Ferrari Dino : Classic Dream Car

November 1st, 2011 admin

Ferrari Dino was a brand for the mid-engine, rear-drive sports car of Ferrari from 1968 to 1976 produced.The Dino brand was meant to be used for cars with engines that had fewer than 12 cylinders, reserving the Ferrari name for the V-12 and only 12 models. The Dino name was retired after that point, in favor of conventional Ferrari branding. The Dino brand was an attempt by Ferrari to produce a relatively low cost sports car.

The models used Dino Ferrari naming designation of displacement and cylinder count with two digits for the size of the engine deciliter, and the third track of the number of cylinders, ie, set 246, a 2.4-liter six -cylinder and 308, a 3.0-liter eight-cylinder. Ferrari street models of the time consumed by the three numbers represent the displacement in cubic centimeters of a 12 cylinder, which would in no way a brand with a different number of cylinders.

The Dino 246 was the first Ferrari model produced in large volumes. It was praised by many for its intrinsic driving qualities and groundbreaking design. In 2004, Sports Car International placed the car number six on the list of top sports cars of the 1970s. Motor Trend Classic placed the 206/246 at number seven in their list of 10 “Greatest Ferraris of all time”.

Ferrari Dino History

The name “Dino” a tribute to the late son of the founder, Alfredo “Dino” Ferrari, who was credited with the design of the V6 engine. Together with the famous engineer Vittorio Jano, Dino Ferrari Enzo influenced the decision to a line of racing cars in 1950 to produce up to create, developed with V6 and V8 engine. History shows that Alfredo Ferrari did not have a hand in the actual design of the V6 engine, which made its way into the Dino.

The “Dino” brand was created to offer a cheaper “affordable” sports car market. The first brochure described the Dino as “almost a Ferrari”. Ferrari for the battle with the Porsche on the market and to do 911th is the most expensive part of Ferrari’s V12 of the time were not up to their much higher price. But Enzo Ferrari did not want the brand to cut a cheaper car, and so “Dino” was born.

Derek Bell Ferrari Dino 166 Formula 2, the practice of the Eifel Race at the Nürburgring, 1969. Besides the fact that a lower price, “affordable” sports car, it’s a car built to Alfredo’s honor, he lost his battle with muscular dystrophy. While in the hospital, he discussed technical details with the engineer Vittorio Jano. Dino would never be the engine, he died on 30 June 1956 at the age of 24, his namesake cars Fiat Dino and Dino were produced.

Ferrari Dino in 1966

In 1966 Ferrari race at the 1.6 L class of the Formula 2 racing series did with Dino’s V6.Nevertheless, not the company rules, homologation for 500 vehicles, called the production of the engine. Enzo Ferrari asked Fiat to co-produce a sports car was born with the engine and front-engine, rear-drive Fiat Dino was. With a 2.0 liter (1987 cc) version of the Dino V6, so that the series go to Ferrari.

The moment the thought was a mid-engine layout in a production car quite daring, but the design was in the world of sports practice. A mid-engined layout placed more weight on the driving wheels of the car, and the opportunity for a slender nose, but led to a strong passenger compartment and more challenging handling. Lamborghini has been a sensation in 1966 with its mid-engined Miura, but Enzo Ferrari in the year that a mid-engine Ferrari would be safe in the hands of its customers. Finally, he added, leaving designers Sergio Pininfarina, a mid-engined concept for the 1965 Paris Motor Show to build, but demanded that the Dino badge to wear alone. The Turin Auto Show in 1966 was characterized by a refined Dino 206S. The Turin 206S was a closer prototype to the actual production version. Response to the radically-styled car was positive, so Ferrari could go into production, rationalizing that the low-power V6 engine had to comply with customers in difficulties.

Ferrari Dino 206 GT

The production Ferrari Dino 206 GT had the soft edges and curving lines typical of earlier Italian cars, unlike its successor, the Bertone designed 308 GT4, which has the straighter lines and crisp edges seen most boldly in Bertone’s later Fiat X1/9.

The 206 GT used a transverse-mounted 2.0 L all-aluminum, 160 hp (119 kW) @ 8000 rpm redline, 65 degree V6 engine, Dual overhead camshafts, 9.7:1 Compression ratio. Torque was 138 pounds*foot @ 6500 rpm. The crankshaft featured four main bearings. Induction was via three Weber 40 DCN/4 2-barrel carburetors.

The Ferrari Dino 206 GT was the first car sold by Ferrari which used an electronic ignition, a Dinoplex C capacitive discharge ignition system that was developed by Magneti Marelli for the high revving Dino V6 engine (hence the name Dinoplex).
The 206 GT frame featured a light-weight, 1980 pound, aluminium body, full independent suspension, and all round disc brakes. The 206 GT had a 90.0-inch (2,290 mm) wheelbase.

The 206 had a top speed of 146 mph (235 km/h). 152 were built in total during 1968 and 1969, in left hand drive only. The same 2.0L engine was used in the Fiat Dino Coupe and Spider, produced during the same period. The conversion of the Dino 196 racing engine for road-going use in the Dino (and the two Fiat models) was entrusted by Fiat to Aurelio Lampredi, to whom Ferrari owed so many great engines. Lampredi, interviewed in the early 1980s (he died in 1989 at the age of 72), noted that, “Things didn’t work out exactly as Ferrari had foreseen.” Ferrari had counted building the engines at Maranello, but Fiat’s management insisted on taking control of production, to avoid any breaks in the engine supply.

Fiat quoted 160 hp DIN for the Fiat Dino and Coupe, and in 1967 Ferrari – presenting the first prototype of the Dino 206 GT – claimed 180 hp. This, however, was not the case. Both engines were made by Fiat workers in Turin on the same production line, without any discrimination as to their destination, and all were exactly the same. 150 units were simply taken from the first production batch at the beginning of 1968 to power the Dino 206 GTs. Jean-Pierre Gabriel, writing in “Les Ferraris de Turin”, notes that, “La declaration de Ferrari ne reposait sur aucun fondament technique” – Ferrari’s statement had no technical basis! However, as always, it was certainly a savvy piece of marketing by the Commendatore.
Later Fiat Dinos also used the 2.4L engine, although significantly fewer were produced with this motor.

Ferrari Dino 246 GT & GTS

Calls for more power were answered with the 2.4 L (2418 cc) Dino 246. The motor was a 65 degree, dual overhead camshaft, 9.0:1 compression ratio, iron block with alloy heads. The European motor produced 195 bhp (at 7,600 rpm), and was available as a fixed-top GT coupe or, after 1971, an open Spyder GTS. The American version had an exhaust air-pump, and timing changes which created 175 hp (130 kW). The GT had 3 Weber 40 DCNF/6 or 40 DCNF/7 carburetors. For the 246 a new version of the Dinoplex ignition was deployed, the more compact Magneti Marelli AEC103A system.

The 246 Dino GT weighed 2380 pounds. The 246 Dino GTS weighed 2426 pounds. The body was now made of steel to save cost. The 246 Dino had a 2.1-inch (53 mm) longer wheelbase than the 206, at 92.1 inches. The height of the 246 was the same as the 206 at 43.9 inches. Production numbered 2,487 GTs and 1,274 Spyders, the latter being built from 1972 to 1974 only, for a total production run of 3,761.

The 246 had a claimed top speed of 146 mph (235 km/h), although in July 1971 a road test by Britain’s Motor magazine reported a top speed of 148 mph (238 km/h), which compared favourably with the 136 mph (219 km/h) achieved by a recently tested (though by now replaced) Porsche 911S.

With a 0 – 50 mph (80/km/h) acceleration time of 5.5 seconds the Dino narrowly out performed the Porsche again, although the Porsche was narrowly the winner on fuel economy. The manufacturer’s recommended UK retail price of £5,485 was higher than the £5,211 asked for the Porsche, although both cars were retailing for more than the equally brazen if in other respects very different Citroen SM, at £4,700. The Dino’s 2.4L V6 found its way into a number of other Italian performance cars after its application in the 246, most notably the Lancia Stratos rally car.

Dino 308 GT4

The 308 GT4 was produced from 1973 to April 1980. Initially branded “Dino”, the 308 GT4 was Ferrari’s first V-8 production automobile. The 308 was a 2+2 with a wheelbase of 100.4 inches (2,550 mm). The 308 was designed by Bertone; with its angular wedge shape, it looked quite differently from the 206/246 from which it was derived.

The 308 GT4 V-8 had a 90 degree, dual over head camshaft, 2927 cc motor with 4 Weber carburetors which produced 250 hp (186 kW). The V-8 block and heads were made of an aluminum alloy. The compression ratio was 8.8:1. The American version had a timing change and an air-pump; it produced a modest 230 hp (172 kW). The GT4 weighed 2535 pounds.

The 308 GT4 wore the Dino badge until May 1976, when it finally got the Ferrari “Prancing Horse” badge on the hood, wheels, and the steering wheel. The 308 GT4 was produced from 1973 to April 1980. Initially branded “Dino”, the 308 GT4 was Ferrari’s first V-8 production automobile.

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The 308 was a 2+2 with a wheelbase of 100.4 inches (2,550 mm). The 308 was designed by Bertone; with its angular wedge shape, it looked quite differently from the 206/246 from which it was derived. The 308 GT4 V-8 had a 90 degree, dual over head camshaft, 2927 cc motor with 4 Weber carburetors which produced 250 hp (186 kW).

The V-8 block and heads were made of an aluminum alloy. The compression ratio was 8.8:1. The American version had a timing change and an air-pump; it produced a modest 230 hp (172 kW). The GT4 weighed 2535 pounds. The 308 GT4 wore the Dino badge until May 1976, when it finally got the Ferrari “Prancing Horse” badge on the hood, wheels, and the steering wheel.

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