1960 Ferrari 246 S Dino Sports Racer

Three examples of the Ferrari 246 Dino were constructed at the end of 1959, all featuring Fantuzzi-built bodies (0776, 0778 and 0784). The last of these, 0784, was subsequently re-bodied in the early 1960s in a style similar to that then being employed on the last of the front-engine Testa Rossa models. Chassis 0778 made its debut as a Ferrari works entry in January 1960 in Buenos Aires, where it was driven by Argentine veteran Jose Froilan Gonzalez and debonair Italian Ludovico Scarfiotti. It next appeared at the Targa Florio in May of 1960, along with the other two Dino works cars. This race gave the Dinos their greatest success in a major international events. Despite various incidents, Phil Hill and Wolfgang von Trips finished second overall in 0784; Scarfiotti, Willy Mairesse and Giulio Cabianca brought 0778 home in fourth and the NART-entered 0776 driven by Pedro and Ricardo Rodriguez finished seventh, despite having had frequent contact with immovable objects and being rolled.