1972 Dino 246 GTS Review: A Dream Drive In The Badgeless Ferrari

Growing up, I kept only two model cars on my shelves: a British Racing Green E-Type Jaguar and a Rosso Corsa Ferrari Dino. Few cars epitomize their respective automakers—or even their national automotive design eras—like an E-Type or Dino, even if the latter actually proved quite controversial given the badging and nomenclature that differentiated it from "true" Ferraris like the 250 GTO or 275 GTB/4.

Regardless of full Ferrari status, when Putnam Leasing recently reached out with an opportunity to drive a 1972 Dino 246 GTS, I couldn't pass up the chance to take a spin in one of the cars that set my formative mind on track for a lifetime of automotive obsession.