WANTED: Ferrari Dino replica

gilliambot · #1 15th May 2019, 16:33

Hello kit car world.

As per the title I am in the market for a replica Ferrari Dino 246 GT.

I have found some excellent looking examples out there from JH Classics (£50K is a little out of my budget), and DeHavilland (again around £40K still out of my budget).
I keep an eye on eBay, but I was wondering if anybody knew of somewhere else I could try, or perhaps someone on here is looking, or prepared to sell their beast?

I have a top end budget of £25K but don't really want to spend that much.

I want a car that has had the interior done in the correct style too, I don't want to feel like Im sitting in an MG or MR2 when Im driving the thing, I think that would slightly spoil the experience of knock-off Ferrari ownership.

Is that realistic in my budget?

I am happy to buy one that needs a little TLC as long as the price reflects that.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers in advance everyone.

redratbike · #2 15th May 2019, 21:51

Have you seen the one on eBay for about 10k needs paint ???it was mr2 based

gilliambot · #3 16th May 2019, 05:57

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Originally Posted by redratbike

Have you seen the one on eBay for about 10k needs paint ???it was mr2 based

No I haven’t! I just looked again and could not find it, could you send me a link to it please?

Mister Towed · #4 16th May 2019, 06:56

Only one I could find on ebay at the moment is this VW based Karma -

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ferrari-D...frcectupt=true

A brave project that could never be that convincing as the proportions just aren't right.

smash · #5 16th May 2019, 07:58

DeHaviland supply turnkey cars for 36k (confirmed at Stoneleigh). Be aware there aren't actually any 246 replicas out there, they're all splashed off a 206 which has shorter wheelbase and body. I think DeHaviland are the only ones yo market correctly as 206 rep. Anorak off!

Lucky@LeMans · #6 16th May 2019, 08:30

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Originally Posted by Mister Towed

Only one I could find on ebay at the moment is this VW based Karma -

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ferrari-D...frcectupt=true

A brave project that could never be that convincing as the proportions just aren't right.

I was going to say the Karma could be an option. The very best examples are well within your price bracket. You might get lucky and find a part built JH or Deon but will need time and money to complete.

redratbike · #7 16th May 2019, 19:52

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Originally Posted by gilliambot

No I haven’t! I just looked again and could not find it, could you send me a link to it please?

Typical it’s been up for sale for months and now I can’t find it

smash · #8 26th May 2019, 11:11

It was this one - sold for 8600 plenty of work to be done though

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F123734754345

Lucky@LeMans · #9 10th July 2019, 20:21

Really nice Deon Ferrari Dino replica on ebay. Correctly registered with a years MOT.

£19,950 or offers, which seems to be very good value in todays market.

Item 163770199679

Room for a little improvement, the bumpers could do with being re fitted and a few other details, the rear lights could do with squaring up etc but otherwise looks good.

rossnzwpi · #10 15th July 2019, 07:59

FYI CASCU's body is moulded from a 246 but yes, all the others since the 80s JH Classics DGT are from the same Dino 206 (with slightly altered wheelbase since the very first one was put on a Lotus Europa Chassis by David Mirylees http://www.lotuseuropa.org/gallery/D..._Europa?full=1 ). Unfortunately CASCU doesn't make a kit - just bodies and a chassis that replicates the Dino's (and therefore can use Ferrari 308/Mondial bits).