The Dino commemorated Enzo Ferrari's son, Alfredino, who died tragically young. A gifted engineer at the time of his death, Dino was working on a new V6 engine which would power Mike Hawthorn to the 1958 World Championship. It became traditional to call any Ferrari powered by a V6 a 'Dino' and they would distinguish themselves in F1, F2 and sports car racing. In 1967 the first road car was produced using a 2 litre V6 206 Dino. However, this did not sell well as it was underpowered compared to the V12 cars. In 1969 the 2.4 litre engine with 195 BHP and improved torque was used, which gave the 246 Dino a top speed close to 150 MPH, with a chassis that came from Ferrari's race breeding. It was one of the quickest cars available to get from A to B on winding roads, and in 1972 the 246 GT was refined and the GTS (Spyder) was introduced. This GTS version was sold new on Oct 09 1973 at Hollywood Sports Cars, Hollywood California, and was then sold to Switzerland in 1989. The car was then purchased and re-imported into the USA in 1999 for a collection.
