Rare variant of Bertone-bodied Dino Ferrari - Recent mechanical overhaul at a cost of c.

£9,000 - Cosmetic refresh in current ownership The smaller brother of the Ferrari 308, the Dino 208 GT4 came at a crossroads in the evolution of Ferrari’s road car lineage.

When launched in 1975, the Dino brand was still active as a standalone marque alongside Ferrari, eventually being brought together in 1976.

The Dino badge represented entry-level accessibility, as typified by the preceding six-cylinder models such as the 206 GT and 246 GT.

The 208 GT4’s 90-degree V-8 engine contained belt-driven twin-overhead camshafts per bank, transversely mounted, with the all-synchromesh, five-speed transmission assembly below, and to the rear of, the engine’s wet sump.

It was fitted with a bank of four twin-choke Weber carburettors, producing a very capable 180 horsepower.

The model was conceived and designed for the Italian market, where cars with a larger than two-litre displacement engine were subj...