1968 Ferrari 206 Dino GT Coupe

The Dino 206 GT Special sat atop of Pininfarina's stand at the 1965 Paris Salon. It was a design study based on a sports racing model with inline mid-engined placement. It had headlamps covered by a clear Perspex lens that extended the full width of the nose. The shape, however, was essentially that which would evolve in the production Dino 206 GT.

Introduced in 1968, the Dino 206 GT (which was technically not a Ferrari at all and did not have the prancing horse symbols anywhere on the vehicle) was produced for two years with 154 examples built during that time. All were left-hand drive and had aluminum bodies and engines. The 206 GT was followed by the 246 Dino, which had steel coachwork and was available with the wheel on the right.

This Dino 206 GT was delivered at the factory in December of 1968. Its earliest known caretaker was a Monsieur Janievre of France, who was recorded with it in the Dino Registry between 1974 and 1976. The car was purchased by the current caretaker in 1978 and brought to San Diego, California.

The car was given a restoration which began in 1985.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2016