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Dino 206 S - one of the most beautiful racing cars of all time

Name: Ferrari Dino 206 S 1966
Brand: Ferrari

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Created on April 26, 2012

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Bruno von Rotz

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Bruno von Rotz

Hardy Mutschler @ Courtesy of RM Auctions

Josef Mayrhofer

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Archiv Daniel Reinhard

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Hardy Mutschler @ Courtesy of RM Auctions

Josef Mayrhofer

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Dino 206 S (1966) - offered as lot 357 at the RM Auctions sale in Monaco on May 12, 2012

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Dino 166 P (1965) - Chassis 0834, with which Enzo Ferrari wanted to test the use of the Dino engine

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Dino 166 P (1965) - the prototype already achieved very respectable lap times during the first test drives, here with Lorenzo Bandini as driver

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Dino 166 P (1965) - in terms of design, the prototype already largely corresponds to the following 206 S

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Dino 166 P (1965) - the prototype had an aluminum body

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Dino 166 P / 206 P (1965) - Scarfiotti was the day's winner at Monte Bondone with the prototype upgraded to two liters of displacement

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Dino 206 S (1966) - Duel between Ferrari and Porsche at Sebring in 1966 ended with a Porsche victory

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Dino 206 S (1966) - Scarfiotti at the 1000 km Nürburgring in 1966

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Dino 206 S (1967) - Klass-Müller at Sebring in 1967

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Dino 206 S (1966) - Jean Cuichet and Giancarlo Baghetti at the 1966 Targa Florio

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Ferrari 206 S (1966) - Scarfiotti on the mountain

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Dino Berlinetta Speciale Due Posti (1965) - Prototype seen from the front

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Dino Berlinetta Speciale Due Posti (1965) - chassis number 0840 was given an impressive Pininfarina livery and was the forerunner of the later Dino 206/246

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Dino Berlinetta Speciale Due Posti (1965) - side view of the prototype

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Dino Berlinetta Speciale Due Posti (1965) - chassis number 0840 in a red Pininfarina outfit

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Dino Berlinetta (1966) - Pininfarina's racing sports car prototype from 1966

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Dino 206 Berlinetta Competizione (1967) - chassis number 034 with Pininfarina dress and gullwing doors

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Dino 206 Berlinetta Competizione (1967) - Chassis 034 was given a Pininfarina dress with gullwing doors

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Dino Berlinetta (1967) - Shown in Frankfurt by Pinin Farina

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Dino 166/206P (1965) - at the Gaisbergrennen 2012 - racing car class

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Summary

The Dino 206 S is certainly one of the most beautiful racing Ferraris, even though it did not bear the trademark with the prancing horse. The planned production run of 50 vehicles came to nothing; only 18 were built and were able to make a name for themselves in motorsport despite unfavorable conditions. Almost all of the vehicles have survived and are now traded for millions, such as chassis 006 offered by RM Auctions at the auction on the occasion of the 2012 Monaco GP Historique. This report goes back to the history of the Dino 206 S and, in addition to the 206 S, shows the 166 S prototype and Pininfarina variations on the same chassis.

This article contains the following chapters

Aligned against Porsche
Born to win
50 units of the 206 S Sport planned
Only 18 built
Successful in the prototype class
Virtually all survived
The 206 S with Volvo engine
Worth millions
Chassis numbers
Technical data (Dino 206 S/SP 1966)

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The "Cavallino Rampante", the prancing horse on the Ferrari trademark, was denied to the Dino 206 S for the rest of its life. Nevertheless, this racing car is one of the most beautiful products of the sports car manufacturer from Maranello. Enzo Ferrari had a good plan: he wanted to build a competitive sports car that could compete in Group 4, i.e. not as a prototype, and was superior to the Porsche 904 GTS (and later the Porsche 906 Carrera 6), especially in hill climbs.He also wanted to build enough V6 engines together with Fiat to homologate the power unit for Formula 2. It all started with the Dino 166 P, so called because the displacement of its V6 engine was 1.6 liters.

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