FERRARI 246GT DINO. 42,000 MILES FROM NEW WITH DETAILED & INTERESTING HISTORY. Chassis No: 04590 was ordered from Maranello Concessionaires by Alan Brown Racing of Bramley Surrey on 9th May 1972 in Giallo Fly with black interior. Confirmed as order no. D/250 by the Ferrari factory on 13th June 1972 and invoiced on 18th July in the sum of Lire 4,033,500 "free Italian border". Alan Brown Racing were invoiced on 13th September in the sum of £5,039.60, after deduction of the 12 1/2% Distributor discount and it was registered SPC 46L on 9th October. (Copies of the Maranello order and Ferrari invoices are on file). The first owner was Richard Thorp of The Old House, Dookenfield, Farnham, Surrey. He was a famous actor, best known as the longest serving actor in Emmerdale, in the role of Alan Turner from 1982 to 2013. However, his prior career was also very successful, with television roles including Dr John Rennie in Emergency Ward 10 (1957-1961) and film roles including The Dam Busters and The Barretts of Wimpole Street. I had the pleasure of taking the car back to meet Richard in 2007 and photographs are on file of the occasion, together with a lovely signed copy of a period photo of him in the 1950's. When the time came to pass on the Dino, Richard engaged Alan Brown Racing to sell the car on his behalf. It was purchased by Mr Bateman of G.C. Bateman Ltd., the largest independant family owned opticians group in Britain. In April 1975, he in turn used Alan Brown Racing to sell the car for him and there is correspondence on file regarding the sale. Geoff Sizzey was joint MD at ABR and well remembers the car, having used it extensively whilst with them for sale. The car was spotted outside the showrooms by a Mr Jackie Wilson, whose friend also owned a Giallo Fly Dino which he had much admired. Jackie owned a local garage in Southwater, near Horsham. He was also a Works Driver in power boat racing for Mercury and raced for them all over the world. He would meet up with his friend at Watford Gap service station and head south "flat out" for mile after mile, the pair of Giallo Fly Dinos "barrelling down the M1 at over 150mph". Jackie was, in his own words, "burning the candle at both ends" and had his first heart attack at 44. He drove his Dino as enthusiastically as his power boats, much to the terror of his wife, who sold the car whilst he was in hospital! Now 89, there is correspondence with Jackie about his memories, together with press reports of his exploits. By 1984, the car was with a Mr Elichaoff of Finchley, London, with invoices on file from Maranello Concessionaires for various work carried out, followed by invoices from Moto technique of Chertsey. In September 1985 the car was sold by Classic Automobiles of London for £16,000 with a mileage reading of 29,605 to Mr R. Cassidy of Felden, Hertfordshire. Invoices are on file for maintenance work from 1985 to 1997, when it was sold by Car Care Works of Bovingdon on 17th January 1997 for £36,190, with a mileage reading of 31,758, to Mr Douglas Hodson of Knapwell, Cambridge. Mr Hodson was a very skilled engineer, who as a hobby made large scale working models of railway engines and radial engines; the front room of his house also being employed as a workshop! Photos are on file of his remarkable models, together with numerous invoices for maintenance and parts during his 10 year ownership, until failing health forced the sale of the Dino and the other cars in his collection. I purchased the Dino from him in 2007 at 33,000 miles and have taken the mileage up to 42,000 over my 14 years of ownership, with all invoices on files for maintenance, including a "bare metal, glass out" return to its original colour in 2016, it having been painted red earlier in its life. In November 2018 it was featured in Auto Italia, with a road test comparison with a 308GT4 (copy on file). In summary, this is a confirmed by Maranello Archives, matching numbers, low mileage car with a lovely history and maintenance file, with all MOT's dating back to the first in 1975. It comes with original Operating, maintenance and service handbook, Spare Parts Catalogue, original Warranty Card made out to Richard Thorp, toolkit, jack and wheel chock. It has a full matching set of correct Michelin tyres and was fully serviced last October, with few miles since. PRICE: £299,950 (UK POUNDS STERLING). Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
