1965 Ferrari 166P/206P

Enzo Ferrari began producing race cars in 1929 and sponsored drivers and cars. In 1947, the company began building street legal machines. The prancing horse was introduced on company stationery in 1929. The idea was formed when Enzo met a Countess whose son was an Italian Air Force ace in World War I. He had decorated his airplane with dancing horse. Enzo decided to color the horse black which is the color used by the Count's squadron as a sign of grief after he was killed in action.

Enzo Ferrari introduced and demonstrated this new mid-engine Dino in April of 1965 at a private gathering of friends and motoring press. Originally completed as a closed coupe Berlinetta, this one-off Sports Prototype would see three distinct evolutions over its astounding eight year race career. Tested initially by Lornezo Bandini and later by John Surtees, Surtees description of the cars 'indecently fast!' In 1965 the car was entered and raced by SEFAC Ferrari at the Rome Grand Prix in Vallelunga, by Lorenzo Bandini and placed 1st overall. The car raced in many of the top venues such as Targa Florio and Nurburgring by great drivers as Scarfiotti, Baghetti, and Venturi/Williams. As a direct result of this car's efforts, Ferrari won the Constructor and Drivers Hill Climb Championship Series of 1965 as well as Constructors Championship of Makes for 1965. The car was sold in August 1967 by the factory to Leandro Terra from Italy and it wasn't until 30 years later that Terra sold the car to a new owner in California. The car was purchased by the current owner in 2012.

The coachbuilder, Pierro Drogo's Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena, designed the body. The designation of 206 followed the naming convention in use by Ferrari at the time. This consisted of the first two digits representing the engine displacement (2.0 liters) and the third digit referring to the number of cylinders (6).