Chassis Number: 01584
Of all the machines to emerge from Maranello over the years, few are as closely linked to the personal story of Enzo Ferrari — or played a greater contribution to the ongoing success of his eponymous marque — as the Dino 246 GT. Ferrari’s efforts to develop a V6-configured engine were driven by Enzo’s son, Alfredo, who tragically died before hearing his double overhead-cam creation fire into life. The line of engines that followed subsequently found a home in a string of Dino-badged racers that were named in his honor, but perhaps the most fitting application was in the roadgoing Dino 206 GT and its more-powerful 246 GT successor. When the 206 GT was first revealed at the 1967 Turin Salon, it represented a real departure for Ferrari, which had carved a niche serving the great and the good striking front-engine V12 grand tourers that specialized in crossing continents. The Dino 206 GT couldn’t have been more different, being the first roadgoing Ferrari to feature a V6 engine and the first with a powerplant mounted amidships. It was also an incredible driver’s car, endowed with sublime driving dynamics and a fizzing 2-liter all-alloy powerplant that begged to be revved. If there was one criticism of the all-alloy 206 GT, it was that the characterful engine lacked the power to make the most of a brilliant chassis. After, production shifted to the 246 GT, which retained Aldo Brovarone and Leonardo Fioravanti’s stunning Scaglietti-built coachwork — albeit now produced using steel — yet offered a significant increase in power thanks to its new 2.4-liter Dino V6. The new recipe proved an instant hit when it was launched in March 1969. Chassis 01584 was the subject of an extensive restoration and rebuild at the official Ferrari workshop, Modena Cars SA, on the outskirts of Geneva. Accompanying invoices, which are available to view on file, detail some CHF 200,000-worth of work carried out, including a CHF 20,000 engine overhaul. The restoration was completed in early 2015, and the car — now finished in Grigio over a beige interior — was entered in the Tour Auto Optic 2000 in April of that year. Significantly, the car was awarded Ferrari Classiche certification in February 2016, and will be accompanied by its coveted “Red Book,” which confirms that the Dino retains its matching-numbers chassis and gearbox. More recent invoices detail ongoing maintenance, including the replacement of the fuel pump in November 2022 and a carburetor tune-up and new ignition coils in March 2023.
