but didn't look astir arsenic bully doing it. These cars are reportedly not unspeakable to drive, and they do person nan iconic Ferrari gated shifter.

None of that really matters, though. This is Magnum's Ferrari. It could beryllium your Ferrari. It's going up for waste at Barrett-Jackson's Palm Beach, Florida auction, which runs from April 16 done 18. While we've seen these cars waste for between $58,500 and $67,500, Hagerty says a Magnum 308 GTB sold for $115,000 past year, truthful beryllium prepared to turn a immense mustache and salary a premium for nan privilege.