Dino Motor/Engine - looking to assess the value

Ferrari Dino 2.4 engine with no gearbox.
There are several numbers stamped on the end of the block which if you post will confirm which series it came from.
If it's suitable for rebuilding and the end cover is there $10k+, else $5k for a coffee table.

 

Given that the heads are on backwards then one can only assume that this is nothing more than a core to have re-built. The real question comes in whether this is a Fiat Dino or Ferrari Dino engine and that can be determined by posting the serial number as it appears on the side of the cast iron engine block. Either way the two engines are very similar and not terribly rare so I would think somewhere in the $3-5K range (complete Fiat Dino's can be had for well under $10K). eBay will likely give you the highest selling price and crating an engine like this is not that big a hassle when you are dealing with a purchase of several thousand dollars. A $200 small block Chevy would be a different story.

 

Your engine would probably fit in a plastic engine shipping container made by Scribner plastics in CA. That makes it easier than having to build a box. Let me know if you list it on e bay.

 

I would think you'll have to pull the heads and look in the bores and at the valves to get any idea of what the engine is worth.

If the block is usable it will obviously be worth a lot more. Ditto for the heads.

 

To get the best price and be sure you don't have hassles you should take it to a machine shop-check the heads for cracks, check how much they have been cut down in the past and if they are warped.

Have the condition of the bores checked on the block, see if/how much it has been over bored. Have the crank checked for cracks, mic'ed to see if it has been machined before and to find out what it will need in order to be used in a rebuild.

With all this you can clearly present what you have along with the ID of it's original application from the casting/serial numbers etc.

Alternatively, you can do the "I know nothing" sell and let it go cheap, with full disclosure that the buyer is rolling the dice. Unfortunately a lot of those buyers are likely to be crybabies if the thing is a bunch of unusable junk.

 

I would post the numbers from the motor, don't touch or unbolt anything, take lots of good photos then sell it on Ebay "As -Is" with no reserve with no promises.

Freeman

 

I am looking for a Dino engine.
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Thanks
Olivier