A 1973 Ferrari 246 Dino GTS as soon as owned by Led Zeppelin supervisor Peter Grant will likely be among the many featured tons at a Automotive & Basic on-line public sale this week.
Named after Enzo Ferrari’s son, who died at a younger age, the Dino was Ferrari’s entry-level mannequin of the late Nineteen Sixties and early Seventies.
The automotive debuted in 206 GT kind in 1967, sporting distinctive styling and a mid-mounted V-6 engine. Ferrari launched an up to date 246 GT model in 1969, which upped the engine’s displacement from 2.0 to 2.4 liters.
The 246 GTS was a targa-roof model of the 246 GT manufactured from 1972 till the Dino’s discontinuation in 1974. It was powered by the identical 2.4-liter V-6 because the 246 GT coupe, rated at 195 hp. The 246 fashions have been changed by a brand new Dino with wedge styling that was extra on-trend for the Seventies.
Led Zeppelin supervisor Peter Grant’s 1973 Ferrari 246 Dino GTS (picture by way of Automotive & Basic)
In line with the public sale itemizing, Grant’s automotive is one in every of simply 235 right-hand-drive GTS fashions offered within the U.Okay. through the targa-top model’s temporary manufacturing run, and one in every of simply 114 painted Rosso Bordeaux (a non-metallic purple) with brown leather-based upholstery.
Grant was the unique proprietor of this automotive, and stored it for about three years, in accordance with the public sale itemizing. The public sale home claims the Dino has been fastidiously maintained by subsequent homeowners, with some upgrades together with a high-torque starter motor, and a rebuilt radiator with a brand new header tank. Now displaying simply 1,007 miles, the automotive has been repainted and reupholstered a number of instances, and nonetheless has non-standard purple carpet put in in 1988.
Automotive & Basic expects the Dino to promote for between 275,000 and 350,000 British kilos, equal to roughly $348,000 to $443,000 at present trade charges. That is to be anticipated given the collectibility of the 246 Dino, and this explicit automotive’s connection to rock ‘n’ roll historical past.
