1974 Ferrari
246-GT
S Dino
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Body
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Targa
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Transmission
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Manual
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Exterior Color
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Black
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Upholstery
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Leather
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Steering
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Rhd
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VIN
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06926
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Nero with brown hide/Daytona seat inserts. 54,102 miles. Delivered new in the UK and one of circa 21 right-hand drive models ordered with flared wheel arches and 7.5" wide Campagnolo wheels. Formerly part of the Nick Mason collection, this exquisite Ferrari Dino has a very well documented history and is Ferrari Classiche certified.
Chassis no. 06926 was imported via Maranello Concessionaires in August 1973 and retailed via main dealer Guy Salmon Ltd. Its first private owner was renowned Ferrari collection and Pink Floyd drummer, Nick Mason. One of circa 21 right-hand drive models ordered with flared wheelarches and 7.5" wide Campagnolo wheels. The Dino was originally finished in Marrone Metallizato (106-M-73 Salchi) with beige (430) interior, and left the factory equipped with the optional electric windows. During the 1980’s the car was repainted in Nero and re-trimmed with brown hide/Daytona seat inserts.
Following Nick Mason's ownership, the Dino passed through a number of ownerships but for 20 years (1983-2003), '06926' belonged to Mr Vincent Squillaci, who worked throughout this period for Ferrari's Formula 1 development programme under the directorship of John Barnard at GTO (Guilford Technical Office) and from 1992 at FDD (Ferrari Design and Development) in Salford with the car benefitting from a close association with the team and the factory.
The car was maintained and extensively refurbished by marque specialists Hoyle-Fox, with Classiche certification issued in 2013
The substantial history file documents the care and attention lavished on this Ferrari Dino, with service bills and parts invoices from a number of recognised specialists and Ferrari UK (Maranello). The car also comes with jack and partial tool roll set; Dino leather wallet; and an original owner's handbook, spare parts catalogue, and bodywork spare parts catalogue. Well documented and benefiting from extensive refurbishment and expert maintenance, this beautiful Dino wants for nothing and has to be one of the very best currently available.
The Ferrari Dino:
It was the need for a production-based engine for the new Formula 2 that led to the introduction of a 'junior' Ferrari, the Dino 206 GT, at the Turin Motor Show in 1967. Building on experienced gained with its successful limited-edition Dino 206S sports-racer of 1966, Ferrari retained the racer's mid-engined layout for the road car but installed the power unit transversely rather than longitudinally.
A compact, aluminium-bodied coupe of striking appearance, the Pininfarina-styled Dino - named after Enzo Ferrari's late son Alfredino Ferrari and intended as the first of a separate but related marque - was powered by a 2.0-litre, four-cam V6 driving through an in-unit five-speed transaxle developing 180bhp and good enough to propel the lightweight, aerodynamically-efficient Dino to 142mph. While there were few complaints about the car's performance, the high cost enforced by its aluminium construction hindered sales.
A 2.4-litre version on a longer wheelbase - the 246 GT - replaced the Dino 206 in late 1969. The body was now steel and the cylinder block cast-iron rather than aluminium, but the bigger engine's increased power - 195bhp at 7,600rpm - was adequate compensation for the weight gain. A Targa-top version, the 246GTS, followed in 1972. While not quite as fast in a straight line as its larger V12-engined stablemates, the nimble Dino was capable of showing almost anything a clean pair of heels over more challenging roads.
As the first series-produced, mid-engined Ferraris, the early Dino V6s are landmark cars. The line they founded would prove to be an immense commercial success for Maranello, production amounting to 2,487 GT Coupés and 1,274 GT Spiders by the time the model was deleted in 1974.
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