Truly spectacular color and paint! What events will you enter in Monterey? Have fun!
The mayor You should have your Dino displayed at Ferrari Owners Club, Carmel Concours on Delores and Ocean Blvd. Thursday, August 14th. This is during Car Week and it's 3rd annual show. Good crowd, probably around 10,000 are going through there and it's free to the public. It's not a Ferrari but you can enter the Fiat as a display as the organizer will accept the other Italian mark. I'll be judging the special class, 50th anniversary of the 308. Here's the link. https://focnorcal.org/so/0dPRlhyJT?languageTag=en&cid=147188ae-1023-4c96-aac3-8f223c597eb1
Got a message from Ian's Auto Interiors today. They are starting the seats tomorrow and are going to hit it pretty hard next week. Not sure the ETA yet. Might be 2 weeks. My box of parts to be restored arrived in Italy. Should be delivered tomorrow.
New straps added to the bottom. Front seats going in now. Back seat not replaced yet. Will also be tan leather. . Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
This is a very nice car but I'm a little surprised at the price. 2.0's don't reach this level very often in the States. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Dynamat heat protection going on the floor and tunnel. 60 years of crud on the floor but no rust. You can see the original yellow foam for the backseat. Held up really well all these years. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
This is the 3 position switch to control the fan speed- down by your knee. Oh those crazy Italians. it’s completely disconnected which doesn’t surprise me. The electrics in the center console are a mess we still need to sort out. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Honestly, I left this to the installer thinking he would know best. What I told him is I wanted something to block heat on the floor and the footwell and reduce vibration as a second priority. And I was hoping for some rust prevention to keep moisture away. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Finally put in the new plastic grills in the windshield wiper cover. I had no idea they were differently shaped ans they move out from the center. Don’t ask the price of these things! My old ones had decomposed over time and broke. So they had to be replaced. Look good though! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Your car looks great. Leather seats are perfect. On the costs, I guess its the production numbers. I always liked the all alloy motor early cars better. Funny that the rare Dino 206 with alloy motor are considered great, but the Dino's are not. So it's about numbers mostly, and the early cars look better to me also for both the Dino 206's and the Fiat Dino.
So, I actually wanted a 2L for several reasons. I didn't to make a museum piece. I wanted something not so rare you can't drive it. The 2400 motor has more torque and reliability, its its also heavier. And reliability isn't an issue for me because I'm not going to drive it everyday in city traffic like they did in 1967. The 2.4 has independent suspension but I cannot tell you how many Alfa's and Fiat's I've had with solid axle. I'm not going to track it. I wanted knock off wheels. They only come 1969 and earlier. The 2L was closer to the original Formula 2 race motor, which is why the Dino was made in the first place and got Fiat and Enzo together. And I agree, I think its a little better looking with the simple egg crate grill. But like every project it seems never ending. I need to get it finished up.
The floorboards all cleaned and repainted in rust preventative. It has some surface rust but no serious rusting issues. In most cars these are completely rotted out and have to be replaced. The rear seat pockets have been covered and ready to be installed. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
New hardware added to the floorboard. The chrome trim is being sent out for polishing. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The original foam and horse hair for the rear seats were in great shape. Se we preserved and reused them. The horse hair is now contained inside a sewn fabric we added making a giant pad. Image Unavailable, Please Login
