1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS
- Colour
- Red (originally yellow 'Giallo Fly')
Chassis 04876 is a 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS bodied by Scaglietti, originally finished in Giallo Fly yellow with Nero Connolly leather and Daytona-style seats. Built for the US market, it passed through several American and European hands before spending time in Monaco and Switzerland. The car retains its matching-numbers engine as confirmed by factory records, and is currently presented in red with a black interior. Supporting documentation includes invoices from 1997, a factory production data sheet, and a Marcel Massini historical report.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €342,500 (≈ $377K)
- 1973-03-01 →Factory deliveryModern Classic Motor Carspartial documentation
US-market dealership in Reno, Nevada that received the car upon arrival from the factory.
- 1973-05-01 →Acquisition unknownMarque Motorspartial documentation
Dealership in Monrovia, California where the car was reportedly offered for sale.
- 1982 →Acquisition unknownDavid Newshampartial documentation
Owner based in Burbank, California; the car was documented as red and located in San Fernando Valley by July 1984.
- 1989 → 1991Acquisition unknownSwiss owner circa 1989partial documentation
Car was exported from the US to Switzerland, where it remained for approximately two years.
- 1991 → 1991Acquisition unknownOldtimer Garagepartial documentation
Dealer based in Bern, Switzerland, which subsequently sold the car to a German dealer the same year.
- 1991 → 1992-04-01Private saleAuto Salon Singenpartial documentation
German dealership in Singen; the car passed to the next known private owner by April 1992.
- 1992-04-01 → 1997Acquisition unknownPrivate owner, held until 1992-04partial documentation
Unidentified individual who kept the car for approximately five years before selling.
- 1997 → 2016Acquisition unknownPrivate owner, held 1997–2016partial documentation
Kept the car for roughly two decades; invoices from this period are part of the documentation file.
- 2016 → 2020-07-01Acquisition unknownMonaco-based ownerpartial documentation
Car resided in Monaco for about three years; over €17,000 was spent on work at Garage Des Moneghetti in Beausoleil during this period.
- 2020-07-01 →Private saleCurrent consignorfull documentation
Acquired via Garage Classic Driver; has since invested over €30,000 in the car, including €10,500 at Modena Motorsport in March 2022.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1984Bodywork
Car was repainted red, departing from its original Giallo Fly yellow finish.
Noted at the time of a location record placing the car in the San Fernando Valley, California.
- 2022MechanicalModena Motorsport
Work costing €10,500 carried out at Modena Motorsport in Längenfeld, Germany, part of a broader post-2020 expenditure exceeding €30,000.
One of several workshop visits since the consignor acquired the car in 2020.
- —MechanicalGarage Des Moneghetti
Work carried out while the car was in Monaco, totalling over €17,000 spent at Garage Des Moneghetti in Beausoleil.
Work performed during the Monaco ownership period between approximately 2016 and 2020.
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