1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Chairs and Flares

08500roadItaly

Engine: 2.4L V6 mid-mounted, ~195 bhp
Colour: Bianco Polo (white) over Rosso (red)

Chassis 08500 is a 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS in the rare 'Chairs and Flares' configuration, combining wide Group 4-style fender flares, sand-cast Campagnolo wheels, and Daytona bucket seats. One of only 91 such cars delivered to the US market, it is finished in Bianco Polo over Rosso with black seat inserts and retains factory air conditioning, power windows, and original radio. Distinguished as the fifth car from the end of production, it has covered just over 19,000 documented miles from new and received a comprehensive bare-metal restoration in 2013 followed by Ferrari Classiche certification.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Estimate US$500,000 – US$600,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1974 → 1983Factory delivery
Gary Yelvington
partial documentation
Original purchaser based in Daytona Beach, Florida. Offered the car for sale after nine years with only around 9,000 miles accumulated.
1983 →Acquisition unknown
Subsequent owners (multiple, identities unknown)
none documentation
A sequence of owners who collectively added very limited mileage, bringing the total to just over 19,000 miles by the time of the auction.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current vendor
partial documentation
Commissioned a full body-off restoration in early 2013 and subsequently invested roughly $100,000 more to bring the car to concours standard, including Ferrari Classiche certification.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2013Restoration
Wide World of Cars (bodywork); Radical Motorsports (mechanical)
Comprehensive bare-metal restoration in which the body was separated from the chassis and stripped to bare metal; fresh red leather interior fitted to original specification; Campagnolo wheels refurbished; correct Michelin XWX tyres sourced and mounted; all chrome trim refinished; window seals replaced. Original mouse-hair dash pad retained.
Bodywork carried out by the Ferrari dealer in Spring Valley, New York; mechanical work performed by Radical Motorsports of Ramsey, New Jersey. Completed in early 2013.
—Service
Patrick Ottis
Extensive preparation to concours standard costing approximately $100,000, encompassing a 12-point major service, full brake and suspension rebuild, cooling system and air-conditioning overhaul, and successful application for Ferrari Classiche certification.
Commissioned by the most recent owner prior to the auction consignment.

Are you the owner of this car?

This car's public record is built from its auction and competition history. Register your ownership and privately add your own records to make it a verified Legacy Metrics passport — provenance that backs your car's value at sale and gives your insurer evidence to price against. Roy reviews and verifies every registration personally.