Lot details Registration No: TGC748L Chassis No: 001457 Mot Expiry: Aug 2010
The Dino Spider (not Spyder, as there is no Y in the Italian alphabet) was introduced at the 1966 Turin Motor Show. In common with Ferrari's much vaunted 206 and 246 GT cars, it was penned by Pininfarina who built the bodies too. It also shared the same all-alloy, 4-cam, 65-degree V6 engine; the fitment of which in road cars of the time was vital to Ferrari, who needed it sold in a series of 500 cars in order to homologate it for Formula 2 racing. Though designed by Vittorio Jano, the V6 engine was inspired by Enzo Ferrari's son Dino (Alfredo) who sadly died in 1956 at the age of 24 and the Dino branding employed for certain Ferraris and Fiats between 1968 and 1976 was a tribute to him. A Coupe version of the Dino was designed by Giugiaro at Bertone and introduced at the Geneva Motor Show of 1967. The mechanically identical Spider and Coupe initially featured independent coil-sprung suspension at the front and a live axle set-up with semi-elliptic leaf springs derived from the Fiat 2300S at the rear. Braking was by discs all-round. The engine was of 2-litre capacity and around 160bhp. In 1969 assembly of the Spiders moved from Fiat to Ferrari. The Maranello-built cars benefited from a number of amendments including: the move to independent coil-sprung rear suspension derived from the Fiat 130, superior braking and cooling, the fitment of a new 5-speed ZF gearbox and an increase in engine capacity to 2.4 litres. This resulted in a welcome 20bhp hike in horsepower and sufficient output to accelerate the Dino to 60mph in less than 8 seconds.
Built in 1971, the car on offer is one of the rare and desirable 2.4 litre examples of which only 424 were reputedly made. It is described as an original, rust free, low mileage, left-hand drive vehicle that has been professionally and sympathetically restored over a 6-7 year period. Finished in silver with blue leather upholstery, it is now described by the owner as being in "very good" overall condition and is MOT'd until August of next year. A "works" hard top, said to be in "good" condition, accompanies the car. The beautiful lines of the Dino Spider and its direct link with the much loved 206 and 246 GT give it a unique cache. With only some 1560 built all told, they are rare cars by any standard and good examples are inevitably hard to come by these days.
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