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Fiat Dino

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The Fiat Dino, Type 135, was a front-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car that Fiat produced from 1966 to 1973. Its name refers to the Ferrari Dino V6 engine, which Fiat built and installed in the cars so that production would reach the numbers Ferrari needed to homologate the engine for Formula 2 racing. New rules for 1967 required Formula 2 engines to have no more than six cylinders and to derive from a road car with at least 500 examples built in twelve months, and Fiat and Ferrari signed an agreement made public on 1 March 1965. Aurelio Lampredi adapted the racing V6 for road use, and the same engine went into Ferrari's first series-produced mid-engined sports car. The Fiat Dino was introduced as a two-seater Spider at the Turin Motor Show in October 1966, and a 2+2 Coupe on a 270 mm longer wheelbase followed at the Geneva Motor Show in 1967. The name honours Alfredo Ferrari, nicknamed Dino.

Facts
Year
1966 1
Engine Class
Piston 1
Status
Out of production 1
Comparison
Body Style
Coupe 1
Body Style
Convertible 1
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Fiat, Networks and Operators
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Fiat Automobiles

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The Fiat Dino (Type 135) is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced by Fiat from 1966 to 1973.

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the Fiat Dino, a front-engined grand tourer assembled in Turin by Fiat
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1. Fiat Dino (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, maker
    The Fiat Dino (Type 135) is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced by Fiat from 1966 to 1973.
  • History, Spider
    The Fiat Dino was introduced as a 2-seater Spider at the Turin Motor Show in October 1966
  • History, Coupe
    a 2+2 Coupé version, built on a 270 mm (10.6 in) longer wheelbase
  • History, V6 engine
    The resulting Fiat-built V6 ended up being installed in two very different vehicles
  • Lead, country
    the Fiat Dino, a front-engined grand tourer assembled in Turin by Fiat
  • Of Make: Fiat, Lead
    The Fiat Dino (Type 135) is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced by Fiat from 1966 to 1973.
  • Exemplifies: Road Transport, Lead, road vehicle
    The Fiat Dino (Type 135) is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced by Fiat from 1966 to 1973.
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Ferrari Dino engine (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Ferrari Dino engine, 65 degree engine, Fiat Dino
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the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout Fiat Dino project was born
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