1968 FIAT DINO 2000 SPIDER Chassis No. 135 AS 000 988 Red with beige interior Engine: V-6 Ferrari, double overhead camshafts per bank, 2 valves per cylinder, three double choke Weber carburettors, 1987cc, 166bhp at 7200rpm; Gearbox: five-speed manual; Suspension: front independent with coil springs and telescopic dampers; rear live axle with half-elliptic springs and telescopic dampers; Brakes: discs all round. Left-hand drive. Ferrari and Fiat were able to make a very satisfactory deal when Ferrari's new V-6 Grand Prix engine, designed by Dino Ferrari and Vittorio Jano in the 1950's, had to be produced in numbers of five hundred or more before it would be allowed for use in Formula 2 racing. Fiat's production facilities clearly lent themselves to engine building in quantity whereas Ferrari engines were always assembled by hand. The idea was for Fiat to produce the Ferrari engine and use those over and above the few needed for Formula 2, in a sports car of their own design. As was to happen with some Ferrari types, the car would be called a Dino in memory of Enzo Ferrari's son. Happily, Pininfarina was invited to design the Spider body. The result was a very compelling pedigree; a Ferrari engine, a Fiat chassis and an open body which embraced all Pininfarina's flair and experience gleaned from designing some of the worlds most elegant cars. It was an Italian display of "savoir faire" and provided its owners with immense satisfaction. The music of the engine alone is unrepeatable. This 1968 example is stated to be in excellent condition and therefore should be ready for enjoying during the summer months.
1968 FIAT DINO 2000 SPIDER Chassis No. 135 AS 000 988 Red with beige interior Engine: V-6 Ferrari, double overhead camshafts per bank, 2 valves per cylinder, three double choke Weber carburettors, 1987cc, 166bhp at 7200rpm; Gearbox: five-speed manual; Suspension: front independent with coil springs and telescopic dampers; rear live axle with half-elliptic springs and telescopic dampers; Brakes: discs all round. Left-hand drive. Ferrari and Fiat were able to make a very satisfactory deal when Ferrari's new V-6 Grand Prix engine, designed by Dino Ferrari and Vittorio Jano in the 1950's, had to be produced in numbers of five hundred or more before it would be allowed for use in Formula 2 racing. Fiat's production facilities clearly lent themselves to engine building in quantity whereas Ferrari engines were always assembled by hand. The idea was for Fiat to produce the Ferrari engine and use those over and above the few needed for Formula 2, in a sports car of their own design. As was to happen with some Ferrari types, the car would be called a Dino in memory of Enzo Ferrari's son. Happily, Pininfarina was invited to design the Spider body. The result was a very compelling pedigree; a Ferrari engine, a Fiat chassis and an open body which embraced all Pininfarina's flair and experience gleaned from designing some of the worlds most elegant cars. It was an Italian display of "savoir faire" and provided its owners with immense satisfaction. The music of the engine alone is unrepeatable. This 1968 example is stated to be in excellent condition and therefore should be ready for enjoying during the summer months.
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