Dino 246 GT Alfredino Ferrari, the only son of Enzo Ferrari, suggested his father to develop a V6 racing engine for Formula 2 in the early 60s. Although always in favour of V12, Enzo approved his beloved son’s project and employed famed engineer Vittorio Jano to design this engine. The result was a very compact, 1600cc, quad-cam V6 which eventually won several F2 championship titles. However, before this happened, the ill-fated young Alfredino had already died in kidney disease. It took Enzo Ferrari several years to fully recover from heartbreak. For the memory of his son, he put the V6 into a mid-engined sports car and badged it “Dino”, which is the short-write of his son’s name.(source)

Dino 246 GT

Alfredino Ferrari, the only son of Enzo Ferrari, suggested his father to develop a V6 racing engine for Formula 2 in the early 60s. Although always in favour of V12, Enzo approved his beloved son’s project and employed famed engineer Vittorio Jano to design this engine. The result was a very compact, 1600cc, quad-cam V6 which eventually won several F2 championship titles. However, before this happened, the ill-fated young Alfredino had already died in kidney disease. It took Enzo Ferrari several years to fully recover from heartbreak. For the memory of his son, he put the V6 into a mid-engined sports car and badged it “Dino”, which is the short-write of his son’s name.(source)

  1. Date Posted Icon 27th January 2012
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    3. Tags Icon #Ferrari#cars
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    most Dinos are either red or yellow -...car. but these curves in black … just gorgeous!
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