08.09.2011 ZAGATO TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT UNIQUES SPECIAL ONES

UNIQUES SPECIAL ONES 2011 - FERRARI 2500 GT ZAGATO

Ferrari 250 GT Zagato – chassis number 0515GT – owned by American Zagato collector David Sydorick was prized with Best of Show award at Uniques Special Ones International Concours d’Elegance in Florence.

UNIQUES SPECIAL ONES 2011 - ALFA ROMEO TZ3 STRADALE AND ASTON MARTIN V12 ZAGATO

The two Zagato creations from this year came together on display at Uniques Special Ones. Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale (a limited edition of 9 units) was in Florence for its European première alongside one of the two Aston Martin V12 Zagatos (which won the Design Award for concept and prototypes at 2011 Villa d’Este Concourse d’Elegance) which attended the 24 Hours of Nürburgring on last May.

UNIQUES SPECIAL ONES 2011 - FERRARI 575 GT ZAGATO (2006)

Unique Special Ones also gave space also to special modern and show cars. The Ferrari 575 GT Coupé Zagato from 2006 was awarded with the Press award, which was presented by Gentleman magazine Director Franz Botré. Marella Zagato, Andrea Zagato’s wife, was on the catwalk at the wheel of one of rarest modern Ferraris. "The 575," said Mr. Botré, "enhances Ferrari 250 GT Zagato’s tradition on a modern take."

Ferrari 250 GT Zagato – chassis number 0515GT – owned by American Zagato collector David Sydorick was prized with Best of Show award at Uniques Special Ones International Concours d’Elegance in Florence. Two different juries (both technical and stylistic) voted it the winner among the 82 collectible cars that were entered. During the final contest the 250 GTZ 1956 was chosen ahead of a Bugatti Type 57S Cabriolet 1938 and the Ferrari 268 SP 1962.

Mr. Sydorick’s 250 GT Zagato won also all the prizes on offer in its class (Class 9 – The Gentleman Driver’s Choice): Best of Class for Originality, Best of Class for Style and Overall Best of Class. In second and third place were also two more Zagato styled cars: a Fiat 1100 E Berlinetta Zagato 1952 and a Fiat 8V Zagato 1953.

Press Award to the Ferrari 575 GT Coupé Zagato 2006

Unique Special Ones also gave space also to special modern and show cars. The Ferrari 575 GT Coupé Zagato from 2006 was awarded with the Press award, which was presented by Gentleman magazine Director Franz Botré. Marella Zagato, Andrea Zagato’s wife, was on the catwalk at the wheel of one of rarest modern Ferraris. "The 575," said Mr. Botré, "enhances Ferrari 250 GT Zagato’s tradition on a modern take."

Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale 2011 and Aston Martin V12 Zagato 2011 supported by more than twenty Zagato “unique” cars

The two Zagato creations from this year came together on display at Uniques Special Ones. Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale (a limited edition of 9 units) was in Florence for its European première alongside one of the two Aston Martin V12 Zagatos (which won the Design Award for concept and prototypes at 2011 Villa d’Este Concourse d’Elegance) which attended the 24 Hours of Nurburgring on last May. Their presence was supported by 25 Zagato bodied cars which covered more than 90 years of the Milanese Atelier’s story starting from the Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Testa Fissa Zagato in 1932 to the Bentley Continental GT Zagato from 2008 (only 9 units produced).

Ferrari 250 GTZ 1956

Only five Ferrari 250 GTZs were ever built. 0515GT was the first one on and one of only two with the distinctive Zagato’s “double-bubble”. It was commissioned to Zagato in 1956 by Milanese gentleman driver Vladimiro Galluzzi who entered it in several races and Concours d’Elegances until the beginning of the Sixties: Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti, Giro delle Calabrie, Bolzano – Mendola hillclimb, Coppa Intereuropa Monza, Trieste – Opicina hillclimb. 0515GT entered the Sydorick Zagato collection in the end of the 90s and participated in the most important events for classic collectible cars: Pebble Beach Concours, Mille Miglia, Cavallino Classic and Villa d’Este Concourse d’Elegance.

Ferrari 575 GTZ 2006

The 575 GTZ has an all-aluminium body, and, as a tribute to Ferrari and to two-seater Italian sports cars, it joined the exclusive group of cars that are the fruit of the tradition of custom-built process. When in 2005 a famous Ferrari collector wanted a Zagato 575, Milanese atelier informed Ferrari of the project, mentioning it would have been a good opportunity to celebrate the model’s anniversary. The result is a car that harked back to the 250 GTZ, built around the Ferrari 575. Paint and trim of every car  is absolutely was customized on the customer’s request. Only 6 units of the Ferrari 575 Coupé Zagato were built. In combination with only three 550 Barchetta Zagato, total production of Ferrari 550 – 575 with Zagato coachwork is only 9 units.

Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale

The “TZ3 program” ends with the beginning of deliveries of the TZ3 Stradale. It’s is based on the Viper ACR mechanical chassis (640 hp) with a carbon fibre body. “Bellezza necessaria” (“necessary beauty”) is the inspiration of this car which matches for the first time an USA power train and can represent the first American Alfa Romeo. It celebrates the road legal heritage of Alfa Romeo Zagato coupés: RLSS,  1500,  1750,  2300 and 2900 Zagato (20s and 30s), 6C 2500 Panoramica, 1900 SSZ  and the Giulietta SVZ (40s and 50s), SZ, 2600 SZ, Giulia TZ and Junior Z (60s and 70s) and S.Z. and R.Z. (80s and 90s). This car, like the TZ3 Corsa, was developed to take advantage of the Kamm tail effect.

Aston Martin V12 Zagato

Featuring a handcrafted aluminium and carbon fibre body, the V12 Zagato delivers a muscular design not possible using pre-formed panel techniques. There are Zagato design cues, which include the double bubble roof. The V12 Zagato was officially introduced at 2011 Villa d’Este Concorso and won (second time in a row for a Zagato bodied car) the Design Award for concepts and prototypes. A month later, two cars completed the 24 Hours of Nürburgring one of the hardest motorsport competitions in the world. The V12 Zagato will be produced in a limited edition: up to 150 units that will be produced in 2012.

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