1972 Ferrari 246 'Dino'

Ferrari Dino 246 GT

Completed: 1972

Originally delivered: Italy

Original colour: Blu scuro

Original interior: Beige (Vinyl)

The 246 GT Dino has been originally delivered to the Italian market being sold through Motor SAS Roma/Italia to its first owner Rico Lanza who kept it only three years. In 1975 it found its second owner in Germany with the early Ferrari enthusiast Markus Kiesgen/Saarbrücken who is known for being one of the three founders of the Ferrari Club Germany.

In 1980 it was bought by another early car enthusiast and third owner Eddie Rauh/Hof who kept the Dino for twelve years until 1992 when he sold it to the fourth owner Dr. Helmut Illius/Münchberg. After Dr. Illius passed away it was sold in 1995 to Mr. Mussenbrock who sold it again in 2002 to the sixth owner Stefan Gruschke.

Stefan Gruschke was something what we would call today a "Dino maniac". When we met him the first time we were more than amazed about his knowledge and his passion to collect every single book, magazine or article about Dinos which he could get hold of. He loved his new purchase and decided to go through a nut and bold restoration regardless of costs. We are very sure that Stefan would still be the proud owner of "his Dino" if he would not have had received the chance to sign a long term contract working for his company in Asia. To maintain his toy properly in Singapur would have been a nightmare for him. So he decided to leave it in Germany and sold it to us.

After Stefan Gruschke had purchased the Dino in 2002 the car was completely dismantled by the " Dino 246 GT Specialst" ASA Andreas Schulz in the South of Germany. They decided to have the bodywork done in Italy to the highest possible standard. It was told that the bodywork alone had cost more than 60.000,- Euros.

We have hundreds of detailed pictures while the car was dismantled and while the bodywork has been carried out in Italy. While the metal work has been executed in Italy the complete technique of the car had been rebuilt at ASA in Germany. The engine, gearbox, suspension, brakes, wiring harness and each single item installed in the car have been taken apart, inspected and rebuilt if necessary. The paint job was carried out in Italy. The complete interior had been done in black leather and black carpets. The dashboard has been renewed by using the correct mouse-hair material produced in Italy.

After its restoration Stefan decided to use the engine with nice looking velocity stacks which will today accompany the car. But due to our concerns of originality and as well out of safety reasons we have installed the original air filter housing again.

The 246 GT Dino had been inspected by the most famous Dino specialist Matthias Bartz who is known for his wonderful and extraordinary "Dino Compendium" about everything which we should know about Dinos and about everything what is known about Dinos. According to his archive he confirmed the engine and gearbox numbers to be the correctly stamped matching number components being installed by Ferrari in 1972.

After we had purchased the car from Stefan Gruschke our Dino found a new home with the 7th owner located in Hamburg who kept the car until early 2025. We learned that the last owner had used his Dino frequently and he was participating in most of the Ferrari Club Dino events which were organized by Matthias Bartz. He intended as well the 50 year anniversary 246 GT/GTS Dino event which was taken place in Maranello in 2018.

In the last 9 years it was serviced by the Dino specialist "Dino Parts" Stefan Kratzer in Eschwege/Germany. The service records will accompany the amazing archive file and are totalling at appr. 25.000,- Euros. The last fresh service record dated on the 30.04.2025 is about 9.200,- Euros.

We cannot say more that it will be difficult to find a better European Dino, having a complete history from the very first day, matching numbers and having had

a painstaking three year restoration.

Needless to say that it runs and drives flawlessly.

We will be more than happy to supply detailed pictures of its condition and as well of its restoration.