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Discussion in '206/246' started by abstamaria, Jan 27, 2008.

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  1. Sfumato

    Sfumato F1 World Champ

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    #26 Sfumato, Jan 29, 2008
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    Andrew, I think Strati are Ferrari's rally car if they did one. QV rally cars are prob 450-500 with good history. Raceable as anything, fun on new vintage rallies. They had unsold Strati years after production stopped. Dumb.
    Thing feels like a helmet sized car, tiny, but comfortable. A Dino GTO. Brutal, uncompromising, but really nice car if you know what you're doing. Should have bought the smoking one I looked at years ago. Dumb.
    Put them in here Dave, I have doubts about Fiat Dinos or Thema 8.32's though. Although a 2.4 Fiat coupe is a great car if you find one.

    credit to orig photographers.
    PS, Stratos, give the Dino a break, it is a really nice, balanced car, and coupes are gorgeous. Predecessor of the V8's that everyone slathers over. Far more V6 and V12 racecars than V8 Ferrari racecars. All about the racers driving the road cars, but Strati are racecars driven by rules and roadcar-Dino. :)
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  2. Julio Batista

    Julio Batista Formula 3

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    Well, Dinos are not Ferraris either, and they have a section.

    Julio
     
  3. maxlouis

    maxlouis Rookie

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    Dedicated Stratos section is a properly good plan :)
     
  4. cnpapa24

    cnpapa24 F1 Rookie

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    There is one in the ‘Other Italian Cars Forum’. Just scroll down.
     
  5. abstamaria

    abstamaria F1 Rookie

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    The Stratos is an orphan. A homologation special bearing no genetic link to the badge attached to its front clip, it is from that perspective not a Lancia. Although its drivetrain is from the 246, it is because of that badge that it isn't a Ferrari. It is sometimes referred to as the "Super Dino" or a "Dino on steroids," because its strongest familial connection is with the Dino. It appears in many publications exclusively on the Dino, and perhaps a treatise on the Dino wouldn't be complete without it.

    It is virtually unknown in U.S.

    An unusual status then for a car, that of being an orphan. But then perhaps the Dino shares that status.
     
  6. abstamaria

    abstamaria F1 Rookie

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    Funny, Julio. But you have touched a sensitive nerve!

    Best,

    Andres
     
  7. abstamaria

    abstamaria F1 Rookie

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  8. Ron328

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    ...who found a great home!
     
  9. ingegnere

    ingegnere F1 Veteran
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    Didn't see this here, so hope not a re-post, but great interview with Gandini by Davide Cironi. BTW he has a whole series of excellent interviews with Stanzani, Materazzi, etc.

    For non-Italian speakers there are okay subtitles by you will be missing a lot of the subtleties, especially Gandini's comments on the Dino engine - ouch!

     

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