Mystery threaded mount points below front grille

Dinos of your car's vintage had a removable panel that screwed in place under the grille. Many, if not most, cars with this feature have had the panel removed, either because of damage (it is in a very vulnerable spot), or to aid in cooling. These are most likely the holes where that panel, which is not evident in your photo, had been previously attached to the front pan. Fred

 

It was a solid panel with two rectangular openings in it. No wire mesh was employed. Fred

 

Here it is...
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FerrParts got me some sheetmetal recently for the 308GTB.....new metal.

 

I have only seen one come up for sale on eBay once. Most have been discarded.

 

Do you have one you'd share as a template??

Valeria's shop is pretty good.....although the rounded edged panels are harder to do....

 

Look again its right there:

http://www.superformance.co.uk/a-246/body.htm

99 GBP

 

My "L" had the wrong undernose with the rounded intakes and had to remake the whole thing with square openings...
It was shot anyway, so might as well do it right.
My guess, is these cars were repaired with whatever was on the shelf, and no one paid too much attention to what went where.
Of course, there is a proper nose for every car. I have seen an "E" with square openings just like yours...

As far as the Superformance part, it is anybody's guess if it will be a perfect fit, as all Dino have small differences, so some juggling might be required. I will make one to fit to my nose, not that I will ever use it...

Regards, Alberto

 

Was outbid and it sold for something like a grand....wasn't expecting that. I would never use one here.....you know what the weather is like, don't have to worry too much about keeping the car "warm"

 

also for M-series and even early E-series

 

They are easy to fabricate, though it would be good to have a real one as a template. They are made of flat aluminum with a few simple bends. Mine is still original (let me know if you want pictures), but copies have been made of it.

 

photos, yes please ghenne! would it be too much trouble to put tape across also in photo? pk

 

Well, if one ever lands on ya, we can do it!!!

 

See a picture from my car in the new Dino book:



Nicolai

 

Here's a snapshot I took of the panel. Let me know if you need better/more detailed and I will set up proper lighting and all.
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