• Year of manufacture 
    1972
  • Car type 
    Other
  • Lot number 
    r0117
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    United States
  • Exterior colour 
    Silver

Description

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The Elkhart Collection event, 23 - 24 October 2020.

  • European-specification model in beautiful colors
  • Formerly owned by Dr. Carl D. Maguire and Wayne Oldenburg
  • Part of the current collection since 2013
  • Includes owner’s manuals and tool set with jack
  • 70,728 km at time of cataloguing; ideal to drive and enjoy

The Dino 206 GT was intended as the debut model of a “junior” Ferrari range upon its unveiling at the 1967 Turin Motor Show. Boasting a lightweight, mid-engined chassis with a transversely mounted 2.0-liter, all-alloy four-cam V-6 engine, it was capable of 160 bhp and a top speed of 146 mph. Aerodynamic aluminum coachwork by Pininfarina and a name honoring Enzo Ferrari’s late son, Alfredino, completed the package.

In late 1969 the Dino 246 GT was introduced. The new Dino was built on a slightly longer wheelbase, employing steel for the body shell and cast iron for the engine block. The new 2.4-liter V-6 more than made up for the negligible extra weight the car now carried: 195 bhp at 7,600 rpm propelled the 246 GT to a whisker under 150 mph. Coupled with its ability to outperform even Ferrari’s twelve-cylinder supercars on twisty roads, it was the benchmark sports car of its time.

The 246 GT offered here, a European-specification example, is believed to have been brought to the United States in the 1970s, after which it was owned by Dennis Rector of Illinois and Dr. Carl D. Maguire of Del Mar, California, in 1981. Dr. Maguire had the car refinished to the present shade of silver in 1988 and maintained it until 2006, when it was sold to collector Wayne Oldenburg. The current collection acquired the Dino from the Oldenburg stable seven years later. The presentation remains very attractive, with the tan interior worn just enough to be comfortable and attractive, and with a fine patina of use around the chassis and engine. Accompanying the car are an original repair manual as well as owner’s manuals, a tool set with jack, and even a Dino key fob.

The buyer seeking a very nice Dino to drive and enjoy need look no further.To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/el20.


RM Sotheby's
5 Heron Square
Richmond
TW9 1EL
United Kingdom
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Augustin
Last name 
Sabatie-Garat

Phone 
+44-2078517070