Good Companion Cars for the Dino

Beautiful in white.

That xk120 in the background is a good choice too.

I also think an early 911 is an excellent companion.

 

An Aston DBS too.

Above all in Bahama yellow.

 

I had an alfa junior zagato until last year but now have a defender 110 station wagon. As I keep pet pigs have three kids and other pets, it means the dino doesnt haul much hay and straw !

My dream is a muira, but I hear they drive like trucks vs dinos !

 

I've had a Pagoda to accompany the Dino for the past 30 years. Reliable, much better than the Dino for jumping into for trips around town - and with almost as much charisma.
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You guys are killing me.

XK120 OTS and 4 speed 280SL are on my short list.

 

I had two companion cars: An Alfa spider and a Fiat X 1/9. Ah, the 80's!

 

Back when I owned the Dino, this was its companion. Quite a contrast. to be sure! I still have this one.
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Miura's drive like trucks? Clearly you have never driven one, they are twelve cylinder snarling beasts and the later cars handle beautifully. A Dino feels like a go kart in comparison.

 

almost everything must drive like a truck compared to a dino. a friend sold his 330gtc because he said it drove like a truck compared to his dino.

 

I've always believed that the 330 GTC and the Dino are the two most sublime driving vintage Ferrari. Looking beyond Maranello I like the 1974-75 ROW Porsche 2.7 MFI Carrera. It has the same engine as the 2.7 RS, weighs slightly more and is a fraction of the price.

 

I would think you'd want a different experience than the Dino. A dino is light, the seating position is low and snug/car rides low to the ground and handles very well.

So maybe something more vintage in feel? XK150 (easier to drive/sit in than an XK120-40); Aston Martin DB4-6; Ace Aceca; Austin Healy?

Or GT? Aston Martin V8 Vantage; BMW 3.0cs/csi/csl; MB 280se 3.5;

Or a cool sedan? Maserati Quattroporte; MB 300sel 6.3

 

Dino and the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
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A british TV series from the early seventies might have been an influence in our selection of of a companion for the Dino, or was it the other way round?
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1962 MGA 1600 Mk-II. Curvy like the Dino, but more old-fashioned. Wish I'd had the garage space to keep both.
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me too
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Well I am an interloper because my Dino is a 308 GT4 but its companion car is a 1967 light metallic blue Elan drophead which keeps me happy.

 

Yer no interloper! Yer a Dino guy!

That is a nice combo you have. Do you have pics of the Elan?

 

E-Type or 240Z.

 

Today I drove my friend's Stratos! A life long dream finally fullfilled! I think it is the perfect alter ego to the Dino!

Freeman
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I think these two are an interesting comparison. Sergio Pininfarina designed what is probably the most beautiful midengined car ever, but Tom Tjaarda also did a masterful job on the Pantera. These cars were contemporaries in the marketplace, but the Dino is obviously a 1960's car while the Pantera is clearly a 1970's or later design.
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When my Abarth and Dino are in the same garage I feel like I've stepped back in time.
Oh, to have lived in Italy and had the Dino as a daily driver and raced the Abarth on the weekends!!
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Great colors on both BUT is that a black 575M SA on the side I see!


PS - Ribbed floor coverings are so practical
Dino minds thinking alike ...

 

Yes it is. Love the SA. My 3rd in a progression of Maranellos. It's a great GT.

Love this thread. The Pantera with the Dino..other pariings....and Freeman drove a Stratos...that car is a screamer. One blew by me in my fairly loud [tubi] SA at Amelia. My car was muted while the Stratos literally shrieked. How can I make my Dino sound like that?

 

what about the old family favorite, my alpine a110? it makes my dino look positively roomy and practical!
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