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1970 Ferrari Dino 246 GT: Rare ‘L Series’



This 1970 Ferrari 246 GT Dino is a rare early production ‘L Series’ example with matching numbers. Finished in striking Giallo Fly over a navy blue interior. One of just 355 L Series produced. Matching-numbers engine and transmission, confirmed by accompanying history reports from Marcel Massini and Matthias Bartz. Chassis 00908 was the subject of an award-winning seven-year restoration by Rod Drew’s Francorchamps of America, completed in 2005. Its also received multiple Platinum and First-in-Class honors at Ferrari Club of America and Cavallino Classic events. Offered with its tool roll, jack, restoration invoices, and a collection of concours trophies.



According to a report compiled by Ferrari historian Marcel Massini, chassis number 00908 was completed on 8 June 1970 as a European-market example with instrumentation in kilometers and finished in distinctive Rosso Chiaro over a Nero interior. While many eager American customers would have to wait for the introduction of the U.S.-market 246 GT in October 1971, others were not content to delay, instead importing European examples, as was the case with 00908. The car arrived on U.S. shores via Modern Classic Motors of Reno, Nevada, the famous import operation of casino magnate William “Bill” Harrah, before being sold to its first owner through Ron Tonkin Chevrolet in Portland, Oregon.



The car’s history resumes in 1981, when Michael Delprincipe of Harbor City, California, acquired the Dino and reportedly kept it for the next 15 years. In 1996, the car changed hands within the state to enthusiast Garry Roberts, who subsequently commissioned a comprehensive restoration two years later by well-known Ferrari restorer Rod Drew of Francorchamps of America, Inc. (FAI) of Costa Mesa, California. The seven-year effort saw chassis 00908 stripped to bare metal and renewed in striking Giallo Fly over a navy blue interior, while the engine, gearbox, suspension, brakes, and wiring were all overhauled to a very high standard, supported by restoration invoices on file.



Following the restoration’s completion in 2005, the exceptional quality of the work was validated by a string of Platinum and First-in-Class honors at Ferrari Club of America and Cavallino Classic events along the West Coast. Over twenty years on, Dino number 00908 continues to present to an exceptionally high standard, a testament to the caliber of Drew’s craftsmanship and the care it has received since.



Production of the 246 GT was divided across three series—L, M, and E—with the earliest ‘L Series’ cars retaining the distinctive details of the original 206. These included Cromodora alloy wheels secured by central locking hubs with three-eared knock-offs, door skins and front and rear lid panels formed in aluminum, chrome-plated brass trim, slender bumpers, and headrests integrated into the rear wall rather than the seatbacks. With production totaling just 355 units, the L Series is today regarded as the rarest and purest expression of the 246 GT and remains the most sought after of the three variants.



Chassis No. 00908



Engine No. 0005748 (Internal No. 00256)



Rare early production ‘L Series’ 246 GT, produced in just 355 examples

Matching-numbers engine and transmission, confirmed by history reports from Marcel Massini and Matthias Bartz

Subject of an award-winning seven-year restoration by Rod Drew’s Francorchamps of America, Inc., completed in 2005

Finished in striking Giallo Fly over a navy blue interior

Decorated concours career with multiple Platinum and First-in-Class honors at Ferrari Club of America and Cavallino Classic events

Accompanied by its tool roll, jack, restoration invoices, and a collection of concours trophies



Price: $595,000

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