Ron, Did the sills missing look that way when you saw it? It seems like the 206 is a ok car, but a project. If that's the case, I don't think the number is that crazy bad. The GTO was so hyped, I think people let their imaginations run wild based on supposed private GTO sales. It is at a value tonight that still should be the most expensive car auctioned. A new record. Kinda funny when breaking a record leaves people disappointed.
Don't know what you mean by `sills missing'. Almost all of the 10 cars auctioned tonight went at or below bottom of range.
In one of the catalog photos, it looks like the lower rocker panel below the door is completely missing. Did you notice anything about the rockers or have pictures of those areas?
Did not notice anything unusual, but then again I was not looking at that specific area. If the car is still on site tomorrow, I will check since I'm attending their auction tomorrow as well (free VIP admission is hard to turn away!).
None of the dinos you photographed look all that sharp, so I wouldn't at all be surprised if they don't sell for big bucks, or if they don't sell at all. These rising prices are bringing all sorts of cars out of the woodwork, not all of them worth buying.
I agree about the `out of the woodwork' observation. I was shocked when I looked over the 246's in detail. The Black one was pretty nice, but I really don't like Dino's with Flares...they look too much like kit cars for my taste.
Apologies for briefly going off topic but it is not that people did not appreciate original colors, in fact The Dino Compendium details the quantity of Dinos painted Red is the highest of any original color, so perhaps the factory thinks the Dino looks good in them too. When I was looking for my first Dino in 1989 it was the case that Ferraris that were associated with their racing effort were the ones that appreciated in value. Ferrari's racing color is red and that spurred the popularity by buyers and dealers followed that with the humorous term "resale red". Personally I like Ferrari's Racing Red color on Dinos. The Dino has a distant relationship with racing due to the engine but still there is a connection and this is one of the things that the 308 crowd don't understand when they arrive here and talk about auction price divergence between the two models.
I count 10 DINOS at the 2014 auctions in MONTEREY: GOODING: Estimate: $600,000 - $700,000 Chassis: 00126 1968 Ferrari Dino 206 GT | Gooding & Company 1968 206, SN 00126, Yellow with Black interior SOLD AT US$520k + 10% = $572,000 1974 FERRARI DINO 246 GTS Estimate: $425,000 - $500,000 Chassis: 07976 Blue Just Three Owners from New Long-Term Single Family Ownership Highly Original and Unrestored Example Offered with Books and Tools http://www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1974-ferrari-246-dino-gts/ BONHAMS: 1969 FERRARI DINO 206 GT Chassis no. 00338 Engine no. 00338 Sold for US$ 572,000 inc. premium http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21917/lot/1/ SOLD AT US$572,000 incl buyer's premium Lot 220 1973 FERRARI DINO 246GTS Coachwork by Scaglietti - Design by Pininfarina Chassis no. 06464 *Recent nut-and-bolt restoration *Exquisite condition in and out *Desirable Chairs and Flairs GTS specification *Black with Tabacco colored interior from new *Delivered new to the US through Modern Classic Motors US$ 500,000 - 600,000 http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21917/lot/220/ Lot 265 1972 FERRARI DINO 246GT Coachwork by Scaglietti - Design by Pininfarina Chassis no. 03964 US$ 290,000 - 330,000 http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21917/lot/265/ RM AUCTIONS: Lot 141 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS To be auctioned on Friday, August 15, 2014 $400,000 - $500,000 Chassis no. 06158 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS | Monterey 2014 | RM AUCTIONS RUSSO AND STEELE: 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Monterey 2014 Consignment # 9077 VIN: 246 GTS 07890 Run # S657 Approx. Run Time Saturday 8:51PM-9:11PM Russo and Steele MECUM: 1973 FERRARI DINO 246 GTS Color Red Interior Black VIN/SERIAL 07328 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS | Mecum Auctions 1973 FERRARI DINO 246 GTS Color Yellow Interior Beige/black VIN/SERIAL 05800 ESTIMATE: $400,000 - $500,000 Offered Between 2:00 - 3:00pm 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS | Mecum Auctions RICK COLE: 1974 246GTS SN 8454 Verde Medio Nijiynski with Tan interior, 8.7k miles Estimate $395k-$495k http://rickcole.com/1974-ferrari-246-gts/
pick your model, this applies throughout....price expectation is to realize what 'last years' Nice-very nice cars brought in terms of sales price. Sellers are asking "the market" to buy INFERIOR goods at SUPERIOR pricing. With that in mind.....as prices dip or level-out, causation more of a function of poor cars vs. "bubble-popping". As always, good-great cars will fetch more $$ !! I see this as healthy, realistic and hopefully washing the market..... btw, did you notice those hideous welds on ALL those Dinos ? Jack
Just got it. LOT 10 at Gooding the blue 1974 GTS sold for $400,000 hammer, $440,000 total. Same price as RM lot 141.
The unrestored 275GTS sold for just over $1M, against an estimate of $1.75 to 2M. This is beside the point, but to me a million dollar car should be something very special. Which the 275GTS is not.
Rick Cole Dino 8454 - Currently bid at 396,000 without BP or CA tax. Reserve not met. Online bidding runs until midnight tonight. No bid yet on the 1955 410S at 19M, but it's 13 hours to go.
So I think we are missing these results: RUSSO AND STEELE: 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Monterey 2014 Consignment # 9077 VIN: 246 GTS 07890 Run # S657 Approx. Run Time Saturday 8:51PM-9:11PM MECUM: 1973 FERRARI DINO 246 GTS Color Red Interior Black VIN/SERIAL 07328 1973 FERRARI DINO 246 GTS Color Yellow Interior Beige/black VIN/SERIAL 05800 ESTIMATE: $400,000 - $500,000 Pietro
