1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS

07252roadItaly

Engine: 2.4L V6 quad-cam, 195 bhp at 7,600 rpm
Colour: 'Rosso Cordoba' (red)

A late-production 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS, chassis 07252, built in right-hand drive and completed in October 1973 for delivery to Maranello Concessionaires in Surrey. Originally finished in Rosso Cordoba with black leather, the car was first retailed through H R Owen in London. Documented by a Massini Report, it passed through several UK owners before receiving approximately £20,000 in serviced work at Foskers between 2012 and 2020. Notable details include a Nardi wood-rim steering wheel, Becker Mexico radio, and an uprated sports exhaust.

Ownership

2020-03-29Auction sale
Sold £150,000 (≈ $188K)
Bonhams catalogue lot →
1973-10-03 →Factory delivery
Maranello Concessionaires Ltd
full documentation
Colonel Ronnie Hoare's dealership in Egham, Surrey took delivery of the car new. Original specification was Rosso Cordoba paintwork with black leather, power windows, and standard Cromodora wheels, per the Massini Report.
1985 →Acquisition unknown
S F Timms
partial documentation
Owner based in Cheshire; listed in the Massini Report for 1985.
Date unknownPrivate sale
P H Middleton
partial documentation
First retail owner, acquired through H R Owen in London.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
D P Dye
partial documentation
Based in Birmingham; by 1983 the car was registered under a different plate, AJW 19M, while in this owner's possession.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
DK Engineering
partial documentation
Ferrari marque specialists through whose hands the car subsequently passed.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current vendor
full documentation
Car stored and serviced at Foskers between 2012 and 2020, with around £20,000 spent on maintenance including clutch cable, windscreen, exhaust heat shields, and starter motor.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

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Modification
A sports exhaust system was fitted, producing an audibly enhanced, race-car-like note.
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Maintenance
A Nardi wood-rim steering wheel and a Becker Mexico radio were installed at some point in the car's history.
These are described as notable features of the current specification; exact date of fitting is unrecorded.
—Service
Foskers
Extended programme of storage, servicing, and component renewal at Ferrari specialist Foskers, covering a new clutch cable, replacement windscreen, new exhaust heat shields, and a new starter motor, totalling approximately £20,000.
Work carried out across the period 2012 to 2020 and documented by invoices in the history file.

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