Thanks. I think Andrea realised that if she stayed rotting at PF she would soon suffer real irreversable damage. He also realised that I would keep her well maintained and get her out and about.
Sorry to cover an already discussed topic. But can you say how you found her. Was she a forgotten show car at Pinifarina gathering dust. I recall that Pininfarina doesnt just design the bodies but also used to manufactured them. Was this the case for the Dino Competizione? And then what about the engine? Was there an engine with the body or did you have to source one seperately?
What are those cables on the rear wing? Are they there to provide tension and stability to it or do they function as control mechanisms to modify the wing angle from inside the car? All the best, Andrew.
She was a fully functioning car when built by PF on/with a Ferrari Dino 206s Competition chassis/motor/gearbox. She was owned by PF when I convinced Andrea PF to sell her to me. I became her first owner.
They were to make it seem like the angle of the wing could be controlled by the driver. Show car stuff.
That's interesting. Have you ever thought about trying to make them functional, as that seems like it was the intent of the design? All the best, Andrew.
Those were the very early days as far as aero went. We actually put Dino Competizione into the wind tunnel. We found that if you cranked in any rear wing the front of the car lifted off of the ground as the if you cranked in any front wing a bubble formed in front of the car and blocked air from reaching the radiator. Also as she's one of the most original cars in the world we wanted to leave her as she came from PF.
