Ferrari Dino 1974 - 246 GTS 2-Door

Partial Service History, 07610 was ordered through Maranello Concessionaires of Egham, Surrey by HR Owen Ltd, 33 Sloane Street London on the 16th October 1973 on order number 9982. Ordered for showroom display stock the car was specified in Verde Germoglio 20G465 with the interior in Beige 430 Skai artificial leather upholstery and electric windows. The initial order from HR Owen requested grey carpets but this was changed to beige carpet on the factory order confirmation paperwork. 07610 was built at the Ferrari factory in Maranello in December 1973 and delivered by truck to Maranello Tower Garage in Egham in January 1974. Maranello Concessionaires raised an invoice for the car upon its receipt to HR Owen on the 24th January 1974.The current owner went to view the car in June 2013 in Knightsbridge. He found it to be in a fairly unloved state but his experience of restoring three other Dino 246 GT models made him look beyond the obvious cosmetic issues. To the untrained eye the car looked to be in poor condition but he realised he was looking at solid example that would make a superb car once correctly restored. A deal to buy the car was agreed and arrangements made for Carrs Ferrari in Exeter to collect it and return it to their workshop for restoration. As it was most recently registered in Dublin since 2000, the car was submitted to HMRC for a NOVA (Notice of Vehicle Arrivals) and re-registered with the DVLA who re-assigned the original number WLY 983M to it.The impression that this was a good example was vindicated post purchase when the car was taken to Carrs Ferrari Exeter and the Head Technician there began to disassemble it. The bodywork was in generally sound condition due to the earlier Maranello Concessionaires restoration and the engine, gearbox and running gear were all original to the car. An extensive ground up restoration plan for the car was devised with the goal of sympathetically returning it to factory correct specification with the mechanical restoration being undertaken by Carrs Ferrari in Exeter and the body restoration by the highly experienced marque specialist, Stallion Motor Body Specialists in Nottingham. The interior retrim was handled by a specialist independent trimmer in Ilkeston who had over 25 years experience of working on these cars and had an extensive collection of original interior trim items to pattern the new interior from. In a twist of fate 07610 was delivered new in Verde Germoglio and by pure coincidence the owner already had a 246 GT restored in its original delivered colour of Verde Germoglio. This was a rare colour in the UK with only 9 cars delivered in it across the production run of the M and then E series Dinos. The owner decided that he did not want two cars in the same colour and so broke his own rule of returning his restored cars to their original factory ordered colour way. With this car he decided to finish in it a period correct colour way available at the point of order and one which he would have chosen himself had he ordered it new. For the exterior the lustrous colour Nocciola Metallizzato 106-M-27 was chosen to show off the beautiful curved lines of the car. Nocciola is Italian for Hazelnut and a very apt description of this colour that sparkles in the sunshine. For the interior Connolly Vaumol Beige VM3128 leather was chosen with Cinnamon wool Wilton carpets selected to compliment the exterior. The correct Dino vinyl inserts strips were sourced to reproduce the Daytona seat finish option. The boot was re trimmed with the correct original black Boucle heavy loop carpet. The Targa roof panel was restored in the original satin black finish and the correct Dino vinyl heat stitched insert panels were located from a specialist supplier in Italy to fit the underside.The attention to detail with this Dino is nothing short of staggering. Considerable effort, hard work, extensive research and dedication was expended in finding out the specific details for this car not only in terms of its original specification, but also in terms of the detail entered into in ensuring absolutely the correct parts are used throughout. Wherever possible the original parts were stripped, cleaned and restored. Where items were either missing or beyond restoration, correct parts were sourced from all over the world to ensure every minor detail is factory correct. Although the car is not presented in its original colour combination, it is restored to be period correct in terms of the exterior and interior colours which were both options available at the time the original order was placed with the factory. As such it would be eligible for entry to any concours event.The finished result is nothing short of sensational.5 OwnersThis car is offered for sale on behalf of the ownerFurther information can be found on our websiteSee our reviews on GoogleViewings are by Appointment Only, please contact us to arrange