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VINTAGE: Ferrari Dino Berlinetta Speciale
The 1965 Pininfarina-designed show car was shown at the Geneva Motor Show as the Italian design house celebrated its relationship with Ferrari.
The Dina Berlinetta Speciale was built by Pininfarina for the 1965 Paris Motor Show. (Photo: Wouter Melissen)
One of the vintage standouts at this year’s Geneva Motor Show was the Ferrari Dino Berlinetta Speciale, the show-car precursor of the production Dino, which originally debuted at the 1965 Paris Motor Show.
The Dino show car’s rare appearance at the Geneva show was on the Pininfarina stand alongside the new Ferrari Sergio built in honor of the company's long-time chairman, Sergio Pininfarina, who recently passed away.
Pininfarina became Ferrari’s carrozzeria of choice shortly after the Turin-based design house clothed a Ferrari chassis for the first time in 1952. This close relationship has lasted to this day and has greatly benefited both companies.
In addition to creating many beautiful designs, Pininfarina also played an instrumental role in convincing Ferrari to create a Dino road car during the second half of the 1960s. The model line proved vital for Ferrari's survival and in its latest guise, the 458 Italia, is still the top-seller of the manufacturer's lineup.
The first push in the right direction came in 1965 when Pininfarina requested the use of a 206 Dino P chassis as the basis for a new show car. This was the second chassis of its type built, with the original car being extensively raced in preparation for a limited production run of Dino competition cars due to be launched ahead of the following season.
Accordingly, the show car sports an even chassis number (0840), which was at the time only reserved for Ferrari competition cars. Delivered at Pininfarina as a rolling chassis, it was designed with a striking coupe body designed by Aldo Brovarone.
Pininfarina's chief stylist at the time, Brovarone had already started work on this design in 1964. He had actually created two distinct versions with the same basic shape; the first had a 250 GTO-inspired oval grille with covered headlights, while the second was less conventional with two pairs of headlights mounted inside the Plexiglas-covered nose.
Brovarone eventually settled for the second, more adventurous option. For the production road car, Pininfarina did revert to the more conservative and practical headlight-and-grille layout.
Making the most of the Dino chassis' compact dimensions and mid-engine layout, Brovarone created a very low nose, which was accentuated by the tall wheel arches. There was no need to look over the engine anymore, so a very low driving position and roofline could be used.
The line of the elegant glasshouse continued into two lateral fins mounted on the long tail on either side of the engine cover. Another unusual feature was the concave rear window fitted between the fins. Fresh air was fed to the engine by intakes on the flanks. These were fitted with chrome strips that double as door handles.
The Dino show car’s rare appearance at the Geneva show was on the Pininfarina stand alongside the new Ferrari Sergio built in honor of the company's long-time chairman, Sergio Pininfarina, who recently passed away.
Pininfarina became Ferrari’s carrozzeria of choice shortly after the Turin-based design house clothed a Ferrari chassis for the first time in 1952. This close relationship has lasted to this day and has greatly benefited both companies.
In addition to creating many beautiful designs, Pininfarina also played an instrumental role in convincing Ferrari to create a Dino road car during the second half of the 1960s. The model line proved vital for Ferrari's survival and in its latest guise, the 458 Italia, is still the top-seller of the manufacturer's lineup.
The first push in the right direction came in 1965 when Pininfarina requested the use of a 206 Dino P chassis as the basis for a new show car. This was the second chassis of its type built, with the original car being extensively raced in preparation for a limited production run of Dino competition cars due to be launched ahead of the following season.
Accordingly, the show car sports an even chassis number (0840), which was at the time only reserved for Ferrari competition cars. Delivered at Pininfarina as a rolling chassis, it was designed with a striking coupe body designed by Aldo Brovarone.
Pininfarina's chief stylist at the time, Brovarone had already started work on this design in 1964. He had actually created two distinct versions with the same basic shape; the first had a 250 GTO-inspired oval grille with covered headlights, while the second was less conventional with two pairs of headlights mounted inside the Plexiglas-covered nose.
Brovarone eventually settled for the second, more adventurous option. For the production road car, Pininfarina did revert to the more conservative and practical headlight-and-grille layout.
Making the most of the Dino chassis' compact dimensions and mid-engine layout, Brovarone created a very low nose, which was accentuated by the tall wheel arches. There was no need to look over the engine anymore, so a very low driving position and roofline could be used.
The line of the elegant glasshouse continued into two lateral fins mounted on the long tail on either side of the engine cover. Another unusual feature was the concave rear window fitted between the fins. Fresh air was fed to the engine by intakes on the flanks. These were fitted with chrome strips that double as door handles.
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