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Hi everyone! Here's a 1971 Dino that I've just finished and I've been waiting to get my hands on this one! Let me start by clarifying that this is not a Ferrari (contrary to popular belief). Dino is a separate brand and was produced to put an "affordable" sports car out on the market; the "poor man's Ferrari" as it's been called. I believe this was one of Ferrari's final attempts to try and pull the company out of financial turmoil, but ultimately wound up in a merger with Fiat. Legend has it that right around the time of the merger Ford also showed strong interest in Ferrari, but I suppose they decided to keep it Italian and joined forces with Fiat. Anyway, nuff said here's the goods!
Very swirly monster and lifeless finish...
Wipers removed
Side mirrors removed (these are actually mirrors from an old Alfa Romeo... this Dino didn't come with mirrors)
I'm not quite sure what the heck it was, but there was some hard, black gunk all over the car, which took me about 2 hours to remove with some of my swanky new super elastic heavy duty clay bar.
This is some very elastic clay
All the badges removed and given to my father-in-law for reconditioning. The Ferrari badge was a crappy aluminum one that someone made so he made a cast from it and re-poured it with brass and had it chrome-plated.
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A big chip in the paint by the trunk. This was actually a useful thing because I had no idea how thick the last layer of paint was (lots of fillers and Bondo on it).
Years of built-up gunk... this old man's been really neglected.
Another chip. After all the polishing was done I repainted these chips with some rosso corsa flavored paint and a very fine brush. I put about 12 coats on these to "build up" the layers so they'd be on the same level.
The boot looked like poo... actually the entire car looked like hell, but this part really added to its aged appearance.
"Hey look! Grandpa's colostomy bag can double as a windscreen wiper fluid reservoir!"
This entire area was scrubbed with a wire brush to remove the old, flaky paint.
Repainted
All repainted with a satin black finish.
The pans under the louvers on the engine compartment were also removed and repainted.
I went to town with the black spray paint on this one . It has a lot of black parts everywhere that were chipped and faded.
Other side of the engine housing also painted.
I didn't paint anything on the motor tough. I spent quite a while cleaning the engine with APC lots of brushes and rags.
A refresher of the damage. These weren't your average swirls... these were deep and it was obvious that the car had never seen a "sand-free" car wash in its life. I could feel these swirls/scratches with my bare hand...
The test area after 3 steps. This paint was actually pretty hard for a SS, so to level everything out I used a wool pad and Intsa Finish Insta Cut #15, followed by a polishing pad and #15 and then finished up with a finishing pad and Insta Cut #30.
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All covered up at the end of day 2. I wanted to keep it as dust-free as possible and also wanted to keep the polish oils on the paint as long as I could.
Wipers repainted
The latch that holds the small window shut had to be reglued.
All finished! I only vacuumed and dressed the interior with Insta Finish Leather Conditioner. The total time on this was 20+ hours, but believe me I could have spent another 20+ on it... I had to finish it in time for a show that it's going to (the took it to the show by trailer on Thursday). The owner was very happy to see this old-timer sparkling again . Wax for today was Migliore Primo. Enjoy the afters!
Chipped paint before >>
Now filled in. The color was slightly off, but not really noticeable.
Refinished and new badges all back in place.
Thanks for reading and to all the Playboy subscribers, thanks for "reading"!
- Jesse
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now how in the hell am i supposed to post here in this section when you do work like this! that was outstanding. this has got to be my favorite write up of yours. I loved this one bud. your a true pro!
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Beautiful resto work there my friend! Jobs like these are always very rewarding...
Thank you, Todd! Yep, I had fun doing that one, but I wish I could have spent a little more time with it
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Originally Posted by ramtough
That is one nice old ride. I bet you enjoyed yourself. Car looks amazing.
Thanks mate and yes it was avery nicea!
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Originally Posted by bufferbarry
now how in the hell am i supposed to post here in this section when you do work like this! that was outstanding. this has got to be my favorite write up of yours. I loved this one bud. your a true pro!
Thank you for the kind words my friend! I've got something coming for you soon...
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Originally Posted by Superior__Shine
I would have flown to you and helped out for free on that one (not that you needed any help)
AWESOME WORK!
Thanks Joe! I'll be sure to let you know when the next one like this rolls around !
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Originally Posted by MuttGrunt
some of your best work Jesse! Truly amazing and I don't know how you can keep out-doing yourself bro. SICK stuff, and I can't wait to see what's next
Cheers Marc! I've got a couple Maseratis, a Porsche and some other stuff that I may post soon, but nothing special like this one .
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Originally Posted by Cactus1
Great job! The Dino 246 is my favorite sports car of all time.
Thank you, sir!
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Originally Posted by Pats300zx
What a resto Jesse !!!! Amazing work.
Cheers Pat!!
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I've got a couple Maseratis, a Porsche and some other stuff that I may post soon, but nothing special like this one 
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