Ferrari Dino

Ferrari 246 GTS Dino Spider

Ferrari Dino or just Dino is the name of a series of sports and sports racing cars made by the Italian car manufacturer Ferrari, almost all of which are equipped with V6 engines .

history

The name "Dino" derives from Enzo Ferrari's 1956 young deceased son Alfredo ago, called "Dino" (short form of the diminutive Alfredino) whose conceived by him V6 engine in the late 1950s in racing cars of Formula 1 and Formula 2 and was used in series sports cars from the late 1960s.

The original design of the V6 Dino engine used in the formula racing cars by Vittorio Jano had a fork angle of 65 °, two overhead camshafts per cylinder bank, double ignition and dry sump lubrication. In the racing cars it was a simpler version with a 60 ° fork angle, an overhead camshaft per bank, single ignition and wet sump lubrication. The Dino-V6 from 1965 onwards was designed by Franco Rocchi; they again had a fork angle of 65 °, two overhead camshafts and double ignition and were used both in the later Formula 2 models Ferraris and, in a modified form, in the Dino series models from Ferrari and Fiat and later in the Lancia Stratos.

In order to be present below the classic V12 sports cars, the challenge of the Porsche 904 in the sports car world championship was accepted with the mid-engine prototype or sports car Ferrari Dino 206, especially in the class up to two liters . In the mid- 1960s , this also included hill climbs and the angled Targa Florio , which the Ferrari Dino 246SP won in 1961 and 1962. Even in the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring , the small V6s were often better than the large V12 Ferraris.

Fiat Dino

From 1967, 1,600 cubic engines were allowed in the new Formula 2 European Championship , provided that at least 500 of them had been sold ( homologation ).

In order to sell the required number of engines, Ferrari had to break new ground. They cooperated with Fiat , which resulted in the Fiat Dino , in which the V6 was used conventionally under the bonnet. A small series of 50 racing cars of the type Dino 206S was planned to be homologated as a sports car, but the required number was not even close in 1967.

Long before Ferrari placed the V12 behind the seats of the production vehicles, the V6 was also built as a mid-engine in production sports cars. However, they did not want to give this relatively inexpensive car the good name Ferrari or the Cavallino rampante . The new Dino brand was introduced, initially only with the Dino 206 . The larger Dino 246 came from 1969 , also with the famous V6, which later also powered the Italian design and rally icon Lancia Stratos . The Dino 246 GT was a star in the TV series Die 2 in 1970 as a vehicle owned by Danny Wilde ( Tony Curtis ) .

After a model change, the now angular, eight-cylinder Dino 208 GT 4 and Dino 308 GT 4 were offered. The Dino 308 GT 4, a 2 + 2 seater, has been "ennobled" over the years to become a real Ferrari ( Ferrari Dino 308 GT 4 ). The 308 GT 4 was not the forerunner of the most built Ferrari until the 1980s, the Ferrari 308 , a pure 2-seater, in its version as 308 GTS known from the US TV series Magnum . Both models were built and offered in parallel from 1975 to 1980.

The smaller version was abandoned along with the Dino brand. In retrospect, the Dino, although not recognized as a Ferrari, saved the brand, because the greatest sales were made with the V8 vehicles derived from the Dino. Of the Dino 246 GT series itself, 2,487 copies were built between 1969 and 1974 .

Dino formula racing car

Dino 156F2 (1957-1960)

→ Main article : Ferrari Dino 156F2

From the 1957 season, Ferrari used a new model with a 1.5-liter V6 developed by Vittorio Jano with an unusual fork angle of 65 °, the Dino 156F2 , in the newly designed Formula 2 (engine capacity 1.5 liters) . The short-stroke engine with bore and stroke dimensions of 70 × 64.5 mm with two overhead camshafts developed 129 kW (180 hp) at 8500 rpm. The chassis had coil springs at the front and rear, a De-Dion axle and Dunlop disc brakes. The car was only used twice in 1957.

In the 1958 season, the Dino 156F2 was given a tubular space frame and output rose to 132 kW (190 hp) at 9000 rpm.

In 1960 there was a return to the original longitudinal tube frame chassis with side tanks. The wheelbase was extended to 2160 millimeters.

Dino 246F1 (1957-1960)

→ Main article : Ferrari Dino 246F1

A Formula 1 version was derived from the Dino 156F2 of 1957, the Dino 246F1 with a 2.4-liter V6. The car was used in Formula 1 until 1960.

Dino 246F1 / 250TR (1960–1962)

This unique piece was a Dino 246F1, which received the three-liter V12 of the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa at the end of 1960 and was used by a private driver in the Tasman Cup racing series in 1961/62.

Dino 166F2 (1967-1970)

Ferrari Dino 166 Formula 2 with Derek Bell in training for the ADAC Eifel race on the Nürburgring

→ Main article : Ferrari Dino 166 F2

With the Dino 166F2, Ferrari competed in Formula 2 from 1967 to 1968 after the engine in the Fiat Dino had reached the required sales figure of 500 units. Initially, the car had a 1.6-liter V6 (fork angle still 65 °, bore × stroke: 86 × 45.8 mm) with 18 valves, Lucas injection, double ignition and two overhead camshafts per cylinder bank, the 200 hp (147 kW) at 10,000 rpm.

From 1968 a completely differently designed 1.6-liter V6 with a bore of 79.5 millimeters and a stroke of 53.5 millimeters was used, which developed 225 hp (165 kW) at 10,600 rpm.

Dino 246 Tasman (1966)

→ Main article : Ferrari 246 Tasman

Another unique piece for the Tasman Cup. A Dino 166F2 from 1966 received a 2.4-liter special V6 with initially three, later four valves per cylinder, with which Chris Amon contested the Tasmania races in 1968/69 before the car was sold to a privateer.

Dino racing car

Dino 206S (1958)

In April 1958, the Dino 206S with a two-liter V6 front engine made its racing debut. The machine (bore × stroke: 77 × 71 mm, displacement 1983 cm³) developed 162 kW (220 hp) at 8500 rpm. A copy was built that was only used twice.

Dino 196S (1959)

In 1959 the Dino 196S competed in a few races. This car was a Dino 206S with a different body. Two copies were built.

Dino 296S (1959)

The Dino 296S, which took part in a race in Silverstone in 1959, had a front-mounted three-liter SOHC V6 (bore × stroke: 85 × 87 mm, displacement 2962 cm³) with 221 kW (300 hp) and later became the 250 Testa Rossa rebuilt.

Dino 246S (1960)

The last Dino sports racing car with a front engine was the 246S, which contested the 1000 kilometers of Buenor Aires and the 1000 kilometers of the Nürburgring in 1960. The SOHC-V6 with a displacement of 2.4 liters (bore × stroke: 85 × 71 mm, 2417 cm³) developed 182 kW (248 hp) at 7500 rpm. Two copies were built.

Dino 246SP (1961)

→ Main article : Ferrari Dino 246SP

The Dino 246SP was a mid-engine sports racing car with the 2.4-liter 65 ° V6 of the previous year's Dino 246S, which developed 199 kW (270 hp) here. Two copies were built and used with some success in 1961/62.

Dino 196SP (1962)

The Dino 196SP had a two-liter 60 ° V6 with an overhead camshaft per cylinder bank (similar to the engine of the Dino 196S from 1958). A Dino 196SP took second place overall at the 1962 Targa Florio and won the 1962 European Hill Climb Championship under Ludovico Scarfiotti . Only one copy was originally built, two later 196SPs were converted Ferrari 268SPs.

Dino 286SP (1962)

The 286SP with 2.9-liter V6 was presented together with the 196SP at the beginning of 1962, but was not pursued any further after the introduction of the Ferrari Dino 268SP with 2.6-liter V8 soon afterwards .

Dino 166P / 206P (1965)

Lorenzo Bandini in 1965 in the Ferrari Dino 166P at the Nürburgring

→ Main articles : Ferrari Dino 166P  and Ferrari Dino 206P

In the mid-1960s, the Porsche 904 achieved successes in the two-liter classes, especially in the Targa Florio and hill climbs. Ferrari's answer, the third generation of Dino racing cars, had the 65 ° -V6 designed by Franco Rocchi in a mid-engine mounting position. The Dino with the chassis 0834 was powered by a 1.6-liter V6 (bore × stroke: 77 × 57 mm, displacement 1592 cm³), which developed 132 kW (180 hp) at 9000 / min, and was rated as 1, The 6-liter six-cylinder prototype was consequently referred to as the 166P.

The Dino 166P entered the 1000-kilometer race in Monza on April 25, 1965, but retired after one lap with engine failure. At the Nürburgring race in May, the car with Lorenzo Bandini and Nino Vaccarella took fourth place, behind a Porsche 904 with a two-liter eight-cylinder. Giancarlo Baghetti was only able to complete two laps at Le Mans. Then the chassis received a V6 enlarged to two liters (86 × 57 mm, 1986 cm³) with 151 kW (205 PS). With the Dino now known as 206P , Ludovico Scarfiotti competed in the European Hill Climb Championship against Gerhard Mitter's Porsche Bergspyder, also won the Schauinsland hill climbs and in Ollons-Villars, and won the title.

Dino 206S / 246P (small series 1966/67)

Ferrari Dino 206S

→ Main article : Ferrari Dino 206S

The Dino 206S presented in February 1966 was, as the letter S indicates, a mid-engined sports racing car that was to be built in a small series of 50 pieces in order to be homologated as a sports car according to Group 4 rules. This number was not reached in two years, also due to strikes in Italy, so that a total of only 17 or 18 chassis were completed, with the last units only being used as exhibits in 1967. In contrast, Porsche built and sold dozens of examples of the Porsche 906 , so that it was also homologated for sports cars from May 1966. The Dinos were therefore only used in the prototype class up to two liters, also modified accordingly as the 206SP. The red and white six-cylinder duels between Dino and Carrera, which also took place at CanAm , were recreated in countless living rooms with the Carrera (car racing track) .

The two-liter V6 had previously been tested in the Dino 206P and developed 160 kW (218 hp), which roughly corresponded to the 220 hp of the customer 906 with a carburettor engine. In 1966 the Dino achieved a few second and third places (Targa Florio, Nürburgring), but mostly lagged behind the numerous 906s, with the exception of the Nürburgring and Spa, where the Armada from Zuffenhausen went under. In rain races, of all places in Monza and at the Targa, all Ferrari drivers had to struggle with defective windshield wipers. The dinosaur achieved victories in World Championship races in 1966 in Enna-Pergusa and on the mountain in Sierre - Crans Montana , where the new Porsche 910 first appeared.

In 1967 the Stuttgart ex-Porsche works driver Günter Klass was recruited, who had led the Targa in 1966 before colliding with his teammate. A 246P Spezial-Dino was made available to him for the Nürburgring race in 1967, a 206S with Bandini's Dino 246 Formula 1 engine from 1966. The car suffered an engine failure during training and was unable to contest the race. Klass had a fatal accident in the Mugello road race in the Dino test car.

Dino series models

Dino 206 GT (1967-1969)

The Dino 206 GT was shown for the first time at the Paris Salon in 1965 under the name “Dino 206 GT Speciale” as a style study that Aldo Brovarone had designed for Pininfarina. This prototype served as the basis for the stylistic design of the later series model, which went into production at the end of 1968. The 206 GT was powered by a two-liter DOHC V6 (bore × stroke: 86 × 57 mm, displacement 1987 cm³) mounted transversely behind the cockpit, which, through three Weber 40DCF carburettors, produced 132 kW (180 hp) at 8000 / min performed. The Dino 206 GT was the first Ferrari to be sold with an electronic ignition ( Magneti Marelli Dinoplex C). 152 copies were made before the 206 GT was replaced by the Dino 246 GT in 1969.

Dino 246 GT / GTS (1969–1974)

Ferrari Dino 246 GT

→ Main article : Ferrari Dino 246

Dino 308 GT4 (1973-1980)

Ferrari Dino 308

→ Main article : Ferrari Dino 308 GT 4

Dino 208 GT4 (1975-1980)

The Dino 208 GT4 was a two-liter version of the 308 GT4, mainly offered in Italy from 1975 to 1980. The two-liter V8 (bore × stroke: 66.8 × 71 mm, displacement 1991 cm³) was structurally based on the three-liter, but had a smaller bore and made 125 kW (170 hp) at 7700 / min. Around 840 copies of the 208 GT4 had been produced by 1980.

literature

• Godfrey Eaton: The Complete Ferrari. Edited by Geoff Willoughby. Cadogan Books, London 1985, ISBN 0-947754-10-5 , pp. 110-111, 151-153, 180-183, 195-197, 200, 261f., 294-297, 304f. and 351-356.

Web links

Commons : Ferrari Dino  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://wsrp.cz/wsc1965.html#5
2. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z8788/Ferrari-206-S.aspx
3. ↑ 206 SP - History. In: wspr-racing.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006 ; accessed on January 14, 2015 . 
4. ↑ http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/3713/Ferrari-206-S-Dino-Berlinetta-Competizione.html
5. ↑ http://www.imca-slotracing.com/CANAM-1966.htm
6. ↑ [1]
7. ↑ http://www.katsches.de/vt124/bro_124.jpg
8. ↑ http://www.dinoplex.org/