2009 Ferrari Dino: Who Needs Ferrari, Portuguese Create 1:1 Scale Prototype!

The Dino is on, the Dino is off, the Dino is on; how many posts have you read about Ferrari’s hypothetical plans for reviving the Dino nameplate in the near future? Certainly more times than you can handle. So the hell with Ferrari! A Portuguese designer named Ernesto Freitas decided to take action and build a real-life size prototype of a future Ferrari Dino without any Ferrari involvement at all! We don’t have all the details on our hands yet, but we’ve contacted Ernesto and we hope he’ll be able to answer all our questions soon enough. So for the time being, follow the jump and check out the current image gallery. -Click "Read More..." below to check out the gallery

We thank our friend Vincent from Autoblog.nl for the tip!

Pics Via: Ferrarichat

Ferrari Dino Concept - Design Proposition

Based on various rumors that Ferrari’s planning to revive the Dino, 22-year-old CGI artist Urgur Sahin created his vision of how a modern interpretation of the legendary Ferrari should look like. While Urgur’s proposition stays true to the original design language of the classic Ferrari Dino, thanks to its more compact dimensions, the car feels more dynamic. However, in our opinion, it also looks less sensual compared to the original, but we’re not designers so just forget we said that.

Since we posted this article, we guess you’d also like to hear what we have to say about the “Dino rumors”. Well, put it this way; if the Dino is associated with the F430’s successor, then yes, these rumours could end up being true but if we’re talking about a "base" Ferrari aiming at Porsche's 911, then simply forget about it. Why make Ferrari less exclusive by broadening your clientele when you can do that with Maserati? -More pictures after the jump

Via: Autoblog.it