1970 Fiat Other for sale $209,500
| 1970 Fiat Other $209,500 | |
| Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad | |
| Price: | $209,500 |
| Contact: | View Original Ad from Hemmings |
| Location: | Emeryville, CA |
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1970 Fiat Dino 2400 Spider s/n 135BS0001219 Silver with Red Interior The story of the Fiat Dino begins, like those of most of Italys great cars, with the engine. An all-aluminum 2 liter quad cam V6 derived from the Dino 196 race car engine was converted for road use by Aurelio Lampredi (who also designed early Ferrari V12 motors), and placed into volume production in order to homologate the motor for racing use in Formula 2. 500 units needed to be produced and Ferrari knew they would not be able to produce or sell so many cars during this period, so the motors were employed in a new flagship Fiat Dino, in addition to the Ferrari 206 Dino. The Fiat Dino was available in closed or open form, bodied by Bertone and Pininfarina respectively. 24% of the Dinos produced were Spiders while the remaining cars were coupes. For many years, the cars were under appreciated and otherwise overlooked by the collector community, in large part because of their Fiat badging. The fact of the matter is that they were and remain technically sophisticated, spirited Italian cars with attractive bodywork by Italys best known designers, and an exceptional Ferrari engine. The Dino was developed over its production run, and a raft of changes was implemented over the years, including the fitment of the 2.4 liter version of the engine that was also used in the Ferrari 246 Dino. Just 424 2.4 liter Fiat Dino Spiders were built, all of them at the Ferrari factory in Maranello rather than Fiatandrsquo;s Rivalta plant where the 2.0 liter cars were built. Externally the 2.4 liter was distinguished by a matte black front grille with two horizontal chrome bars. The rockers were also generally painted flat black and the wraparound bumpers gained a thick rubber insert. Wheels were switched to the bolt on type shared with the Ferrari 246 and the badging was also updated. The car was lengthened by 25mm although the wheelbase was unchanged and aside from the doors and the front cowl panel ahead of the windscreen, no panels are interchangeable between 2.0 liter and 2.4 liter cars. The interior was very similar to the series two, 2-liter cars with the exception that the seats now could be ordered with the optional headrests in leather. The revised engine had 20 bhp more and was fed by three twin-choke Weber 40 DCNF 12 carburetors, upgraded electronic Dinoplex ignition, and the later cars with twin coils. Foil covered, heat-resistant padding was added beneath the engine bonnet as well and a new ZF 5 speed gearbox was added. A bigger starter motor, larger radiator, larger fuel tank, new independent rear suspension, improved braking and cooling with larger 4 wheel discs also distinguished the 2.4 liter Dino. The standard wheel was the Cromodora 6 andfrac12; X 14 inch or the Campagnolo 7 wheels available as an option though few were ordered this way. This car retains the original Cromodora wheels, dated 1971, and a new set of Michelin XWX tires. This particular car, Dino Spyder # 1219, was manufactured in 1970 and was owned by a Mr. Steven Hubbard from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Hubbardandrsquo;s ownership lasted for almost 30 years before he sold this example to a dealer in Florida, who then sold it to a Costa Rican citizen in the June of 2015. Before Mr. Hubbard purchased the car back in the 1970s, he was a serviceman living in Europe. There he befriended a man who was the original owner of the car. Hubbard so loved the car that he tried to convince the owner to sell him the car. It turns out that Steven owned a Gold Rolex President watch that the Dino owner also was in love with so eventually Steven ended up with the car in exchange for the gold watch and a thousand dollars. Steven enjoyed the car in Europe before moving back to the United States. After almost 30 years of ownership he decided to sell it because he wasnandrsquo;t using it anymore as he had already put approx. 115,000 kilometers on |