Ferrari Dino 206 and 246

Perhaps one of the prettiest cars to ever come246 GTS. The 246 models produced 195 bph and
out of the Ferrari factory was the Dino 206 andgave the car a top speed of 151 miles per hour.
246. Introduced in 1967 and produced until 1974These cars are still known today as being
the car sold over 3,900 units which was a newoutstanding in road holding and have been
record for the company for one model. This wascompared to race cars. Initially the Dino brand did
the first mid engine road card using a V6 engine.not take off as well as the Ferrari brand. Many of
The name came from Enzo Ferrari's son Dino,the early cars were mistreated and left outside,
who had helped talk his father into building a V6which caused a lot of rust damage. Early cars had
for the road. This introduced a new line of carsheavy depreciation and were not a particularly
which did not carry the Ferrari brand or badges.sought after collector car.
The initial V6 engine was 1,986 cc's or about 2.0Today in the marketplace this is now a desirable
liters and the 206 designation represented bothcar and can fetch over $180,000 for an excellent
the capacity of the engine (2.0) and the 6 wasexample. They are a relatively small car, with a
for 6 cylinders. It had a rated horsepower of 180noisy engine and great fun to drive, whether on
at 8,000 rpm which was almost unheard of for athe road, on the track or part of a rally. At
corresponding American car.Ferrari car shows the Dino always attracts a lot
Only 152 cars were produced until the engine wasof attention, and special class awards have been
enlarged to 2,418 cc which lead to the modelmade just for this model. From what was once
change called the 246GT in 1969. In 1972 a spiderconsidered a step child of the company has now
or open top car was introduced and called thecome into its own.