After a long time we are back with our 60S & 70S ITALIAN CONCEPT CARS series now to tell you all about 3 other Italian design houses. Today we are focusing on Zagato.
Following a career in aeronautics, Ugo Zagato decided to turn his attention to cars in the late 1910s. Cars at the time were relatively heavy and bulky, so using his experience crafting planes, he aimed to build cars that would be both lightweight and aerodynamic. His drive to create light cars garnered the attention of Alfa Romeo who asked him to build a body for the Alfa 6C 1500 that would place second in the 1927 Mille Miglia.
Zagato would continue to build early racers, building bodies for an impressive 36 cars that would compete in the 1938 Mille Miglia.
Zagato’s designs are present within the most iconic brands including in addition to Alfa Romeo the likes of Porsche, Lancia and Aston Martin.
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Maserati A6G Berlinetta Zagato (As advertised by RMSotheby’s)
Lancia Fulvia Zagato (as captured by Petrolicious)
Porsche 356 Carrera Zagato (as captured by Classic Driver)
Aston Martin DB4 Zagato (as captured by Petrolicious)
Manuel Guimarães
Light and Shade 