1980 Ferrari 308i GTS

There are certain cars made notable by television. The Beverley Hillbillie’s truck, The Munster Mobile, Honey West’s Cobra. Then there was the one car that became an iconic ’80s machine, driven by a guy with a great mustache and a series of Hawian shirts. That was Tom Selleck as Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV. His borrowed ride was a 308 Ferrari GTS. The top was always off, not just for the beautiful Hawian weather, but because he wouldn’t fit otherwise.

It has been said that he drove a 308 Quatrovalvvole, but the series started two years before that model was introduced. So the hard-working P.I. had to make do with a 308 or 308i. I don’t think it was much of a hardship.