The groundbreaking Dino GT was Maranello’s first production model to feature mid-/rear-engine placement, drawing considerably on technologies developed during the company’s prototype sports car racing campaigns of the 1960s.

In the mid-1950s, Enzo Ferrari’s ailing son Alfredino had proposed some technical details for a 2-liter six-cylinder engine that the company could use in Formula 2 racing.

Though Dino passed away before the project reached fruition, his name was bestowed on the resulting engine, which was used in both Formula 2 and sports car racing.

In the latter category, the motor was dropped into a new series of mid-/rear-engine sports cars, starting with the Dino 196 S, and leading to a short range of Dino SP racers.

In 1965, Pininfarina bodied a one-off show car in a similar style, bringing the Dino engine a step closer to series production.

A reworked version was finally offered to customers in 1967 as the 206 GT, with the numeric nomenclature representing a 2-liter six...