Late in the 1950s and into the early 1960s, Ferrari developed a series of V6 engines for Formula 1, Formula 2, and sports racing cars. As a budding engineer, Enzo’s young son Alfredo “Dino” Ferrari played an essential role in developing these engines and was a leading proponent of the V6 layout. The V6 proved to be very successful for Scuderia Ferrari in many forms of motorsport, including the 1961 Formula 1 season, where Phil Hill drove his 156 to a World Championship. Sadly, young Dino suffered from muscular dystrophy and passed away in 1956, never getting to see his efforts come to fruition. As a personal tribute to his late son, Enzo dictated that all future Ferrari V6 engines would carry the Dino name on the cam covers. Later in the decade, the V6 played a pivotal role in one of Ferrari’s most significant road car projects.
