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Dino 206GT #00840

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  1. Arvin Grajau

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    Is this car still in Australia?
     
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    it was still here in 2002, registered to Andrew McCarthy. very little info since...sorry
     
  4. Arvin Grajau

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    He sold it.
    Does he race a RT4 Ralt?
     
  5. Aircon

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    ohhhhhhhhhhhh....i remember that car. he was the pres of the ducati club at one stage too, wasn't he?


    he raced something years ago....don't know about recently.
     
  6. Arvin Grajau

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    was keen on my Boxer.
    I drove that car a lot it was a sweet little car,to drive in the hills.
     
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  8. Arvin Grajau

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    yep ,he bought of some shonks in fortitude valley
     
  9. Horse

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    Auto Massacre, I mean Classica.

    Were the dealer for a while, didn't last too long.
     
  10. Arvin Grajau

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    all i can remember is all these hookers out on the street,I locked myself in the car,while he bought it.
     
  11. Horse

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    You're thinking of Far Q again.
     
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    it was sold as a 246GT.
    I remember they all so had a tarted up early FHC E-Type,green in colour.
     
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    what on earth are you talking about?
     
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    Some people just like bringing up the same topics every year.
     
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    rubbish! name one person!
     
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    Peter Pless.
     
  17. Arvin Grajau

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    the dealer thought it was a 246GT not a 206.
     
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    He's amazing.
     
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    It had a 246 engine though, didn't it?
     
  20. Arvin Grajau

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    No idea,it did have splined wheel hubs.
    I drove it a fair bit,I suspect it did have a 246 engine as it moved along at a nice rate.
    Mind you I've never driven a 2 litre Dino.
     
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    very little power difference and the 206 is 40-ish kg lighter, so performance very similar.

    I think they upped to 2.4 litres for Fiat engine production in response to the 2.4 Porsche.

    Did it have the headrests on the seats or the firewall?
     
  22. IanB

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    are we talking about the ex Sam Johnson car, where he put the 206 engine into his Dino F2 replica, replacing it with a 246 for the road car?

    If so, that was the factory RHD prototype, a very significant car.
     
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    So long ago Ian,I can't remember.
    PJ re trimmed it in leather and fitted oversized Simmons wheels.
     
  24. IanB

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    ah, I know it. It was pale metallic green. Definitely a modified engine.

    At the 89 FNR, we had a drag down the straight at Calder, started rolling in 2nd at same speed, same revs, both floored at the same time, he drove away from my standard 246 like Horse drives away from Moretti!

    ps. that was the rally where PP got FTD in his F40. He was so cool then, what went wrong?
     
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    don't know when Peter had it say 1982 to about 1986 it was red in colour,perhaps the next owner repainted it,
    reg was QLD pony246? and VIC reg PJ246?
     

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