1968 Fiat Dino Spider 2000
Entered from the William Hunt of Savile Row Collection

Registration No: WPA 69F
Chassis No: 135AS0000693
MOT: Exempt

• 1 of just 1,133 examples made
• Part of the collection since 2015
• The subject of much past engine work
• Rare, beautiful and Ferrari-powered

The de facto boss of FIAT, Giovanni ‘Gianni’ Agnelli took delivery of his first Ferrari – a 166MM – in 1948. Responsible for FIAT taking a five percent stake in Ferrari S.p.A during 1965, that year also saw him greenlight a joint engine project. Put on notice by the FIA that entrants for the 1967 Formula 2 season could only use powerplants of which at least 500 related examples had been made, Ferrari called upon FIAT’s superior volume production capacity and expertise. Inspired by the 1.5 litre V6 that Enzo Ferrari’s son ‘Dino’ had conceived with the help of Vittorio Jano a decade earlier, the resultant engine was the brainchild of Maranello engineer Franco Rocchi. An all-alloy ‘quad cam’ design with a distinctive 65-degree Vee angle, it displaced 1987cc and 1593cc in road and race guises respectively. Used to power a new flagship Fiat sportscar, the Dino Spider 2000, it also propelled Ferrari’s first mid-engined road car, the Dino 206 GT. Both models were styled by Pininfarina and debuted at the November 1966 Turin Salon. Based around a monocoque chassis equipped with independent coil and wishbone front suspension, a ‘live’ rear axle, five-speed manual gearbox, limited slip differential and four-wheel disc brakes, the Fiat Dino Spider 2000 was some two and a half times as expensive as its Fiat 124 Spider sibling. Praised by the contemporary press for its smoothness and free revving nature, the soft-top’s Ferrari ‘heart’ was quoted as developing 160bhp @ 7,200rpm and 127lbft @ 6,200rpm; outputs sufficient for 0-60mph in 8.1 seconds and 127mph. Prohibitively expensive compared to most of FIAT’s offerings, a mere 1,133 Dino Spider 2000s were built from 1966-1968.

Dating from 1967 and supplied new to Europe, chassis 135AS0000693 arrived on these shores some twenty-nine years later. Part of the William Hunt collection since 2015, the Dino Spider is understood to have been treated to much engine work upon purchase. Little used over the past eleven years, the FIAT is currently running and driving but would doubtless benefit from recommissioning / checking over prior to undertaking a proper journey. Finished in Navy Blue with Cream leather upholstery, ‘WPA 69F’ presents as an older restoration. Riding on Cromodora alloy wheels and sporting a wood-rimmed steering wheel and wood veneer dashboard, it looks every inch the 1960s sportscar. Rare and pretty in equal measure, this desirable Fiat Dino Spider 2000 is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document and sundry paperwork.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737