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Dino 308 GT4 - the last Dino and the first V8 road sports car from Ferrari

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Created on November 18, 2012

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Bruno von Rotz

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - übertraf seine Konkurrenten Merak und Urraco in der Höchstgeschwindigkeit

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - go-kart-ähnliches Handling stimmt hier für einmal

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - damals wie heute ein schnelles Fahrzeug

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - macht vor allem auf verwinkelten Landstrassen viel Freude

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - die Front erinnerte an den früher präsentierten Lamborghini Urraco

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - das Design stammte von Marcello Gandini

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - der einzige Serien-Ferrari, den Bertone gestaltete

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - die TRX-Reifen kamen erst bei späteren Baujahren zur Anwendung

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - der Kofferraum umfasst rund 200 Liter

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - mit breiteren und grösseren Räder eines späteren Modelles

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - mit nachträglich angebrachtem Ferrari-Rösschen

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - die Gürtellinie steigt bis zur C-Säule an

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - erst ab Baujahr 1976 gab es das springende Pferd auf dem Dino

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - serienmässig standen die Dinos auf Cromodora-Felgen, wie sie schon der 246 GT hatte

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - die Rücksitze nahmen auf kurze Distanzen sogar erwachsene Menschen auf

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - helle Interieurfarben waren damals en vogue

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - der Pilot wird umfassend informiert

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - das Lenkrad kam von Momo

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - Öldruck und Wassertemperatur werden zentral angezeigt

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - über 250 km/h schnell war der Dino

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - roter Bereich ab 7'000 Umdrehungen

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - einfach verständliche Bedienungsorgane

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - klassische Kipphebel und Leuchten

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - der Schalthebel mit kugelförmigem Schaltknopf

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - Kulissenschaltung, der erste Gang ist links hinten

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - der innere Türöffner

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - der Schein trügt, die Heckscheibe steht steil

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - acht Zylinder in V-Form

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - nur auf dem Motor prangt bei frühen Baujahren der Ferrari-Schriftzug

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - vier obenliegende Nockenwellen steuern die Ventile

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - vier Doppelvergaser sorgen für die Gemischaufbereitung

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - dieser Motor ist kein Kostverächter

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - der Tankdeckel sitzt hinter der C-Säule

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - die Lufteinlässe in der C-Säule

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - der Tankdeckel ist abschliessbar

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - die Klappscheinwerfer, ein typisches Attribut der Siebzigerjahre-Sportwagen

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - Blinker auf den vorderen Kotflügeln

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - Türschlösser mit Klappgriff

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - das Ferrari-Signet kam bei den ersten Baujahren jeweils erst nachträglich auf das Heck

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - das Ferrari-Rösschen war ab Jahrgang 1976 auf allen 308 GT4

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - wurde vielfach in metallisierten Farbtönen ausgeliefert

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Dino 308 GT4 (1973) - der einzige Serien-Ferrari von Bertone

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Dino 308 GT4 (1973) - vier Personen vor einem Mittelmotor platzieren - keine einfache Aufgabe

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Dino 308 GT4 (1973) - langer Radstand, relativ kurze Überhänge

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Dino 308 GT4 (1973) - flache Front dank Klappscheinwerfern und Mittelmotorbauweise

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - beliebte Flughafenszene

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - Pressebild für die Lancierung

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - Freude am Lenkrad

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Dino 308 GT4 (1973) - die Produktionsziele wurden nicht erreicht

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Dino 308 GT4 (1973) - Durchsichtszeichnung - Position der Passagiere und des Motors

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - der V8-Motor

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Dino 308 GT4 (1974) - Regazzoni zeigte den Journalisten, was ging mit dem Ferrari - es scheint aber, als hätte der Dino schon Blessuren davongezogen

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Clay Regazzoni demonstrierte Journalisten die Fahrwerksqualitäten des Dino 308 GT4 im Jahr 1974

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Ferrari Rainbow (1978) - mutiger Prototyp von Bertone auf der Basis des 308 GT 4

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Ferrari Rainbow (1976) - von Gandini gezeichneter Sportwagen auf der Basis des Ferrari 308 GT/4

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Ferrari 308 GT4/LM (1974) - angeboten als Lot 323 an der Versteigerung von RM Auctions in Monaco am 12. Mai 2012

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Ferrari 308 GT4/LM (1974) - angeboten als Lot 323 an der Versteigerung von RM Auctions in Monaco am 12. Mai 2012

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Ferrari 308 GT4/LM (1974) - angeboten als Lot 323 an der Versteigerung von RM Auctions in Monaco am 12. Mai 2012

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Summary

Between 1974 and 1980, Ferrari built the Dino 308 GT4, a mid-engined sports car with four seats. Unusually, Bertone was commissioned to design the bodywork. The built-in V8 engine was a new development. The car presented in 1973 was coherent and yet stood in the shadow of the Pininfarina-designed 308 GTB/GTS models for almost its entire construction period. In this driving report, a Dino 308 GT4 from 1974 is presented in detail, the development history is recorded and driving experiences from the past and present are compared. The documentation is completed with many historical illustrations and the sales brochure from 1974.

This article contains the following chapters

Simple design by Marcello Gandini
New eight-cylinder engine
On the racetrack with Clay Regazzoni in the Dino 308 GT4
Nuclear energy
Hesitation among customers
An instrument for sports drivers
In the shadow of the Pininfarina models
Further information

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Fitting four seats into a mid-engined sports car almost sounds a bit like the cubature of the circle. However, Bertone was responsible for a whole series of such vehicles, including the NSU Ro 80 Trapeze, a concept car with a Wankel mid-engine. The Lamborghini Urraco, already presented as a prototype in 1970, was also one of them. Bertone could therefore certainly be said to have had experience with this design. The fact that he was chosen to design the successor to the Dino 246 GT was nevertheless a surprise. Almost all Ferrari (and Dino) cars up to that point had been designed by in-house designer Pininfarina, and Bertone had only ever built two quite successful one-offs based on the Ferrari 250 GT.

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