1971 Ferrari Dino 246 GT 'E' Series
- Engine
- 2.4L V6 quad-cam, 195 bhp at 7,600 rpm
- Colour
- Azzurro Dino (blue)
The 1971 Ferrari Dino 246 GT 'E' Series (chassis 02650) is a matching-numbers example originally ordered in September 1971 and delivered through the Nocentini Automobili dealership in Florence the following February. Finished in the rare Azzuro Dino over Pelle Nera combination — one of only 90 so painted — the car passed through several Italian owners before being exported to the United States in 1994. It subsequently moved to Switzerland and later Germany, receiving Ferrari Classiche certification in 2008 and a bare-metal cosmetic restoration to its original blue livery.
Ownership
- 2021-10-10Auction saleSold €310,000 (≈ $341K)
- 1972-02-01 →Factory deliveryRoberto Brescipartial documentation
First registered owner, based in Prato, Italy. Car was ordered in September 1971 and delivered through Nocentini Automobili in Florence in February 1972.
- → 1994Subsequent Italian ownerspartial documentation
A small number of successive owners, all based in Italy, held the car before it was exported to the United States in 1994.
- 1994 → 1995Acquisition unknownDavid W Weiselpartial documentation
Based in Bloomington, Minnesota; acquired the car upon its export from Italy to the US.
- 1995 → 1995Private saleMike Sheehan's European Auto Restorationspartial documentation
California-based dealership located in Costa Mesa, purchased from Weisel and subsequently sold on to a Swiss buyer.
- 1995 → 2005-12-01Private saleDavid Chowpartial documentation
Switzerland-based owner who had the car maintained by Garage Autosport in Geneva; eventually sold via a Bonhams auction in Gstaad.
- 2005-12-01 →AuctionAndrew Stearfull documentation
Acquired at Bonhams Gstaad sale and gifted the car to his daughter; Ferrari Classiche certification was obtained in April 2008, and the car was registered on French plates at this time.
- 2012 →Acquisition unknownGerman-based ownerpartial documentation
Car was serviced by Ferrari specialist Eberlein in Germany, with an invoice on file, and underwent a high-level cosmetic bare-metal restoration returning it to the original Azzuro Dino finish.
- Date unknownInheritanceStear's daughterpartial documentation
Recipient of the car as a gift from her father; the Ferrari was painted red and registered in France during this period.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownSwiss-based ownernone documentation
Car returned to Switzerland at some point before moving to Germany around 2012.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2008InspectionFerrari Classiche
Ferrari Classiche certification obtained, confirming the car retains its original matching-numbers engine and that the gearbox is of the correct original type 607 E.
The resulting 'Red Book' documentation accompanies the car.
- 2012ServiceFerrari Specialist Eberlein
Routine servicing carried out by a Ferrari specialist in Germany; invoice retained in the car's file.
- —Bodywork
Professional cosmetic restoration to a high standard from bare metal, with the car refinished in its original Azzuro Dino colour.
Work took place after the car arrived in Germany, approximately post-2012; prior to this the car had been painted red.
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