Dino 206GT for bingo numbers!

Wow! (Both for the car and the asking price...)

 

the seller, naito auto engineering, has several dino's for sale. most are 206, including the prototype 10523 - the old general marsh car.

 

Is that a 904 to it's left?

 

Yep. + a gullwing on the right. The Dino is "cheap" in comparison to the prices of those two

They were looking for 900K-1m USD or so for the purple prototype car. No takers mind you - I see that its been updated to 'offers invited'...

Perhaps 206s will do what LP400 Countachs did - go from being the unloved underdeveloped early car to the pure early car that everyone wants...

 

i haven't been brave enough to ask napolis how the deal went down with dino compeizione. however, i was looking at buying the purple dino when it was sold. at the time, dino coupe could be has all day long for $75k for an excellent example (regardless of 206 vs 246). general marsh wanted $140k for the prototype. it went to dk engineering.

there was some type of mix up. the "guys" that bought the car (now known as naito - i don't know if it is a person or company) bought a daytona spyder and wired the money. the daytona was gone and this dino was offered up as an "alternative" in terms of rarity and value - the story i was told.

with daytona spyder's having gone up the way they have, naito sees this car as still being similarly valued, hence the $900k price point - and that price was as of a year ago. the daytona spyder has gone up more since then.

as much as i love dino's, this car is at best a $300k car. without it's serial number being unusual, it would be no different than any other 206.

 

Re: original post; is that dash and steering wheel really original, as per the ad copy?

 

This one just appeared in my mailbox the latest offering for a mere 275 k http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php?carno=31311 Any body fancy a virgin for that price
This U.K site always has plenty of Dinos up for offer. I find it hard to believe that any of these cars are looking for a home outside of Japan as the collectors there are not known for letting cars out of the country but who knows ?

 

it says never restored but the engine appears to have been modified, for a car that was never driven, it makes me wonder why

 

out of curiousity, what exactly are "bingo numbers?"

 

The wheel and dash are likely correct, since are identical to my L series #00462, though I would take issue with the cavallino horn button vs "Dino". Glove compartment lid also identical to mine. Don't know where they got the anomalous-looking shifter knob, unless this was unique to 206's which I doubt (Gregg Blue can you comment on this?). The price is outageous and clearly pie-in-the-sky, but we'll see what the market will bear!

 

Keith- If that shifter knob is correct, then maybe mine is wrong (is yours like the one pictured?), and I may need to launch into yet another search for an unobtanium part! Anybody else with an L-series or 206 have a comment on this? Also, my seats, presumably original, have grey-tan cloth inserts. Comments?

 

http://www.nij.co.jp/honchan1/newused/206new/wp/wpr.html

this car is also for sale........shift knob is correct.........never seen these wheels on a 206 but they sure are nice. Horse on front grill not correct, but this car is restored beyond belief........some where way over $200k for sure. It was sold a few weeks ago but is now back in stock. The other 206 has a vinyl dash..which I understand some of them had....missing the fuse box stickers? What are the vin's of these cars?

...my 206 is running like the wind and I'm putting some serious miles on it here in Maui.
I have only 1 206 repro shift knob left for sale..........not making any more
gregg blue