Dino

Dino Dino was a marketing spin-off brand of Ferrari created for any car that did not have a 12 cylinder engine. Enzo Ferrari was dead set against anything other than a 12-cylinder engine in his namesake cars. Because of this, the Dino brand was born. This marque was officially used up through 1976. Thereafter management […]
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Ferrari 308 GTB

Ferrari 308 GTB Ferrari’s 308 GTB arrived in 1975. Its fiberglass body was designed by the famed Italian design group Pininfarina. The basic platform was shared with the Dino 308 GT4. Wheelbase was just 92.1 inches, and the car weighed about 3100 lbs. Powering this two-seater exotic was a mid-mounted 3.0L DOHC 4-2bbl V8. The […]
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Dino 308 GT4

Dino 308 GT4 The Dino 308 GT4 arrived for 1974, with its overall design coming via the Bertone design group. Unlike the previous Dino-sub-branded car, the 246GT, this one was marketed as a ‘Ferrari’. The ‘4’ in the name meant 4-seats. In Euro-terms, this means ‘GT car’, hence the ‘GT’ part of the name. It […]
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