1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS

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Engine: 2.4L V6 transversely mounted, 180 bhp
Colour: 'Rosso Corsa' (red), originally silver metallic

A Ferrari Dino 246 GTS of the desirable late 'E-series' specification, delivered new in January 1973 to the official Viennese Ferrari dealer Wolfgang Denzel, this example benefits from the incremental refinements introduced toward the end of production, including a wider rear track, five-bolt wheel fixings, and seat-mounted headrests. Its matching-numbers drivetrain and original colour data are confirmed by a Ferrari Classiche Vehicle Production Data letter. The car passed through several Austrian and Swiss owners before being sold at the 1989 Orion Solo Ferrari auction in Monaco, subsequently spending most of its time in Italy.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Estimate €380,000 – €420,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1973 →Factory delivery
Wolfgang Denzel (Ferrari dealer, Vienna)
partial documentation
Official Ferrari dealer in Vienna who took delivery of the car; served as the distribution point for the first private owner.
1974 → 1978Acquisition unknown
Peter Mayer
partial documentation
Lawyer and industrialist based in Graz, Austria; first private owner of the car.
1978 → 1985Private sale
Fredy Kumschick
partial documentation
Lotus enthusiast and car dealer from Nebikon, Switzerland; commissioned a full restoration including a repaint from silver to red and a complete interior retrim.
1985 →Acquisition unknown
First Swiss owner post-restoration
none documentation
One of two anonymous Swiss owners following the restoration; no further detail given.
→ 1989Acquisition unknown
Second Swiss owner post-restoration
none documentation
Second of two anonymous Swiss owners; sold the car at auction in Monaco in 1989.
1989 →Auction
Italian-based owner or owners
partial documentation
Acquired at the 1989 Orion Solo Ferrari sale in Monaco; the car has been kept predominantly in Italy since that time.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

1978
Restoration
Comprehensive restoration carried out over the period 1978–1985, encompassing a respray from the original Argento Metallizzato to Rosso Corsa and a complete interior retrim in Nero leather with red carpeting.
Work was initiated during Fredy Kumschick's ownership and completed by 1985.

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