![]() ![]() ![]() But that’s where the advantages end, at least in our book. The 246, which came along later, has a 2.4-litre V6, as opposed to the 206’s 2.0-litre effort, which meant a power advantage to the 246. So, what’s the difference between the 206 GT and the 246 GT? GT again means what it does across the rest of the Ferrari range, but the mid-engined V8 layout, we suggest, would offer a very different touring experience. His engine, which was finished after his death, found success in various race cars – including, eventually, the Lancia Stratos – as well as the 206 GT you see here.ĭesigned by Pininfarina and built by Scaglietti, the 206 GT has a 2.0-litre, six-cylinder engine, hence ‘206’. The son and heir of Enzo Ferrari had a horrific genetic muscle-wasting disease known as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which claimed his life at just 24 years old.Ī talented engineer, Dino had planned and proposed a special V6 engine by his early Twenties. It’s expected to go for $3,250,000, or about £2.5m.īy now, you’ve likely heard the story of Alfredo ‘Dino’ Ferrari. Slightly easier on the bank account, this one. Scaglietti, along with Ghia, Allemano, Bertone, Vignale, Zagato, Pininfarina and Touring of Milan, created sumptuous bodywork for Ferrari’s road and race cars. Back in the sepia-tinted glory days of Italian supercars, a car’s mechanicals tended to be sorted out at the factory, and the body was handled by a local(ish) coachbuilder. The ‘by Scaglietti’ isn’t technically part of the 275 GTB/4’s name, but it’s included in the auction listing, so we may as well explain. Add in six – yeah, really – carburettors, a dry sump and a few drivetrain improvements, and the GTB/4 is a healthy improvement over the standard 275 GTB. Instead of a single camshaft per cylinder bank, the GTB/4 had twin cams on both sides of the V, so that exhaust and intake valves were actuated individually. GTB refers to the same ‘Gran Turismo Berlinetta’, or grand touring coupe, and the ‘/4’ is a very specific reference to the engine. Multiply that by 12, and you’ve got the 3.3-litre V12 that’s good for about 300bhp. So, as you may have guessed, 275 is the internal dimensions of each cylinder, expressed in cubic centimetres or cc. It’s expected to reach up to $10m, or about £7.67m. It can refer to either four-seat coupes, like you see here, and two-seaters, like the 488 GTB (Gran Turismo Berlinetta). Why do you want a shorter wheelbase? Well, the true reasons are complex and involve phrases like ‘polar moment of inertia’, but suffice to say that the shorter a wheelbase is, the sharper the initial turn-in is.īerlinetta traditionally means ‘little saloon’, but usually refers to something in the fashion of a two-door coupe. SWB refers to its short wheelbase, at 2.4 metres, as opposed to the long wheelbase at 2.6 metres. GT means Gran Turismo, or a grand tourer, meant for taking on leggy, cross-continental trips in the finest fashion. Now, 250 refers to the displacement, in cubic centimetres, of each cylinder in the famous Columbo V12, which is half the weight of a contemporary Jaguar straight six and produces a very healthy 270-odd horsepower. Don’t worry, we won’t keep flogging this joke like a dead cavallino it’s a one-time-only deal. It is also the year that this particular Ferrari was manufactured. Well, 1961 is a year that happened, 56 years ago.
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