| Author | Message | ||
| Jim Muise (Writerguy)
Junior Member Username: Writerguy Post Number: 247 Registered: 9-2003 |
Please keep us up to date on this sounds kind of cool | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 6465 Registered: 5-2001 |
The guy does not have e-mail and has snail mailed it to me. Will take a few days (till Mo I assume) till I get the pictures. Will take another year for me to scan them  I think Wayne has it spot on with his assumtion. It makes sense. The car is in Europe BTW. | ||
| Jim Muise (Writerguy)
Junior Member Username: Writerguy Post Number: 213 Registered: 9-2003 |
Martin I am wondering if you got any of that info in. Been watching this thread and you have left me hanging..... What's the deal?? | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 6435 Registered: 5-2001 |
Not bad Wayne. That could be the case. Apparently the car has FIA papers for racing. Martin What would something like that be worth? | ||
| Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Moderator Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 2736 Registered: 8-2002 |
No doubt it's a "Dino 206 Barchetta replica" built on a 1971 Fiat Dino 2.0, hence the "271" (2.0, 1971) designation. Probably looks something like this one: http://www.classicscars.com/ferrari/206dino/dinoframe.html | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 6425 Registered: 5-2001 |
Well guys you intrigued me. I called the owner and he will send me some detailed information including sme pictures. It look slike the chassis is a Dino. The car is currently on display at a Ferrari dealer in Europe. I will let you guys know more once I receive information. | ||
| Matt Karson (Squidracing)
Member Username: Squidracing Post Number: 562 Registered: 3-2001 |
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| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Advanced Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 2844 Registered: 10-2002 |
Thanks Paul and Russ I think you're both right. | ||
| Thomas I (Wax)
Member Username: Wax Post Number: 603 Registered: 7-2003 |
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| Adnaan Rasool (Adnaan)
Junior Member Username: Adnaan Post Number: 81 Registered: 4-2003 |
You sure its not a Feiro!?! :-) | ||
| Russ Turner (Snj5)
Member Username: Snj5 Post Number: 613 Registered: 2-2003 |
Yes - if this is the single plug version it has a well known race history as LWayne can verify. It was initially run by Bruschetta and Lambrusco in the famous 'Prima Piatti' and later sold to Count Pollo con Parmesean where it competed for the Coppa La Grappa (You'll remember that La Grappa is always well after the Prima Piatti). There's a famous picture of the driver not being able to walk after a long time on La Grappa. The car later moved to Germany where the famous Jaegerschnitzel ran, with some noted gas problems, in the Hefeweizen. I'm hungry all of a sudden, so will head off to dinner..... | ||
| Paul Hill (348paul)
Member Username: 348paul Post Number: 430 Registered: 12-2002 |
James, I think you getting confused with the 271ts (twin spark) The original 271sp was the single plug (hence the "sp") design that was sponsored by NGK & Champion. Unfortunately things went horribly wrong as each sponsor couldn�t supply an equal amount of spark plugs - hence the 271ts was evolved to overcome this. Just thought I�d set the record straight | ||
| Jeff B. (Miltonian)
Member Username: Miltonian Post Number: 636 Registered: 12-2002 |
Martin, tell us more! You must have been given SOME additional information. | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Advanced Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 2842 Registered: 10-2002 |
Matt It did rev but as it is a twin plug engine it was a lot of work. Remember this was before electronic ign. so you needed one set to start and then you had to change to another set to race. Very few could change 142 plugs before the engine cooled down. | ||
| Matt Karson (Squidracing)
Member Username: Squidracing Post Number: 560 Registered: 3-2001 |
Wonder what the redline on that motor would be???? | ||
| Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Moderator Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 2728 Registered: 8-2002 |
Jim, with each cylinder displacing only .0281cc? Imagine that! | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Advanced Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 2840 Registered: 10-2002 |
Wayne As this is a race car it's a 2 liter seventy one cylinder engine. Very, Very rare and not one of their best designs... | ||
| Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Moderator Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 2727 Registered: 8-2002 |
No such car built by the factory. A Dino designation of "271" doesn't even make sense. A 2.7 liter 1 cylinder powerplant? Sounds like someone's backyard project car. | ||
| Thomas I (Wax)
Member Username: Wax Post Number: 595 Registered: 7-2003 |
I am not an expert. Sure as shite, someone will disprove the following statements I found elsewhere - but it's a free edyukayshun. http://www.qv500.com/ferraridinop5.htm Last line: "Exactly how many genuine competition Dino's were built by Ferrari is currently unknown, but an educated guess would suggest between two and four." What about aftermarket jobs, prototypes, serial numbers, engine sizes? http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/dino.summary/index.html "...Apart from some prototypes, these all had their own even number chassis series and the range was from S/N 00102 S/N 15604..." Read each linked article, and you won't see any odd numbers mentioned - other than the possible prototypes. That goes for engine size as well. | ||
| Andrew-Phillip Goalen (Andrewg)
Member Username: Andrewg Post Number: 450 Registered: 9-2002 |
Nothing on Barchetta the web or any of my Dino books, never heard of a Dino being called a Barchetta either | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 6424 Registered: 5-2001 |
I was offered this car for sale. Anybody ever heard of this car? I am not good with vintage cars, so please don't kill me if I should know this car... Anybody any pictures? |