The Ferrari 308 GTS became an icon not on racetracks, but on Hawaiian highways as Tom Selleck's ride in Magnum P.I. from 1980 to 1988. What started as Ferrari's "entry-level" mid-engine sports car transformed into a cultural phenomenon, with its distinctive five-spoke wheels and Rosso Corsa red paint becoming as recognizable as Magnum's mustache. The show made the 308 attainable in the American imagination, proving that sometimes a car's legacy is written not in lap times, but in living rooms every Thursday night.
The Ferrari 308 GTS became an icon not on racetracks, but on Hawaiian highways as Tom Selleck's ride in Magnum P.I. from 1980 to 1988. What started as Ferrari's "entry-level" mid-engine sports car transformed into a cultural phenomenon, with its distinctive five-spoke wheels and Rosso Corsa red paint becoming as recognizable as Magnum's mustache. The show made the 308 attainable in the American imagination, proving that sometimes a car's legacy is written not in lap times, but in living rooms every Thursday night.
