Vehicle Description
1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GT Coachwork by ScagliettiChassis No.
04984European Delivery *Please note that this vehicle is titled
1972 One of Only 35 Dinos Ever Finished in Verde Pino Metallizzato,
Desirable European Specification Originally Delivered to Italy, One
Owner for Over 35 Years, Offered with Books, Tools, and Extensive
Records/History File, Documented by Ferrari Historian Marcel
MassiniCompleted at the Ferrari factory in March 1973, this
desirable European-specification Dino 246 GT was originally
finished in Verde Pino Metallizzato (106-G-30) with beige leather
upholstery and equipped with Cromodora wheels, instrumentation in
kilometers, and manual windows. According to Matthias Bartzs
definitive Dino Compendium, just 35 Dinos were ever painted in this
elegant medium-green (Verde Pino) metallic finish.The Dino was
delivered new to the official Ferrari distributor M. Gastone
Crepaldi S.a.s. in Milan and sold to its first owner, a resident of
Como. In 1976, the 246 GT was exported from Italy to the US, where
it was sold to Pamela Quigley of Dana Point, California. The Dino
remained in Ms. Quigleys care for over 35 years. By the late 1980s
circa 1988 the Dino was last serviced, and road tested at 78,229
Kilometers (48,609 Miles) by European Auto Restoration, Inc in CA.
Shortly thereafter the car received its final registration in 1990
before it was tucked away and forgotten in a CA garage.Discovered
nearly twenty five years after being stored away. Some of the
original factory applied green paintwork is still present in the
jambs and likely on some body panels, with a few minor areas of
blending and touch-up evident. The only deviations from its
original appearance are the US-specification side-marker lights on
the rear quarter panels presumably added when the car arrived
stateside in the mid-1970s.The interior retains the
factory-original beige leather, and the body number (1272) is
stamped on the rear trunk hinges and the coolant reservoir-mounting
tab and is also written in chalk on the rear trunk panel. As would
be expected of such an undisturbed example, the Dino retains its
original owners manual and tool roll.Attesting to the cars
fascinating provenance is an extensive file of documentation that
includes service and shipping records, an original Bill of Sale,
old California registration documents, and a history report
compiled by Ferrari historian Marcel Massini. The car itself
possesses many special details that speak to its transcontinental
journey, from a sticker on the tail panel from Frigerio Gomme a
Milan-based tire store to the 1970s-era blue and yellow California
license plate hung over the original Italian registration. Given
its rare factory color scheme and well-documented history, this
European-specification 246 GT is a deserving candidate for either a
high-point concours restoration or, for the preservation minded, a
sympathetic mechanical recommissioning. Upon its discovery the car
was checked over and the engine started with, the car can be driven
to be moved a short distance but will require a thorough service
before its driven on the road. Whatever the future holds in store
for this unique Dino, its current appearance is virtually
guaranteed to draw a receptive audience wherever the car is
seen.Unrestored Dinos do not come along very often, and with the
passing years it is increasingly unlikely that very many
wonderfully original examples will remain to be found. For the
collector who has been searching for an essentially untouched 246
GT with a rare original color scheme and sporting European
specifications, this example presents a great opportunity. Price:
$279,500