A Persuader!

One of the most beautiful Ferraris never made. The Dino’s sole reason for being was that Ferrari did not want to diminish his brand by having “cheap” cars in the lineup. Originally it was planned that all Ferraris not having 12 cylinders would be called Dino but that idea was scrapped after the 308 GT4. The first 206 GT was conceived by Enzo to compete in price with the Porsche 911, as Ferrari’s at the time cost around twice as much. The name was chosen in order to honor Enzo Ferrari’s son Alfredo “Dino” Ferrari who died in 1956 from muscular dystrophy.

With its MR layout and nimble 2.4 litre V6, the Dino is every bit the sports car that Ferrari has made famous. In sorts, the Dino was ground breaking for Ferrari as it was the first time they placed the engine in the middle of the chassis with the 206 GT, and another first when they used a V8 in the 308 GT4. I absolutely adore the 246GT and it has a place on my list of top ten Ferraris of all times. The design is classic and both useful and beautiful as Ferrari decided to keep it for the 308GTB(S) and 328 GTB(S).

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