VIN: the works / NART Ferrari Dino 206 S chassis 008
History of chassis 008
Chassis 008 was a Dino 206 S Spyder originally destined for use by Scuderia Ferrari.
008 debuted alongside four other Dinos at the 1966 Monza 1000km (round three of that year’s World Sportscar Championship). It was allocated to Nino Vaccarella and Bob Bondurant. However, the car’s maiden event came to an untimely end in second practice when Bondurant crashed at Curva Grande and incurred extensive damage. Period reports stated the car was a write off.
Thankfully, Bondurant emerged unhurt.
008 was rebuilt back in Maranello and next appeared six weeks later for the Nurburgring 1000km (round six). By this time, the car had been sold to Ferrari’s US distributor, Luigi Chinetti, for his North American Racing Team (NART).
008 arrived in Germany sporting NART’s trademark white and blue stripes. It qualified ninth in the hands of Pedro Rodriguez and Richie Ginther.
By the end of lap one, Rodriguez had moved up to sixth. Later on, having stayed out longer than the opposition, 008 temporarily took the lead during the first round of stops.
Retirements came thick and fast throughout the race. As rain began to fall during the final 250km, it looked like 008 and the works 206 S of Scarfiotti / Bandini might be able to catch the lead Chaparral. After nearly seven hours of racing, the sister car came home just 42 seconds behind winning Chaparral (driven by Phil Hill and Jo Bonnier). Rodriguez and Ginther were another 33 seconds down the road in 008 to take the final podium position.
Having seen off the threat from Porsche, the Dinos claimed first and second in the under two-litre Prototype category.
At the Le Mans 24 Hours two weeks later, 008 was allocated to Charlie Kolb and George Folllmer who qualified 32nd. Unfortunately, 008 retired during the third hour with a lack of oil pressure.
After a refresh back at the factory, Luigi Chinetti sold 008 to American team owner, Bruce Schroeder.
Schroeder entered the Dino for Charlie Kolb to drive at three events over the late summer of 1966: Kolb finished sixth overall and second in class at the USRRC Mid-Ohio race and then posted a brace of DNFs (at the Road America 500 and Bridgehampton Can-Am).
For 1967, chassis 008 was sold to Fred Baker of Miami. Baker ran the Dino at Sebring (under a NART entry) where Charlie Kolb and Ed Crawford failed to finish as a result of a driveshaft failure.
008 was then sold back to Luigi Chinetti who gave it one more outing in period. The Dino made its final appearance at the 1968 Daytona 24 Hours where it was driven by Kolb and Pedro Rodriguez. They retired during the third hour with cylinder head failure.
Luigi Chinetti retained 008 until 1971. At this point it passed to Floridian collector, Walter Medlin, via Arizona dealer, Harley Cluxton.
Medlin retained the car until the mid 1990s.
Notable History
Dino 206 S Spyder
Scuderia Ferrari, Maranello
25/04/1966 WSC Monza 1000km (N. Vaccarella / B. Bondurant) DNS (#36)
Sold to Luigi Chinetti, Greenwich, Connecticut (NART)
05/06/1966 WSC Nurburgring 1000km (P. Rodriguez / R. Ginther) 3rd oa, 2nd P2.0 class (#12)
19/06/1966 WSC Le Mans 24 Hours (C. Kolb / G. Follmer) DNF (#38)
Sold to Bruce Schroeder, USA (Schroeder Racing Team)
28/08/1966 USR Mid-Ohio (C. Kolb) 6th oa, 2nd U-2 class (#1)
04/09/1966 USR Road America 500 mile (C. Kolb) DNF (#11)
18/09/1966 CAM Bridgehampton (C. Kolb) DNF (#1)
Sold to Fred Baker, Miami (Fred Baker Racing)
01/04/1967 WSC Sebring 12 Hours (C. Kolb / E. Crawford) DNF (#35)
Sold to Luigi Chinetti, Greenwich, Connecticut (NART)
04/02/1968 WSC Daytona 24 Hours (P. Rodriguez / C. Kolb) DNF (#80)
1971 sold to Harley Cluxton, Arizona
1971 sold to Walter Medlin, Kissimmee, Florida
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