1970 Ferrari Dino 246 GT same owner for nearly 50 years!

The Bring-A-Trailer online auction for this Dino 246GT is now live and can be accessed directly here: bringatrailer....
This Dino 246GT comes fresh from 47 years of uninterrupted "Hollywood" celebrity ownership. It is all matching numbers and it has never been restored. It will be sold in an online auction with our friends at Bring-A-Trailer. When the auction goes live, I will update the description here with a link to the auction.
1970 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
European “M-Model” Scaglietti Berlinetta
Year 1970
Make Ferrari
Model Dino
Type 246 GT “M-Model"
Chassis No 246 G. T. ★01168★
Body No 56M
Engine No 0006429 (FIAT)
Engine No 425 (Ferrari)
Gearbox No 572
Chassis Type 607
Engine Type 135CS
Gearbox Type 607R
Then:
Exterior Color Argento Metallizzato 106-E-1 (Silver Grey Metallic)
Interior Color Pelle Beige VM 3218 Connolly
Now:
Exterior Color Red
Interior Color Black Vinyl
Completed November 3rd, 1970
Ordering Dealer M.G. Crepaldi S.a.s., Milano, Italia
Original Owner Sig. Gnecchi, Milano, Italia
Then Imported to the States and registered in California with 2nd owner in 1975. Car was repainted to red and interior in black vinyl.
Sold to 3rd owner, Mr. Geoffrey Mark Neigher of Los Angeles, California. Registered on California blue and yellow plates, “800NPU.”
The original California title and registration list the car under VIN: “246DN001168”
Mileage 54,197 kilometers (Believed to be 154,197 kilometers / 95,813 miles)
This particular Dino 246 GT is an extremely early “M-model” and the 26th example completed. These followed the earlier 206 GT and 246 GT/L-models of 1968-1970. They were the first examples built to finally return the Dino model line in general into a profitable program for Ferrari as the early 206 GT and 246 GT/L were quite expensive to build and never returned a profit. The “M-Models” had a very short production run from October, 1970 to June, 1971. Just nine months before the definitive “E-Model” would bring about the final changes to the Dino line up and introduce as well a “GTS version to supplement the original “GT” Berlnetta model.
There were only 357 of the composite bodied 246 GT “L-Models” built and and there were 497 of the new “M-Models” however the final variation and the most vastly produced would be the “E-Models which numbered 1,431 GT Coupes and 1,274 GTS variants for a total production of 2,705 Dino “E-Models.”
246 G. T. ★01168★ gains a celebrity owner
Geoffrey Mark Neigher (Know as Geoff Neigher) was a a prolific and highly successful Hollywood producer and writer, with one Emmy win and two nominations, best known for his television series Northern Exposure, Picket Fences and Murder One.
He started his career in 1974 as a writer for the TV show Rhoda, a spin-off of the highly successful Mary Tyler Moore show. He was later produced on no less than 14 different television series with his most active years in the 1990s and early 2000’s before mostly retiring thereafter.
He contributed regularly with discussions on his ownership and purchase with various members of the internet community on Ferrarichat.com where he was well known and highly respected having had his Dino for nearly half a century.
In June of 2023, our company had the car formally inspected prior to agreeing to a purchase. The car was in running condition but had quite a few deferred maintenance issues and was riding on 17 year old tires. Compression was checked and found to have the following results:
1 135psi
2 135psi
3 140psi
4 140psi
5 135psi
6 140psi
After completion of inspection, in July of 2023 after nearly 50 years of ownership, Geoff Neigher finally agreed to the sale of his beloved Dino. The car was purchased by our company and sent to James Millar in San Diego for full services and safety inspections. While there, various repairs were made and deferred maintenance issues brought current and all new tires were installed.
The car was given a second compression test with the following results:
1 135psi
2 135psi
3 140psi
4 140psi
5 140psi
6 150psi
A variety of issues remain with the car, which is missing a spare rim and tire, general lack of books, records and tools and cosmetics that need attention in the form of crazing and cracking of the paint throughout the car.
It is nonetheless an extremely fun car to dive without any amount of guilt and could be improved upon over time or restored fully back to its rare, original delivery configuration when it was painted new in a beautiful shade of silver-grey metallic.
Let me know if I can assist with inspections, test drives or shipping quotes.
Kind regards,
Bill Noon
Symbolic International
At Veloce Motors Vault
9340 Dowdy Drive Suite 102
San Diego, California 92126 USA
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Website www.symbolicinternational.com

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Manny kind thanks everyone, this Dino has been sold! Bill Noon

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This Dino 246GT comes fresh from 47 years of uninterrupted "Hollywood" celebrity ownership. It is all matching numbers and it has never been restored. It will be sold in an online auction with our friends at Bring-A-Trailer. When the auction goes live, I will update the description above with a link to the auction.
Best of luck,
Bill Noon

[@billnoon5658]

The Bring-A-Trailer auction for this Dino 246 GT is now live. A link to the auction can be found in the description above. Best of luck to everyone, Bill Noon