Ferrari Dino 246 Engine

A car that embodies so much personal enzo ferrari history. Major racing accolades include the 1962 european hill climb championship two overall targa florio victories in 1961 and 1962 and 1962 coupe des sports title.

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The marque came into existence in late 1956 with a front engined formula two racer powered by a brand new dino v6 engine.

Ferrari dino 246 engine. The dino 206 gt 246 gt and 246 gts are v6 mid engined sports cars produced by ferrari and sold under the dino marque between 1967 and 1974. 147 5 cu in dino v6 engine with a 65 angle between the cylinder banks. The ferrari dino engine is a line of mechanically similar v6 and v8 engines produced by ferrari for about 40 years from late 1950s into the early 2000s.

The ferrari sp also known as the ferrari dino sp was a series of italian sports prototype racing cars produced by ferrari during the early 1960s. Enjoy this gorgeous ferrari 246 gt dino in 4k. The story has it that the dino 246 gts has an engine that was co developed by his son.

The dino 246 was the first automobile manufactured by ferrari in high numbers. The name dino was used for some models with engines smaller than 12 cylinders it was an attempt by the company to offer a relatively low. Apart from the longer body the design was virtually identical with just a longer engine cover and a repositioned fuel cap.

Was a marque best known for mid engined rear drive sports cars produced by ferrari from 1967 to 1976. Soon afterwards alfredo fell ill suffering from muscular dystrophy. It is lauded by many for its intrinsic driving qualities and groundbreaking design.

The power output was 280 ps 206 kw. Ferrari dino 246 gt. This 2 4 liter v6 engine and five speed manual transaxle were built for use in a dino 246 and were recently acquired by the seller after 45 years in storage.

They were reportedly removed from an e series dino 246 gts chassis 07786 after an accident in the mid 1970s. The dino broke new ground in that it was an unusual layout for ferrari a midengine production car with a v 6 engine and electronic ignition the dinoplex capacitive discharge system developed by magnetti marelli and the first production ferrari to feature direct rack and pinion steering similar to that used on the company s racing cars. The dino 246 gt was an evolution of the dino 206 gt with a larger v6 engine and a wheelbase lengthened by 60 mm.

The car proved commercially very successful and three series were produced during its. All featured a rear mid engine layout a first for a ferrari sports car. The formula one regulations for 1954 1960 limited naturally aspirated engines to 2500 cc and for the 1958 season there was a change from alcohol fuels to avgas the 246 f1 used a 2 417 33 cc 2 4 l.

276 hp at 8500 rpm. Alfredo dino ferrari was the son of enzo ferrari dino suggested to enzo ferrari the development of a v6 engine for f2 at the end of 1955.

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