Maturo Competition Cars is about to tackle a new project, but how do you top your last one when it was a series of carbon-bodies Lancia Delta HF Integrales? With a recreation of a rally car you’ve never heard of based on a supercar that is finally about to get the love it deserves. The Maturo 308 Stradale is a rally-ready Ferrari 308 that will make your 911 restomod look like the uninspired Xerox project that it is.
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The starting point is a Ferrari 308 GTB. The Magnum P.I. car, except that Tom Selleck’s was a targa-top GTS. The inspiration, though, is the series of cars that were built by an Italian Ferrari dealer called Giuliano Michelotto. Cars that were designed to compete with the Lancia Stratos and Audi Quattro in the World Rally Championship.
Maturo starts by reskinning a factory Ferrari 308. Each one is stripped down and reinforced with more than 150 new structural welds and a custom integrated roll cage. Then hugely widened and hand-formed rear fenders are added, along with bodywork designed based around the Michelotto Group 4 cars.
Pirelli P7 Corsa historic tires fill the rear arches. Pirelli designed the tire to give historic cars like this modern grip with vintage looks, and the 305-wide rubber looks amazing. The 15-inch wheels with a Ferrari-like five-spoke design make it even better, because giant wheels just don’t work on classic cars like this.
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Ferrari’s V8 has been given a going-over as well. When it left Modena, the 3.0-liter Dino engine made around 250 horsepower. Now internal upgrades, new cams, modern ignition tech, and a Capristo exhaust bring it up to 400 hp. Like the wheel and tire package, it’s a solid and usable upgrade.
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That engine needs a new transmission, so Maturo has gone through that too. Stronger parts including shorter gearing that the company calls “rally-inspired” help, along with a limited-slip differential. Don’t worry, though, the gated shifter between the seats is still there.
Order Books Now Open
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TracTive Suspension, a Dutch company that makes upgrades for road and race cars, helped design the new bits for this car. They have electronic adjustments for compression and rebound, which Maturo says lets you turn it from back-road weapon to grand tourer with a single button.
Renders of the interior are more conceptual than complete, but they show a simple makeover. Carbon, aluminum, leather, and Alcantara replace the factory plastics. The gauges are bespoke but familiar, and the dash is custom.
Maturo calls the 308 Stradale “neither a concours restoration nor a modern supercar chasing digital perfection.” Like the numbers suggest, it isn’t about winning bragging rights, it’s about “mechanical intimacy, character and excitement.”
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The company is now taking orders for the first 308 Stradales. Each one is built in the Netherlands by hand, and you can make it exactly the way you want it. Pricing starts from 425,000 euros, which is about $500,000. That doesn’t include taxes or the donor car, and even the unloved 308 isn’t exactly cheap anymore.
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Even if you had never heard about the factory-assisted golden-era WRC Ferraris before now (we hadn’t), this car is an attention grabber. In a world of restomods of nearly anything imaginable, getting those eyeballs might be its greatest accomplishment.
