Final Touches: Dino 246 GT Restored & Road-Tested! Part 4 | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2024
- Welcome back to Tyrrell's Classic Workshop for the much-anticipated final instalment of the Dino 246 GT restoration journey. This episode marks the culmination of our meticulous restoration process, where every detail has been lovingly attended to, bringing this classic beauty back to its former glory.
We begin with Iain, the seasoned Engine-Whisperer, in the workshop, fine-tuning the carburettors-an essential step before the Dino’s maiden voyage. With a screwdriver and hosepipe in hand, Iain adjusts the idle mixture, listening intently to the engine's every murmur, ensuring everything is in perfect harmony.
Then, it’s time to hit the road. Join Iain as he takes the Dino out for its first shakedown run since the restoration. Navigating the usual test route, with Iain’s expert eye and ear on alert for any nuances that need addressing. This initial journey is crucial, allowing the team to fine-tune the car to perfection.
Back at the workshop, Iain compiles his findings and sets about rectifying the most urgent issue noted during the test drive - the coolant temperature anomaly. It’s these final touches that showcase the care and precision that go into every project at Iain Tyrrell Classic Cars.
This series has not only been a showcase of classic car restoration but a testament to the passion and dedication that drives us. We hope you've enjoyed this journey as much as we have.
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Chapters
00:00 Dino 246 GT is ready
03:38 Engine whispering with a hosepipe
05:29 Door handles are more interesting than you might think
08:03 Dino shakedown on the road
17:18 Iain's test notes
19:25 Fixing the coolant temp issue
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Sourced from Wikimedia Commons unless otherwise stated.
Title: Engine of the 1957 Dino 156 F1 s/n 0011 taken while at the 1957 GP Napoli on 28 April 1957
Creator: Unknown
Licence: Public Domain
Title: Dino 156 F2 debuts at 1957 Gran Premio Napoli
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Licence: Public Domain
Title: Dino Ferrari in Ferrari 125 GPC
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Licence: Public Domain 
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Love the proper adjustment of the door handle. People putting so much passion and detail in their work are extremely rare. Very inspiring 👌🏼
Doing things properly is often not much harder than doing them badly. Sadly most people don't care about the quality of their work.
@@prt1527 You also have to know what "correct" is. That gets harder to come by with every passing year.
Dinos are still drop dead gorgeous and I remember Tony Curtis driving one (same colour) in the Persuaders, if you want to back up showing ages.
It's either perfect or it's not.
Superb words for life generally!
Ian is beyond a legendary car repairer.
The knowledge in his head needs to be carbon copied for fear that it gets lost one day!
@@prt1527Yes folks don't realise that doing it once correctly is far cheeper than doing it once incorrectly and then having to rework it to a correct standard. 😮
'They are either perfect, or they are not.' Spoken by a true professional perfectionist. Ian, thank you so much for this channel.
Thank you!
Yes, there are no degrees of perfection :)
Loved that line. Clearly, Iain never worked at the 'Close Enuf Machine Shop- where everything we do is close enough- probably.''
@@eldorado767 Happy you enjoyed it, thank you.
They are still drop dead gorgeous.
"We've got 3 other Dinos in the workshop" ... Said like it's a normal situation. Probably the only workshop in the world who has this situation 😊
Check DK engineering!
I think for Ian Tyrrell that does sound quite normal, when you consider how many Miuras and Countachs there are in the workshop at any time 😊
Claudio Zampolli's former crew in West Los Angeles. Every last bit as competent. I knew, and have known Claudio as well as Avio Piombetti for well over 50 years. The number of exotica one was priviledged to be around is nothing short of boggling. At one point when visiting he had no less than a staggering 4 LP 400s in various states of dissassemblage - ALL were there for complete drivetrain refreshment with two, bare metal complete nut/bolt restorations. As many are familiar. Claudio was the creator of the Cizeta V16T.
Riposa In Pace, Claudio....
Well done, lain.
@@bmepdoc9675Oh my... You've been blessed by the automotive gods. And a fun fact, not for you; but maybe some: Cizeta = Cee Zeta as in Claudio Zampolli
Dinos aren’t exactly rare
In my books one of the most beautiful cars ever made
I place it second most beautiful, behind the 288 GTO
@@joomlaserviceprovide and the 250 LM ;-) these are all magnificent looking cars
Nothing nerdy about perfection. Great video, as always.
The doorhandle segment says it all really. Another 20 minutes well spent, thank you.
Thank you for the video and your channel, Iain. I'm 75 years old and still get as excited as a kid when I see you've got a new video up! :🙂
Thank you!
Yes me to at your age and I was offered one of these in1974 , by a builder friend for £ 7,ooo , had to pass it over as just taken out a mortgage . And fire auto marine insurance had gone bust and could not get covers then at my age .Always loved the Dino and named our black cat after it . 😉
When Iain Tyrrell says your car "is a peach" and "absolutely gorgeous" You know you will be driving virtual perfection. Stunning work Iain on a stunning "FERRARI"
To my eyes the Dino becomes more and more beautiful within the changing context of contemporary times. The discussion of door lever perfection was classic!
Best car in gta vice city. Not the fastest, but 100% most enjoyable and useful.
The Dino has been pretty damn foxy since they rolled it out, imo. More of a classic that's for sure. The modern need for a "high seating position" has mucked up automotive styling in general. Being a slave to aerodynamics hasn't helped either.
@@cbotten106 The overall appearance of the design resonates with me on a visceral level. I suppose it's a thrilling ride!
I saw my first and only red dino in the UK in 1972 when I was 13 playing out on my bike. I thought it was the most beatiful car I had ever seen, and to this day it still is. I spoke to the owner and told him it was a beatiful car. I was mesmerised with it. The owner sold it and bought a V12 E type later on.
Watching this took me right back to then.
Thanks for that.
I had the exact same experience at 19 in '71 in downtown Seattle and I was following one all around town on my bike just to see what it was. When I caught up to it the owner said it was made by Ferrari and I should look for the dealership to see one close up. So I went to the Yellow Pages (I wish we had internet then) and found the showroom was on a pier over Lake Washington in the Leschi neighborhood. A beautiful setting for the most beautiful car ever! It was over $14000, forever out my reach.
I am in the UK, and the price of them here meant they would be forever out of my reach as well. I don't think Ferrari have ever made a nicer looking car than the dino.
In 1972 an e type was about £3,000 or so I read in a readers digest book so that would have been about $6,000 at the time, but I have no idea how much a dino was, but it was not something I could have afforded.
Brilliant restoration work she looks stunning.
I am loving the fluted glass top-up decanter. No plastic watering can for Mr Tyrrell’s customers. 😅 Amazing job.
Iain in his element- sitting in a freshly-restored Dino following its first test drive, aviators and a clipboard, making notes of the few things about the car that weren't exactly right.
Yes! The door handle adjustment is so satisfying. The touch points, sounds, and textures are where the enjoyment lives.
Okay, I know this is about the Dino. But I cannot look away from the blue Lamborghini Espada .❤
Just listening to Ian driving the Dino - one of my favourite Ferraris - makes me want to drive it, too. Wonderful work. Wonderful car. The shape is gorgeous.
That’s a stunning job. As for the door handles, when something looks that delicate and precisely conceived you really don’t want the action to shatter the illusion 👍
It’s a wonderful ethos to use a classic car’s original components. Patina is better than often below par after-market replacements. This is a really lovely little Ferrari
Gotta love the nerdy bits. Tickitty boo? That's a new one for me 😊 Thanks for sharing sir
That was one of my Mum's favourite sayings. As soon as he said it, I could hear her voice again.
Tickitty boo is a good thing I’m assuming .🤔
@@kevindimauro9689Yes, it means perfect.
Hi Ian I am a 73 year old mechanic in Aust and I remember tuning my triple su carbs with a hose back when I was about 18
Triple SU carbs - on a Jaguar?
What a beautiful car the Dino is. Specially this example! The original seats are magnificent. The door opener is a delight. The sound the turn signal makes, music. This car has been restored so beautifully with so much passion and showing respect not only for the designer of the car but also for the mechanics who originally put it together in a shop in Italy some 50 years ago. Can you imagine! It had been marvelous work back then, and it is marvelous work again today! Thank you Iain and team!
Thank you!
The sounds of this car very much remind me of the 911S and 250SLs of the same era. The exhaust and carbureted intake is combined with gear train and driveline to make suck a special symphony that hasn't existed for such a long time. Driving that Dino on a twisty road on a sunny day with all that tactile feedback and wonderful noise would be heaven.
Quite the strive to perfection towards every smallest of details as always, and what a lovely beautiful peach she indeed has become. What has surprised me the most is the glorious distinctive sound of the Dino engines as you've demonstrated earlier and here once again; just magic how she spools up with a distinctively pitched harmony. Thank you so much again for sharing this Italian Contessa of the roads 💓
Thank you!
I was going to comment pretty much what you said about the sweet sound of the engine, your whole comment is so eloquent and wonderfully put.
It certainly made me smile.😊
Mr Tyrrell, thats why we watch your channel . Pure attention to detail. Respect.
Attention to detail??
What about the 2 litres of coolant that was missing from the cooling system when it went out on its maiden voyage?
The balance of restoration versus preservation is where the magic is. When someone has enough money, they can thrown enough money at it to make it for all discernible purposes, “showroom new”. But what about the vehicle’s life and history and preserving things that are original?
This channel is a beautiful tribute to the balance of restoration versus preservation.
I miss my Dino - bought at auction from a museum collection it was terribly unreliable and I spent a fortune on it - kids and a lack of garage made me sell it - now I have no kids and an empty garage........ I sold it for 25 - probably worth 100's now
I imagine owning an exotic is a lot less stressful if you have a competent shop to work on it.
@@danpatterson8009I would say so. I have experienced the pain of having an incompetent workshop "work" (i.e. consume many £s) on a performance car. Not an exotic, but I wish I'd never ended up selling it.
Most upsetting when you realise you spent all that money for the current owner to benefit
@@danpatterson8009 HI there - well yes it helps - but is usually reflected in the bill - Houghton Turner And Mortimer of Northleach Ferrari looked after - it - £6K for a clutch change.....and that was thirty years ago!!!
I feel your pain. I’ve done something similar…..twice. One is difficult to reconcile, but the other one leaves me feeling like a terminal idiot 😅. Oh well, onward we go!
Yeh, I still miss my Dino's (GT/GTS) used as daily drivers in all seasons , sold back in the day - late 70's, when £7k was all they were worth.
I believe this is pretty much all the Ferrari you need for the UK roads. Small, nimble, quick enough, good deep sidewalls for rough roads, and very, very pretty.
I would have one back in a heartbeat 💚🤍❤
I was offered one mid 80's for £9k. Bought a Capri instead. Still consider that and my 2nd wife to be the worst decisions of my life.
Can only imagine the joy of having the first drive. Stunning result. The owner will be very thankful for all the hard work completed by a highly skilled team.
"perfect is best" and nothing else is acceptable from your shop, well done.
The Dino is pure automotive art & is definitely my favourite car of all time!
Thank you Iain for sharing this special car with your subscribers & I love the way you so nonchalantly say you have 3 others in the workshop...I'm sure there's not many places that can say that!
That elegant door handle design you demonstrated on the Daytona & then the Dino is a nerdy detail I really appreciate.
Keep up the great work! 👍🔥👍
Not only a magnificent piece of art, but also a quintescential sports car: mid engined, rear wheel drive, classic cockpit with a full array of analogue gauges (oil press and temp, coolant temp...). My god, I am in love...
I can tell by the way you are topping up that radiator you are a total pro Ian .. not a drop spilt . Takes a true mechanic to learn that skill .. lovely to see 👍
Would’ve been nice if it had been bled and topped up BEFORE the test drive.. not afterwards. 😒
Love the way Iain always takes his hat off to the lads workmanship on camera. The amount of talent in the workshop. I would guess largely bespoke.
If i may, I started out working in public aquariums in 1984, learned the job through daily commitment and observation. Totally bespoke, no-one except the boss to give advice because those fish hadn't been contained before, ended up displaying the first and only hammerhead sharks in the UK. No mean feat because they refused to eat for nearly 2 months in a community tank with other species of sharks 3 times their size. Proud of that.
Congrats on an interesting and diverse career!
Lovingly restored by a team of passionate and highly experienced team, of perfectionists.... Terrific!
The first drive after such alot of work is always a nervous one but so rewarding, well done lads, mine were never on such valuable cars but rewarding all the same.
Another great video Iain the quality of workmanship in your establishment is peerless. The Dino looks very impressive.
I'm only 35 but I still prefer pen and paper in many situations. What a lovely machine. Well done all of you. Also, keep it up with the nerdiness!
This might be a controversial opinion but I think the Dino's looks are on par with the Muira.
Also, Italian rims... They need an official appreciation society. A lot of modern rims are so gaudy. IMHO a rim should be a performance before style piece.
For me the Dino is much more beautiful than the Miura.
I'm not really a Ferrari fan in general but this Dino 246 GT is an absolutely beautiful shape and design. The restoration is as expected with anything that Iain and his team undertake - simply stunning.
Beautiful and the 246 GT Dino is my favourite car. 👍🏼👍🏼
Mr Terrell how could anyone think that your knowledge is nerdy your a world treasure thank you for these great videos.
I hope you have young people to teach because when you go there should be someone to pass this onto.
It is such a joy for me, to hear you checking and judging the vehicles that you do. As you are in the fortunate position of not needing to test drive every Nissan or Toyota, your specialist gift in driving top shelf automobiles is one of privilege, which is rarely available to most people. Knowing your stuff is a genuine gift, garnered over many years. The fact that your aim is to conserve is an admirable one, leaving such vehicles in fine shape, while the remainder go off to the car graveyard.
Thank you
Absolutely stunning!
Once again Ian and crew have managed to make a wonderful car " Tickety Boo!" Well done lads.
There is little more 'ordinary' than an undermaintained Ferrari. I have seen them left in desert car parks. I have seen them sitting in front of hotels with 'dead' paint and cracked interior leather. I have seen one sitting under shade trees waiting for a hobbyist mechanic to do whatever to it. To see a beautifully restored Dino is a real treat.
This is just nuts...3 of these is just mindB stuff...I can't even write right...good lord what a punch of a video Mr. Tyrrell...
I have been enamored with the Dino 246 GT since I first saw one in person in the early 1970s. It's a magnificent work of art!
Fantastic result for you and the team Iain. Craig did a hell of a cracking job with the interior. But I think the icing on the cake is the paint job. Plus not to mention all the new panels you had to weld in as well. I bet the owner can't wait to get it back and finally get behind the wheel again. Once again my hat is off to you Sir and all the guys behind the scenes Iain. 😁
Iain...your videos are so engaging. Thank you
Thank you!
I didn’t know I could appreciate door handle action so much ❤
That Red Dino 246 is simply beautiful. And I love those wheels! The leather seats have a certain “patina” for sure but yes, they could do with a bit of regular TLC. I always love it when that screwdriver and hosepipe are trotted out, as also the “stethoscope”. I am honestly quite sad that all modern cars are diagnosed with OBD sensors and very little mechanical, aural and other sensory “feel”. The modern world does lack “soul”. This Channel is for me, a weekly fix. Thank goodness there exists such superb, high quality content. Thank you very much to Iain Tyrrell for this. I do request that these videos are all kept permanently in a repository for us to revisit and enjoy in the future as well. And I also pray that these lovely cars are allowed to remain on the roads to delight us enthusiasts. I also love that Red Daytona. As has been said before, and indeed even on the Tyrrell’s Classic Workshop Channel, the Rover SD1 was so reminiscent of the Daytona, even though when they brought it to India (Standard Motors Madras) they gave it that really asthmatic and wheezy engine which totally let that beautiful car down.
And Sir, I cannot agree more that “things are either perfect or they are not” - its not Nerdy in my book, it is just the “Artist’s Passion” that comes to the fore, in your case. And Thank you very much indeed, for that!
Thank you indeed!
Fabulous. No more to be said. Another credit to you and your team Mr, T.
My favourite car ever, when I saw it in the early seventies fell in love with it and nothing since then has changed my mind. Another great video from a master craftsman and his team.
There's a 1971 Dino here in south africa which won the concours here recently. This Dino you've restored is immaculate. Beautiful restoration 😊
The Dino is an absolutely gorgeous looking car! Just beautiful! Sorry, I’m typing whilst watching. I’ll shut up now. Wonderful broadcast! ❤️👍
Rather nice that. Plus enjoyed the now obligatory hosepipe engine adjusting old school magic. A fun video.
Thanks Iain grade one nerdiness we all love.
Your recollections of driving the Dino on the Wirral 40 years ago reminded me of Harry's emotional connection with his Lancia Zagato and his visit to the Wirral.
Sheer class that door handle 👌
Such a perfect little Italian beauty….. definitely a head turner that could easily lead you astray 😊
In our city someone has a red Dino and you can hear him coming through the streets on a sunny day from a mile away beacause of that characteristic noise. What a nice enhancement this video is.
It just makes you feel good to look at the thing. Another work of art on wheels
Back in the mid 1970s I used to work in a hand car wash on a Saturaday. There used to be a regular customer who had one of these models I have always loved the look of these ever since.
Gosh that Daytona is absolutely sublime!
My favourite car of all time what a stunningly beautiful car the epitome of style
Iain your expertise and attention to detail never fails to amaze and impress me. Wonderful work and great video. Thanks
Thank you too
That has to be the prettiest car in the workshop, beautiful finish.
Thanks! Fun to watch the diagnostic process in real time, much appreciated.
For me, this is the most beautiful of all cars :) Loved and savoured every moment of this video
Superb as always
Brilliant! thank you Ian!
Iain, yours is by far my favourite automotive channel. There’s a glorious blend of deep knowledge, fastidiousness, amiability and your own evident enjoyment of properly analogue and beautiful machines.
Thank you!
This was the best TCW video, ever.
Wow- thanks!
Looks spectacular, both inside and out. That door handle segment took my existing door closing sound (thunk) OCD to another level! Please more nerdy details like that! Weirdly as a kid, the different ways ashtrays in cars opened and closed seemed to be a gauge of how posh the car was.
So beautiful... 😍 Every detail is so incredible perfect - my personal favorit is the shine of the plastic at the front indicators and the rear lights. And of course the door handle. I'm sure, they were not so perfect, when this car was new! But this is something to say about about the whole car. So: good luck for the next 51 years!
I really don't understand the people who say this isn't a real Ferrari. The story, the reason the heritage and the passion behind it is 100% Ferrari.
He designed it as his final exam at technical college, and his clise friend the late Peter Collins used to tell Dino about the fms he had seen at the cinema.
And fill in the diary , telling of his visit with Dino.
Absolutely stunning job by the team, as usual. Also, you can never get too nerdy about clever engineering.
I just love you Brother Tyrrell. So many things I wouldn't have learned. You are truly a special Soul. Shalom ❤️🔥 ❤️🔥 ❤️🔥
Thank you!🙏
An absolutely wonderful restoration by the Tyrrell team and a truly beautiful car that anyone would love to own. Many congratulations and thank you, Iain, for bringing us along for the ride. Please don’t apologise for any nerdiness! Those door handles are stunning in every way. Superbly presented as always 👏
The finished paint looks fantastic, mirror finish,superb job.😊😊
I agree. When just the assembled body was on stands, I stared at it. The contours, colour and shine are superb.
It’s such a lovely piece of machinery and restored with respect for the genius that made it in the first place. We need cars like this today to love and cherish for future generations to appreciate.
This is the reason I buy a lottery ticket. Stunning work , congratulations to everyone involved in restoring this masterpiece
Thank you!
I hope the Dino will return once it has been "run-in". Maybe then you can take us for another ride so we can hear her sing that beautiful and soul stirring song. Well done to you and the team!
Wonderful video. It is so nice to listen to the details and see such a car in motion. Thank you for sharing with us.🙂
I admire that you put as much care and attention into the door handle adjustment as one would a throttle cable. Wonderful!
The buried 246 GTS incident from 1978 in Los Angeles is a fascinating article, too. Love all things Dino related. Thanks for sharing 👍
Another superb and informative video Iain, in your words Tickety-Boo!
Congrats on the 175k subscribers. (It has been fun watching the channel grow.)
Thank you indeed!
Again a delightful moment.
Delivering a new born...
You are always special, Sir.
Thank you!
Yes Yes Yes Finally, we can see it resurrected👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
What an Awesome job, that's a very very gorgeous & happy car😍😍😍
Thanks Sir IAIN for all the Great work & making us part of this journey🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Stay Safe😍😍😍
Thank you too
Bloody beautiful! What a treat.
When Iain says “ I’m very very happy “ you know that perfection has been achieved
Other than the 911 a Dino / F40/ GT40 / Quattro would be my dream cars
Tickety boo 😊 looking forward to next Sunday too
Peobably better than when it left the factory.
The deep pleasure that is the maintenance of these jewels!
Very impressed with the "Jug" used to fill the cooling system, so Tyrrell😁
Absolutely beautiful, even more so for the lack of mirrors.
Dear me Mr Tyrrell you really are at the top! of your game outstanding!!!
P.S. of course it's a Ferrari! 😜
That's what's called attention to detail, it's the small thing that make or break a quality job!
Your encyclopedic knowledge and "tweaks" continue to astound me. What a stunning car!
50-year-old leather - wow!
Thanks
Fantastic restoration on the Dino, surprised it took 6L of water to top up radiator. Looking back into your workshop from the front doors at all the beautiful vehicles is awe inspiring, I noticed the back of the Jensen Interceptor, A vehicle I have always liked. Another car I like, is the Jensen Healey, with the Lotus engine.👍