
Ferrari Dino 246 GT Red Norev 1:18

About the Ferrari Dino 246 GT Red Norev 1:18
TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Ferrari Dino 246 GT reproduces the red mid-engine V6 grand tourer, launched deliberately without Ferrari badging and named for Enzo Ferrari's son Alfredo. Diecast construction includes typical opening features. A significant, historically pivotal piece for any Ferrari display.
Ferrari chose not to badge this car as a Ferrari at all, a deliberate decision that makes the Dino one of the more interesting strategic footnotes in the marque's entire history.
Diecast Reproduction of Pininfarina's Flowing Lines
The Dino's smooth, curving bodywork, styled by Pininfarina, is a shape diecast construction renders with good fidelity, and Norev's opening features typical of 1:18 scale reveal the compact, driver-focused cabin behind that low, flowing profile. The red finish highlights the Dino's sculpted flanks and distinctive side scoops, details that helped define the visual language Ferrari's mid-engine cars would carry for decades afterward. Panel gaps sit within the normal diecast range, an acceptable trade on a car whose surfacing rewards proportion and stance more than razor-sharp panel definition.
A Ferrari That Wasn't Called a Ferrari
Named after Enzo Ferrari's son Alfredo, known as Dino, this V6-powered mid-engine coupe launched without the prancing horse badge, a deliberate positioning choice meant to keep it distinct from Ferrari's flagship V12 models while still carrying genuine Ferrari engineering. The 246 GT became the production version of this concept, establishing mid-engine layout as a viable direction for Ferrari's future road cars, a path that would eventually lead to the marque's most celebrated modern models. Its historical importance to Ferrari's engineering direction is difficult to overstate.
A Pivotal Piece for a Ferrari Chronology
This Dino belongs early in any Ferrari mid-engine lineage display, marking the moment Maranello first proved the concept could work.















