Osprey AutoHistory, issue dino (1980) Osprey AutoHistory

Pininfarina V6 road cars

The image-fitting-Ferrari is the V12, high, high-speed road burner equally at home on the track as on the road. The Ferrari Dino 206 and 246 GT and GTS road cars are the exceptions which prove the rule.

These Dinos, designed by Pininfarina with their bodies built by Scaglietti, are the epitome of that stereotype Italian classic beauty on wheels. Their line can only please - there can be no critics of that and the manner of their performance cannot displease anyone lucky enough to sit behind the wheel. While not being perfection, and you can read how and why here, they are as close to haven for most of us.

Ian Webb gives these cars the review they deserve. He describes their origins, specifications, and significance - good points and bad. He sets their case for being a true progeny of Ferrari not just 'a Fiat with a Ferrari name'. He also fits the other Dinos in their place - the Fiat, front engined cars and the Lancia Stratos which uses the same engine. Read how the Dino helped rescue the Ferrari empire.

Chapter 2

The Land of Fast Cars

Chapter 4

The Car That Changed a Company

Chapter 6

Living With the Legend

Appendix

A New Star Joins the Studio

Acknowledgements