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Ferrari 246GTS Dino
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Constr. year |
1974 |
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Price |
not for sale |
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Engine |
6 cylinder |
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Engine position |
front/rear |
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Cubic capacity (ccm) |
2418 |
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Nominal power (PS) |
195 |
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Top Speed (km/h) |
237 |
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Car body |
sheet steel |
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Qty Produced |
1274 |
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Availability |
very bad |
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Availability of spares |
bad |
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Copyright |
Hua De Feng Ying Co.Ltd. |
 There is a story behind the name "Dino" and the V6 engine. Alfredino Ferrari, the only son of Enzo Ferrari, suggested his father to develop a V6 racing engine for F2 in the early 60s. Although always in favour of V12, Enzo approved his beloved son's project and employed a man called Jano to design this engine. The result was a very compact, 1600c.c., quad-cam V6 which won several F2 championship titles and proved the vision of Alfredino was correct. However, before this happened, the ill-fated young Alredino had already died in kidney disease. Enzo was so upset, it took him several years to fully recover from heart-break. However, for the memory of his son, he put the V6 into a mid-engined lightweight sports car and called it "Dino", which is the short-write of his son's name.  Of course, the original racing V6 would never have been appropriate for road use. Therefore, Lampredi (another famous engineer who also designed a series of V12 for Ferrari) modified the engine to 2.0 litres, with an amazing 180 hp on tap ! Logically, this car called "206GT", in which 20 means 2.0 litres and 6 means six cylinders. This engine was actually built by Fiat and shared with Fiat Dino (also called Dino because of the engine), not because it would be cheaper, but because Ferrari needed the additional volume to qualify FIA's production requirement for racing engines. 206GT had a magnificent chassis, with engaging feel, adjustability and beautiful balance. It was generally regarded as the best Ferrari chassis until the arrival of F355. Why could it be so good ? Firstly, its nimble size and relatively light weight helped improving handling, just like other small cars. Secondly, its mid-engined layout accompanied with the compact and transversely mounted engine perfectised the weight distribution. Thirdly, it adopted independent double-wishbones suspensions in all wheels, which was first appeared in a Ferrari.  206GT was replaced by 246GT after 2 years of service. As suggested by its name, the newer car had a larger 2.4-litre engine. Power rose to 195 hp while torque increased even more. Having a stronger engine, Ferrari abandoned the aluminium body panels and in favour of the conventional steel body, thus lowered the production cost and provided better build quality. Though weight increment was inevitable, the increased power cope with ease. 246GT broke the production record in Maranello. Nearly 2,500 cars were made between 1969 and 74, which was by far more than any previous models. Since then, Ferrari started its mainstream model line-up, followers include 308, 328, 348, F355 and 360M. These cars helped stabilised the finance a lot. This is a well restored vehicle.  » ask us  |
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