Jalopnik: Ferrari Dino

The True Story Of How A Ferrari Ended Up Buried In Someone's Yard

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:30:00 EST

These photos, taken in February, 1978, show a Dino 246 GT being unearthed from the front yard of a home in Los Angeles. The photos have been making the rounds online for years. But what's the real story? How'd the Dino wind up underground, and where is it now? More »

Romp through the twilight of the Golden Age of Porn in a black Ferrari Dino

Peter Orosz — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:30:00 EDT

The 1980 movie Insatiable is one of the classics of cinematic pornography. Thirty years on, it raises strange questions about the longevity of porn versus that of ‘70s Ferraris. Here, in all its big budget and completely SFW glory, is Marilyn Chambers driving a black Dino for several helicopter-shot minutes. More »

Architect Designs Glass Palace For Car Collection

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Architect Steve Hermann calls his "Glass Pavilion" home in Montecito, California his opus. The nearly-impossible looking cantilevered structure is mostly open air, but the basement "art gallery" is walnut columns and vintage cars. Ferrari Dino? Mercedes 300SL? Excellent taste, sir. More »

So This Is Why The Nissan GT-R Is Called Godzilla

Peter Orosz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:30:00 EDT

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Speaking of Ayrton Senna, look how Japan’s elite sports cars have grown over the years, with Nissan's modern GT-R towering over the Honda NSX which Senna helped develop. More »

Salon Privé 2009: If You Have To Ask...

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Combine a garden party at an exclusive London club with some of the most exotic supercars ever, add a dash of people with over-hyphenated names and you've got London's Salon Privé. More »

James Glickenhaus' New Toy: Ferrari Dino Competizione

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:15:00 EST

James Glickenhaus' new toy? The Ferrari Dino Competizione. [Garage419] More »

The 2009 Ferrari California Goes Outside To Get Some Sun

Mark Arnold — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:20:00 EDT

Those of us who have been waiting to judge the styling of the new 2009 Ferrari California until we had non-studio photos to look at are in luck: Judgement day has arrived. These are the first shots we've seen of the brand new folding-hardtop Ferrari outside of the studio and not wrapped up in camo. But we're still not sure what we think about the styling. More »

2009 Ferrari California, Revealed!

Ray Wert — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:48:59 EDT

Ferrari welcomed us all a little bit early to the Hotel California, and yes, it's a lovely place. In fact, check out the lovely face on the new 2009 Ferrari California just to see if we're wrong. Despite being told we'd need to wait at least another week before shots would officially go live, the prancing stallions at Ferrari have revealed three press photos of the new Ferrari that's been alternately called the "Ferrari GT," "Ferrari California GT," "Ferrari Dino" and "Ferrari Little Tiny One" in the spy photos. OK, maybe not that last one. But the rest of them are accurate. Whatever we used to call it in the spy photos, it's now set to take on a bit of West Coast flair. We'll be pleased as punch to see it in person in Paris later this year. For now, check out the photos below and press release after the jump.
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Ferrari GT Spied Again, Still Teasing Us In Camo

Mark Arnold — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT

With just under 8 days until the official reveal of the new Ferrari GT, our anticipation keeps rising as the countdown clock keeps ticking. These new shots show off the camouflaged rear end of the upcoming stallion, an angle we haven't seen much of. Interesting to note are the vertically stacked tailpipes, something not seen on any other current Ferrari model. Technical details are still unconfirmed, but whatever kind of engine is in there, it sure sounds pretty dang good. More »

First Official Sound Clips Of The Ferrari GT

Mark Arnold — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:40:00 EDT

We just told you about the new sound clips released of the soon coming Ferrari GT, but since some of you may be using some sort of strange internet browser that inhibits you from listening at Ferrari GT Countdown, we figured you'd like it if we provided you with the teaser clips here. Like we said, it's gonna be a baby Ferrari love-fest as that countdown clock keeps ticking closer to zero. More »

Ferrari GT Coming in 10 Days, 23 hours

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:40:00 EDT

The buzz machine for the pending Ferrari F149 just got a lot louder. A teaser website for the pending prancing pony which is apparently now called the Ferrari GT just went up and it's not only touting the time line for our first look, but also gives a specific countdown —10 days, 23 hours as of this printing 20 minutes — AND engine noises (swoon), AND a look at what we're assuming is the door handle. Hold onto you butts folks cause it's probably going to be a Ferrari GT love-fest for the next 10 days. [FerrariGT Countdown] More »

Ferrari F149 Dino California GT Thingamacar Caught Without Crazy Rear Camo

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:20:00 EDT

Despite the deadline for the really real pictures of the new Ferrari F149 (or Dino, or California GT) being supposedly only days away now, new shots have surfaced showing the true shape of the car. Now we're getting somewhere, we can see the tail end drops off with a very Berlinetta-like gusto and the overall shape reminds of the Maranello, though much smaller. The camo also suggests a fairly large radiator intake and two smaller intakes for something down low below the headlights. Very interesting Ferrari, this small GT thing you're working on has got potential. (h/t to Ard-Jan) More »

Baby Ferrari F149 Dino California GT Or Whatever Caught In Action At Fiorano

Mark Arnold — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT

You've already heard about the upcoming baby Ferrari. A lot. Though we're not sure if it'll be called Dino, F149, California GT, or something else. What we do know is that we're told we can expect it to expose itself in about two weeks. And now, we may also know what it looks and sounds like in motion around Ferrari's Fiorano test track. Is that a V8 we hear screaming through the tailpipes?[YouTube via autoblog.nl] More »

Ferrari F149 Makes Photographic Debut... in Two Weeks?

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:45:00 EDT

The rumor mill has been churning at full froth lately over a possible new model from the shops of Maranello and Modena. One set of reports calls it a Ferrari Dino, another calls it the California GT and as of late, the third option is the Ferrari F149. Whatever it ends up being, Topspeed is reporting images of the new car will hit the web in just two weeks time. This means some outlets must have embargoed pictures — which means we'll probably be showing you shots later today after somebody jumps the gun and spills them all over upon seeing a story up saying the words "Ferrari F149." We all know how itchy those trigger fingers can become. But until then, we'll just have to be content to peek again at the spy photos of the Ferrari F149 / Dino / California Dreaming / Whatever and the knowledge that something is on it's way. We think. More »

New Ferrari Dino Breadvan Caught Testing

Mark Arnold — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:20:00 EDT

You love it, you hate it. The possibility of a front-engined V8-powered Ferrari "Dino" seems potentially sacrilegious, yet quite titillating. We're not exactly sure what to think about the new baby from Maranello. The idea of a smaller, more attainable Ferrari is fine with us, but we usually associate the "Dino" name with a mid-engined V6 model. Actually nobody is really sure what the car will be called. We don't even know if the car will be built by Ferrari in Maranello, or outsourced to Maserati in Modena. It's speculated the sales goal will be 4000 units of the new car. Either way, if it keeps the current breadvan profile of this current test mule caught by the advice giving Aussies at CarAdvice, we're all for them calling it whatever they want to. Mmm... breadvan. More »

Possible Ferrari Dino Spied At Track, On Toy Store Shelves

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:20:00 EDT

We keep being told there's no plans for a Ferrari Dino in the future and no cars are in the works. Info like that flies in the face of suspiciously Ferrari Dino-shaped cars on dynos and today's fresh Ferrari mule running around a test track. World Car Fans is running a spy photo of what is either a shocking new shooting brake, or a very heavily camouflaged Ferrari. Speculation puts the car as a platform mate of the Maserati GranTourismo on a diet and sporting V8 power. Guess we'll just have to wait for the Paris Motor Show and see what the new car looks like and what it will be called. Or we could head over to Toys R'Us. World Car Fans is also reporting... More »

Ferrari Dino...Mule or 599?

Ray Wert — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:40:00 EDT

We just got the following missive and photos from Brenda Priddy, who's claiming this here taped-up Ferrari is none other than the alleged mini-stallion, the Dino. Here's what Brenda's telling us: More »