Double Trouble
It was 1967, and Ferrari had designed a new 2-litre V6 engine to be used in Formula 2, but 500 units were needed for homologation (and, of course, the corresponding cars). So this engine came to Fiat – and we know what happened there: the Fiat Dino Spider and Coupé. In 1968, the fantastic Dino 206 GT also received this engine. But there were other plans as well. At Pininfarina, Paolo Martin designed a wonderful shooting brake, which became known as the Dino Parigi because it was exhibited at the Paris Motor Show in autumn 1967. Officially, it was an aerodynamics study, recognisable by its classic Kamm tail (see also Alfa Romeo TZ), and there were no plans for series production – which is a shame, because the Paris Dino is magnificent.
It’s not easy being a prototype. For the Geneva Motor Show in spring 1968, the Paris design was massively rebuilt, with the rear redesigned more like a coupé – which was much closer to possible series production and finished in elegant Rosso Dino, but also much more boring. Pininfarina then locked the car away for the next 23 years, only selling it to a collector in 1991. In 2022, this Fiat Dino Berlinetta Speciale came to the USA, was made roadworthy again and proudly and diligently exhibited by its owner. Now he wants to part with the ‘Ginevra’ again, and Gooding Christie’s will auction the Dino on Amelia Island in 2026, with an expected price of $575,000 to $775,000.
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