Did anyone see what the 246 sold for on Friday and what the 206 sold for today?
I received the following email from a friend - I hope he doesn't get upset that I copied it to FCHAT. Here is what he wrote: "Just sold for $145k ($159.5 with commission. Yellow with black. 2 dents along side. Nice yellow paint. Blk interior vinyl. Engine compartment not very presentable. Steering wheel broken. Interior nice. Correct belts. Driver side glass replaced with incorrect non matching stamping. Trunk lid didn't catch but trunk carpet looked great (looked replaced). Engine lid didn't close well. Chassis 4904. Body 1683 Seemed very strong for this and quickly got up to $120 before bidding slowed." You can find the catalog listing at goodingco.com - this particular Dino was lot # 6 (note: you may have to register on the Gooding site to read the complete description). I did a little more research on dinoregister.com and found a few interesting things. First, it was first listed as a 1972 model. Second, it has had at least one color change. Third, the Gooding description doesn't match the history listed on dinoregister.com with respect to the car's supposed restoration. The second entry (Nastasi Racing) on dinoregister.com indicates that the car color was Rosso Rubino with a Champagne interior. There is something fishy about either the Gooding write up or the listing on dinoregister.com with respect to the restoration. According to the Gooding description, the car "was eventually delivered to renowned Wide World of Cars in Spring Valley, New York, for restoration in 2003." But the first Wide World of Cars entry on the dinoregister.com says "RESTORED IN ITALY IN 1995" (emphasis supplied) and the car was listed as yellow with a black interior, and there is no mention on the dinoregister that it was ever restored by Wide World of Cars. I wonder if this was one of the Dinos that I saw at the RM auction in Monterey this past August - I need to check my notes and the auction catalog. Mark
Holy crap!!! Very strange that it brought that much $$$. . I haven't seen a Dino GT sell at that price in almost two years. Not that this is a market being confirmed, but at least it shows the market hasn't crashed any further than it already has. This makes me really curious about the 206. Marcel said he knew of several real buyers at a $300k price point for GREAT cars. I don't know of the specifics of the 206 being auctioned, but the result should be intersting for sure.
The front looked like it was hit at one time, the rear looked like it had some heavy rust at one point . But overall a nice car.
Interesting note about the crash, the dinoregister.com says the car was crashed on or before 1977. Sheehan had the car listed for sale in November 2007. There isn't a note of the crash, but the car was yellow/black. Looking at the car now, it appears to have a wood wheel and the red repaint didn't include the dressing for the lower engine lid. If the rear looked to have heavy rust, where and why? An alloy car shouldn't although it could display areas of electrolitic reaction from the various types of metal. More importantly, when the car was repaired, was it done with alloy or steel? The Gooding and Co photo's make the car look like the front bumpers are not straight..... not sure if that is an issue or not. Here is the car when Sheehan sold it: http://www.ferraris-online.com/pages/carintro.php?reqcardir=FE-206GT-00160
The front looked like it was hit at one time, the rear looked like it had some heavy rust at one point . But overall a nice car.
Aloha from the owner of 206 GT 00350 on Maui,,, I was at the auction and got in and under this 206. I met the owner and he sent the car to Costa Rica (cheap labor)for a 6 month restoration. The paint was shiny orange and had swirl marks all over it. The interior looked original when it was yellow at Sheehan's, but was totally redone when I saw it. The drivers side fender was refabricated in alloy and it was obvious at a close look under the hood. Some electrical box components were not original and the steering wheel and shift knob were not correct...the gas cap was. Trunk was strange with a cover over the dinoplex and front fiberglass batch board was a mess. Overall I would rate this a shiny driver that had a marginal resoration. My car is way more original and honest than this one was. The bidding on this car went up so fast I couldn't believe it and then stopped dead at 200K. It took all of 2-3 minutes to sell. I was happy to know my car is gaining respect here in the USA. The R&S auction was a disaster and the energy there was really weird and nobody wanted to pay for anything. Barret's was a circus and a great 86 328 black/red with 21k miles went for 37k...nice ride. Mahalo from Maui Gregg Image Unavailable, Please Login
