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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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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Dino 246 GT
Dino 246 GT It was once considered a big no-no by Ferrari leadership to use anything less than 12 cylinders to power one of their cars. Hence, since the 246GT used a 6 cylinder, it contaiend no mention of ‘Ferrari’ or the prancing horse logo, atleast in it’s earlier years, merely using the Ferrari sub-brand […]
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