1970 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
- Engine
- 2.4L V6, 195 bhp at 7,600 rpm
- Colour
- 'Blu Sera Metallizzato' (metallic dark blue)
A 1970 Ferrari Dino 246 GT delivered new through Italcar in Turin, this example has followed an unusually well-travelled path: first registered in Italy, shipped to Australia in 1975 where it was converted to right-hand drive, then exported to the United Kingdom in 1998, and subsequently passing through Belgian, German, and Dutch hands before its current ownership. At some stage the car was repainted red and reconverted to left-hand drive; a thorough bare-metal restoration later returned it to its original Blu Sera Metallizzato factory colour.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €331,250 (≈ $364K)
- → 1970-06-01Factory deliveryItalcar Turin (first retail sale)partial documentation
Authorized dealer in Turin through which the car was sold new to its first owner in June 1970.
- 1970-06-01 → 1975Private saleFirst retail owner, identity unknownpartial documentation
Took delivery new from the Turin dealership; car remained in left-hand-drive configuration during this period.
- 1975 → 1998-11-01Acquisition unknownAustralian owner or owners, identity unknownpartial documentation
Car was shipped to Australia and converted from left- to right-hand drive to comply with local road regulations; remained there until export to the UK.
- 1998-11-01 → 2007Acquisition unknownUK-based owner, identity unknownpartial documentation
Registered in Great Britain with the plate ANM 275H upon arrival; a personalised registration DAJ 12 was issued in 2002.
- 2007 → 2007Acquisition unknownBelgian dealerpartial documentation
Car passed through this dealership before moving to a German dealer; tenure appears brief.
- 2007 → 2010Private saleGerman dealerpartial documentation
Intermediary between the Belgian dealer and the subsequent German private owner.
- 2010 → 2013Private saleGerman private collectorpartial documentation
During or around this ownership the car was resprayed red and converted back to left-hand drive, though the precise timing is unconfirmed.
- 2013 →Private saleCurrent owner, identity unknownpartial documentation
Acquired via a Dutch dealer; commissioned a full bare-metal respray returning the car to its original factory colour, Blu Sera Metallizzato.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1975Modification
Steering configuration altered from left-hand to right-hand drive to meet Australian road-traffic requirements.
- —Modification
Exterior repainted red and the car reconverted from right-hand back to left-hand drive; the exact timing of this work is not documented.
Believed to have occurred during the period of German private ownership, approximately 2010–2013.
- —Restoration
Full bare-metal respray and comprehensive restoration returning the bodywork to the factory-original Blu Sera Metallizzato finish, carried out under the current owner's direction.
Described by the owner as a high-quality exercise; the car is reported to be in well-sorted, fully driveable condition post-restoration.
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