1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS 2146356184 Tweet

VIN: 04380 Driven in period by Elliot Forbes Robinson and Paul Newman One owner for 35+ years, Southern California Ferrari collector One of only 623 U.S. specification 246 GTS models The only Dino in existence to ever be fuel injected Raced at Riverside, Willow Springs, and the Virginia Hillclimb Created to meet the demand of customers asking for a Ferrari that was more affordable, Enzo created the Dino brand. Used on their production cars from 1968 until 1976, Dino cars were the answer for someone who wanted a Ferrari-built sports car without the V12 price tag. When the Dino 246GT and 246GTS were released, it was hailed by many for having excellent driving qualities and groundbreaking design. Equipped with one of the best sounding V6 engines on the planet, bodywork sculpted by Pininfarina and built by Ferrari, it comes to no ones surprise that the Dino 246GT and 246GTS were some of the most popular Ferraris in the 1970s. Completed in June of 1972, this Dino 246 GTS was specd for the U.S. in stunning Nuovo Giallo Fly yellow with black leather upholstery, with power windows and Cromodora alloy wheels from the factory. Delivered to Francisco Mirs Diagnosis Service and Sales in Santa Monica, a small reputable shop specializing in European cars and the smallest Ferrari Dealership on the West Coast at the time. This exceedingly prestigious relationship was in part of Francisco originally driving for Enzo Ferrari at some point during his career. The Fly Yellow car would first be purchased by Lawrence Gosh and based on Goshs own testimony, ended up buying the car on a Sunday afternoon after convincing Francisco to open his shop so he could buy the Dino that day. As though it was fate, purchasing the yellow Dino on that Sunday afternoon would spark a working relationship between two men, and create one of the most interesting Dinos to ever drive on the streets. A self-proclaimed car nut since high school, Gosh bought into Franciscos race shop who at the time was building Formula 5000 series race cars. During their time working together, Gosh accompanied Francisco to Modena each November as part of the shop owners due diligence to the Ferrari brand. During one of these trips, the discussion of mechanical fuel injection was discussed with one of Ferraris executives. Gosh proposed to use his Dino as the test bed, as he had been racing it on various tracks and hill climbs and was convinced there was more power to be had. Ferrari sent over one of their best F1 engineers, known by Gosh simply as Giadonno, to help with the design of the fuel system. Living on Goshs yacht in the Marina Del Ray harbor, the engineer would travel to the Santa Monica race shop each day to work on the car for almost two years. Goshs relationship with Ferrari was evident, as he and Franciscos shop transported and help support Ferraris F1 cars at the inaugural Long Beach Grand Prix in September of 1975. Fully entrenched in automotive events and surroundings, the Dino began to take shape and show promising results. Originally hired to test drive the Formula 5000 series race cars for the race shop, Elliot Forbes Robinson began to do double duty and tested the Dino as testing became more and more frequent. Almost every other day we were at Willow Springs testing the car says Gosh. During this two-year period, the team would go through numerous variations with the Dino engine and fuel injection, maintaining the stock heads on the Modena-bodied car. In 1976, the Dinos fuel injection system was completed. With a stock Dino 246s engine good for 175 horsepower, the fuel-injected F1 engineered system added a staggering 72 horsepower for a total of 257hp. Its the best performing Dino I have ever driven, says Bruce Canepa. In 1977, Elliot set a new track record for a V6 Ferrari, a record that would stand uncontested for almost 8 years. Encouraged by this result, Gosh installed a cold-air intake scoo