Thanks 500TR, I was not sure how to spot the differences in the L-series bumpers. Any_1, I don't doubt that 02740 is the number it is registered to. The inspectors at Bilprovningen would not know the differences in the L-series, and that this car would not match such a serial number. I smell something fishy here. I believe that a badly damaged/scrapped L-series Dino was extensively rebuilt/remanufactured and given a new identity. The serial number was taken from another Dino that had been registered in Sweden but later sold to Germany. These are terrible accusations to make, and I am ashamed that I have such unclean thoughts, but those things are known to happen... Matthias, perhaps it is better that you try to contact the owner, on behalf of the Dino Register. If I contact him, he may think I am a detective or something similar. It may be a touchy subject. But I think the Dino community should know about it anyway. If you need any help in getting in touch with him, I will be glad to help. Let us all hope that there is nice clean explanation for this mystery!
Maybe it's just me, but in the picture in post #141 the rear fender line drops quickly down in the rear, as on a 206. Could this car be a 206 that was cobbled up after a serious rear-end collision? Fred
I think you are on to something there. As I walked around this car, there was something in the lines of the body that just did not look right. The car made me uneasy, somehow, as if it had been made up from two different cars welded together. It had to do with some lines in the rear half of the body. Now that you mention it, I think it was some 206 lines I saw. A cobbled up 206? That is entirely possible. Lars
I once saw a Buick X-body front-wheel-drive Skylark, in a collision shop, that had been cut in half and "transplanted" with half of another wrecked car. I didn't think that they did this with Ferraris,though! When I first saw the picture in #141, I thought that the car was a 206. The back fender looked right for a 206, it had the knock-off ears on the wheels, as well as thin front bumper blades. The car shown in the later photo has later-style rear bumper blades and the strange hump on the engine lid. The rear fenders are definitely 246 units. While the work may have been well done, something doesn't seem right. Throw in the bogus VIN, and a nasty picture begins to form. I like to believe in the altruism of people, but strange things happen when money is involved. Think of the counterfeit 250 GT0s (Favre, in France, I believe) of about thirty or so years ago. Making lemonade out of lemons is all well and good, but there is an ethical line that should not be crossed, even in the automobile business. Fred
I feel the same way, and I can only agree with those words! Will try to find out what was done to this car. It may take some time but I will post the information in this forum. Lars
The Register shows it as being in Sweden at least from 1976 (imported on Oct.25th) to 1999, indicated being BLUE DINO MET.106-A-72/Red and being Black/Black in 1982, reg. on the plates in question, JDN 543. Looks it was sold to Germany in 1999, being Red/Black, and remained as Matthias Bartz pointed out in Germany. Matthias Urban www.dinoregister.com
According to the authorities in Sweden, JDN543 was first registred in Sweden 1976-10-25 It has had 8 owners It has been with DIX INFORMATIONSTEKNIK KONSULT AB since 2000...
That proves my theory. The real #2740 was sold to Germany in 1999, but the Swedish authorities were never told about it. Instead, the licence plate and serial numbers were transferred to this vehicle, whatever it is/was. Sometimes there is no joy in being right. Wish it had not been so. Ah, the things people do...
I wonder if the owner of the Bordeaux car knows about this? (info from vv.se says the color of the car is supposed to be brown, not bordeaux....) Like you say, interesting....
I think that this should be titled "The Case of the Deceptive Dino," "My Better Half," or possibly, "My Cousin's VIN."! Fred
06548, painted Nocciola, Padova, Italy, 23rd October 2009. COPYRIGHT MARCEL MASSINI Image Unavailable, Please Login
One of the very rare European lhd 246 GT with flares. There should be no more than approx. 5-10 built.
I saw this 246 GTS some time ago. Is it an original colour? And if so, what color is this? Image Unavailable, Please Login
It looks like Prugna, but I don't think that Prugna was a Dino factory color. It was seen on some 308s and Mondials. Fred
I have seen the car in Sweden in 1976 then it was brown and then the car became black. Best regards! Magnus
Hi everybody! I'm French and my father owns a 308 Fiberglass of 1976 (#18881, in my family since 1977) and it haven't got the colour reference! So if you can help me... Here are the pictures! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
If that is an original old Scaglietti color, then I would say "Bleu Montecarlo" would be the closest match..... That can't really be said though, as different colors (based on photography conditions and monitor balances) appear different to everyone.
yes in 1978 it was Brown 2740 that is,... It has been restored by competion motors in Alunda sweden... ask them about the VIN mix up.. MORE THAN ONE DOUBTFUL CAR HAS COME FROM THERE.. n
Thank you very much! I have to go at Pozzi soon, so I'll ask them if they have an example of these two colors!
Will certainly ask them. Now that you mention it, I recall seeing the Bordeaux car a couple of years ago with a Competition Motors decal on the windshield. So now we know where the car was restored. That is an important piece of the puzzle. Thank you!
