The Dino story began with a Dino Berlinetta Speciale concept car designed by Aldo Brovarone at Pininfarina. It debuted at the 1965 Paris Auto Show with a longitudinally mounted V-6.
Enzo Ferrari named the road-going Dino, his first attempt at a mid-engine production street car, as a tribute to his son Alfredino Ferrari, who died in 1965. The first production Dino 206 hit the road in 1967 with a 2.0-liter Transversely mounted dual-overhead-camshaft aluminum V-6 engine and a Scaglietti-built aluminum body. Later models wore easier-to-build and less-expensive steel bodies. The Dino's name was changed to 246 GT for 1970 when its engine was enlarged to 2.4 liters. Fed by a trio of twin-barrel downdraft Weber carburetors, it pumped out a healthy 195 horsepower.
Known more of voluptuous design and perfect dynamic balance than for speed, the Dino's commercial success led to further development of mid-engine Ferraris up to the modern supercars enjoyed by affluent enthusiasts today. A total of around 3,600 Dinos were produced, very few in this color. | |
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