<< Prev Page 2 of 2 Transformed from a sketch on a sheet of paper to a fully functioning show car, the Dino Competizione was unveiled in the fall of 1967 at the bi-annual Frankfurt motor show. Needless to say it was one of the stars of the show and has remained as one of the great designs of the 1960s. Shortly after the 'Yellow Dino' made the headlines, the elegant round shapes were abandoned in favour of sharper lines eventually culminating in the 'wedge' craze of the 70s. In the following decades the Dino Competizione was one of the highlights of Pininfarina's massive collection and only shown at very few occasions. At those rare outings the company's representatives must have been asked for the price many times by the wealthiest of enthusiasts. The answer was always simple; the car is not for sale. American collector Jim Glickenhaus was among those enquiring about the Yellow Dino and his desire must have grown each time he was at the Pininfarina factory to oversee the birth of his Ferrari P4/5. Finally after five years, the Italians decided that Jim would be a great caretaker for the one-off show car.
Before Jim could take delivery of the latest additions, the car was completely stripped and cleaned at Pininfarina, carefully preserving the machine's absolutely original condition. The process was overseen by Jim's mechanic Salvatore Barrone, giving him an in-depth understanding of the car for future maintenance. Various safety devices were included to make sure the car could be registered for road use. New wheels, shock absorbers and seats were created to make the driving a little more comfortable. All new additions were designed in such a way that they could be fitted and taken out without damaging the car. In the final days before being handed over to Jim, the 206 S Dino Berlinetta Competizione was test both on the track and in the Pininfarina wind tunnel. The car performed great on the track, while in the tunnel it showed similarities with a "truck" to quote Jim. The wings were found to function, a little too good actually and were trimmed a little to create less downforce.
The Yellow Dino was shown to the public for the first in Jim's ownership during the 2008 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. Like 30 years earlier, it was one of the absolute stars and received many admiring looks. Designer Paolo Martin was reunited with the car he still considers his favourite. Apart from the obvious reasons for acquiring the Dino Competizione show car, Jim explained to us that he believes that if a "car stays in a museum, it does not exist." In the coming months the car will take part in the Targa Florio retrospective and shown during the Quail, a Motorsports gathering in August. << Prev Page 2 of 2
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Transformed from a sketch on a sheet of paper to a fully functioning show car, the Dino Competizione was unveiled in the fall of 1967 at the bi-annual Frankfurt motor show. Needless to say it was one of the stars of the show and has remained as one of the great designs of the 1960s. Shortly after the 'Yellow Dino' made the headlines, the elegant round shapes were abandoned in favour of sharper lines eventually culminating in the 'wedge' craze of the 70s. In the following decades the Dino Competizione was one of the highlights of Pininfarina's massive collection and only shown at very few occasions. At those rare outings the company's representatives must have been asked for the price many times by the wealthiest of enthusiasts. The answer was always simple; the car is not for sale. American collector Jim Glickenhaus was among those enquiring about the Yellow Dino and his desire must have grown each time he was at the Pininfarina factory to oversee the birth of his Ferrari P4/5. Finally after five years, the Italians decided that Jim would be a great caretaker for the one-off show car.