Fiat Spider
The Fiat Dino is a sports car presented by Fiat in the spring of 1966 to mark the centenary of the birth of the company's founder, Giovanni Agnelli. The first to appear was the Spider called the Cabriolet, followed by the Coupé in the spring of 1967. Dino is an abbreviation of Alfredino, the diminutive of Alfredo, and was the nickname of Enzo Ferrari's son. According to legend, on his deathbed in 1956, Alfredo Ferrari whispered the specifications for the V6 engine into the ear of Vittorio Jano, a proven and experienced racing engine designer who worked at Ferrari. Jano is said to have designed this engine according to Alfredino's specifications, which was used in the 1,5-liter class of Formula 2 from 1958 to 1960. Following various rule changes in the individual racing classes, the unit was also found in other competitions and was used in variants with displacements up to 3,0 liters. When the 1.6-liter class was introduced in 1966, the Dino engine returned to Formula 2.
The Fiat Dino is a sports car presented by Fiat in the spring of 1966 to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the company's founder, Giovanni Agnelli. The first to appear was the Spider, called Cabriolet, followed by the Coupé in the spring of 1967. Dino is an abbreviation of Alfredino, the diminutive of Alfredo, and was the nickname of Enzo Ferrari's son. Legend has it that Alfredo Ferrari whispered the details for the V1956 engine to Vittorio Jano, a proven and experienced racing engine designer who worked at Ferrari, on his deathbed in 6. Jano supposedly designed this engine according to Alfredino's specifications, and it was used in the 1958-liter class of Formula 1960 from 1,5 to 2. After various rule changes in the individual racing classes, the engine was also found in other competitions and was used in variants with displacements up to 3,0 liters.
When the 1966-liter class was introduced in 1.6, the Dino engine returned to Formula 2. Homologation required a production run of at least 500 units. Because Ferrari couldn't produce such quantities, Fiat took on the task. However, the original engine, as a pure racing engine, wasn't suitable for large-scale production, and numerous features were revised to make it cheaper to produce and more suitable for everyday use. This task was carried out at Fiat by designer Aurelio Lampredi. Among other things, Lampredi switched the engine block from aluminum to cast iron, drastically simplified the camshaft chain drive, and introduced valve clearance adjustment with shims on the tops of the tappets instead of on the ends of the valve stems. Some of these changes (chain drive, valve clearance adjustment) were already implemented in the aluminum-block versions, others only in the cast iron block.
Fiat also supplied Ferrari with the engines for the Dino 206 and Dino 246 GT. Ferrari always specified higher performance than Fiat for its own engines. The main reason was the Dino's installation position, where the engine was mounted transversely in front of the rear axle. As a result, the exhaust system had to be redesigned. In addition, the Dino received two round air intakes in the rear side panels. While the one on the right serves to ventilate the engine compartment, the engine intake duct ends on the left to achieve a better intake air supply. Other minor engine modifications were also made, so Ferrari also approved the use of the engines up to their maximum permitted rpm (206 to 8000 rpm, 246 to 7600 rpm). All these changes resulted in a 20 hp increase in power for the 2-liter engine and a 15 hp increase for the 2,4-liter engine.
The model presented here is a 2.0 Liter version with the lightweight aluminum block and 160 hp. It comes with papers from Monaco. It is a perfect car with a new interior and the bodywork has perfect panel gaps. A complete engine overhaul took place in 2015. This is beautifully documented in a book with photos. Now, a perfect convertible is ready for the enthusiast in silver-grey metallic with a light brown leather interior. Naturally, this beautiful convertible drives, steers, shifts, and brakes as it should.