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© by ZAGATO – ZED Milano Srl

Idea & ConceptZAGATO – ZED Milano Srl and Leica Camera AG

PhotographyWinston Goodfellow

Art DirectionMarella Rivolta Zagato

Graphic Design & LayoutStefano Paties Montagner

TextWinston Goodfellow, Alvise Marco Seno,

Enrico Leonardo Fagone

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ZAGATO – ZED Milano Srl.

Delius Klasing Verlag

Winston Goodfellow

U S A C O L L E C T I B L E SZAGATO

LEICA

Leica & Zagato Design Tour

Journey’s Notes -Andreas Kaufmann -Marella Rivolta Zagato -Andrea Michele Zagato

Introduction: Enrico Leonardo Fagone

33 Zagato USA Collectibles -Alfa Romeo TZ2 -FIAT 8V Zagato Elaborata -FIAT-Abarth 1000 Compasso d’Oro -Aston Martin DB9 Spyder Centennial -Alfa Romeo TZ -Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.6 -Ferrari 575 GTZ -Maserati A6G/54 Zagato -Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider Aerodinamica -Maserati 450 S Coupé Zagato Monster -Aston Martin DB7 GT -Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Coda Tonda -Lancia Flaminia Super Sport Zagato -Ferrari 550 Barchetta Zagato -Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS Zagato -Ferrari 250 GTZ -Lamborghini 5-95 Zagato -Alfa Romeo Junior Z 1.3 -Lancia Appia Sport Passo Corto -Aston Martin DB-AR1 -Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca -AC Ace Bristol Zagato -Lamborghini 3500 GTZ -Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Zagato -FIAT 8V Zagato -Ferrari 3Z Spider -Alfa Romeo 1900 SSZ -Lamborghini Raptor -Aston Martin DB4 GTZ -Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale -Jaguar XK140 Zagato -Aston Martin Vanquish Roadster -Ferrari 250 GTZ Tour de France

Photographer’s Statement: Winston Goodfellow

Technical Sheets Back to Europe: Chantilly Concours d’Elegance

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Zagato – Collectibles and Design since 1919

Zagato is the last independent design brand left in Italy. Today the company is a modern Total Design Center and a coachbuilding Atelier specialized in tailor-made cars, limited edition series, style, engineering and V-Max concepts. Ugo Zagato founded his own company in Milan in 1919 after a strong apprenticeship in aeronautics. Adopting the typical “Milanese” design language, Zagato applied rationalism and functionalism to obtain maximum lightness and aerodynamics in comparison with the bulky and heavy structures of the period. This led to specialize, since the beginning, in sport and race bodies, coupé or spider, 2 doors/2 seats. As a result it established long standing collaborations with major brands, becoming their preferred choice for their most special models: race, Gran Turismo and fuoriserie ones. Today, after nearly one century of uninterrupted activity, the third generation of the Zagato family gives “consistency” the maximum role in the brand’s philosophy.

Leica – Passion and perfection for creating unique visual experiences

The history of modern photography – at least for the last 100 years – reads like a compendium of the history of technology but can, nevertheless, be expressed in two simple sentences: without Oskar Barnack (who, on 12th June 1914, submitted a patent application under the name “Lilliput” and modified the photographers’ tool in a way that changed everything), no Leica. Leica has a long history of focusing on perception and has developed innovative instruments that offer a unique experience. The result is a renowned series of cameras and lenses, and a superb range of sport optics including binoculars and spotting scopes. These products expand the natural limits of perception and open up new dimensions for human vision and insight. Leica quality is in a class by itself. Top-quality systems with intuitive controls provide the best picture results and offer unparalleled creative freedom. In this way, Leica helps transform vision into personal creative fulfilment.

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“Progettare è facile quando si sa come si fa.”

Designing is easy when you know how to do it.

Bruno Munari

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1918

“Si può apprezzare la bellezza non solo con la vista ma anche con il tatto, l’udito o

l’odorato, oltreché naturalmente con la mente. E a volte è possibile stabilire un contatto

con l’osservatore usando l’ironia e lo humor per esprimere la bellezza.”

You can appreciate the beauty not only with sight but also with touch, hearing and smell,

besides of course the mind. And sometimes you can establish contact with the observer

using irony and humor to express the beauty.

Rodolfo Bonetto

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MaseratiA6G/54 Zagato

(1954)

After World War II, Maserati expanded its production from open racing cars to include high performance coupes. The latter was spurred on by the rising popularity of GT (Gran Turismo), a new category made for closed cars with competition mechanicals. The first model was 1947’s A6 1500, on which Zagato constructed a coupe with radical Panoramica coachwork. Next was the A6G 2000 in 1950, followed by the greatest evolution in 1954 – the A6G/54. Powering this last version was a lusty inline 2-liter 6-cylinder engine that produced 160-170 horse power, and only the most significant coachbuilders were entrusted to design and create bodies for the model. The Zagato-bodied A6G/54’s had the greatest agility and speed, making them ideal for competition (many did race). Outside of a one-off spider, approximately 20 aluminum berlinettas were built in Milan. They were simple and pure in overall appearance, and aggressive in style. The car featured in this book (chassis number 2121) is the only A6G/54 built with the famed “double bubble” roof.

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Alfa Romeo8C 2300 Spider Aerodinamica

(1934)

There is very little historical documentation about the original coachwork of Alfa Romeo chassis 2311228. Some theories state it was originally a competition car, and raced by prominent drivers such as Tazio Nuvolari in the early 1930s. According to “The Legendary 2.3 Alfa Romeo 8C2300” by Simon Moore, chassis 2311228 was purchased by powerboat racer Ambrogio Castiglioni, and first registered on April 30, 1934. He sent the car to Zagato, and asked for a body with a more elegant shape. At the time the carrozzeria was experimenting with aerodynamic forms on Alfas (including other 8C 2300s), Fiats and Lancias, and incorporated much of what had been learned into the new body for 2311228. Highlights were the teardrop-shaped fenders built into the fuselage, and the steep slope of the large, front grille. In the 1950s, Colli rebodied this one-off Alfa with coupe coachwork that looked to be derived from postwar Carrozzeria Touring designs. When the current owner found it, he felt it was a “diamond in the rough,” and gathered as many period photographs as possible. He then had it restored it to its proper, open Zagato shape.

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Ferrari575 GTZ(2006)

Throughout the 1950s, many racing grids were filled with gentleman drivers-those individuals who had careers outside of racing, but were talented enough to compete at a very high level. One of the most prominent was Camillo Luglio, and in 1956 the successful businessman from Genoa commissioned Zagato to make a special Ferrari 250 GT in which he would end up winning the Italian GT championship. For the 50th anniversary of the first 250 GTZ, and to celebrate the other four Zagato-bodied 250s constructed in the period, in 2006 Zagato and Ferrari teamed up to launch another small series of special cars. The underpinnings came from the 575 Maranello and, like the original series of 250 Zagatos, just five were to be built. But six were made, because one client ordered two. In the tradition of the Atelier, every 575 was unique and a wonderful expression of the modern collectible car because of small detail variations on the body, exterior colors, and interior finishes. All were coachbuilt and tailor-made for each client, using traditional Italian craftsmanship and cutting-edge design technology.

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Maserati450S Coupé Zagato Monster

(1957)

The Maserati 450 S was the ultimate expression of a sport barchetta, and narrowly missed the World Manufacturers Championship in 1957. For that year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the year’s most important race, Maserati’s lead driver Stirling Moss suggested Zagato construct a radical fastback body. The car was designed and built in collaboration with aerodynamics expert Frank Costin, and Zagato produced a lightweight aluminum body in two weeks. Nicknamed “Il Mostro” (the Monster) because of its 420 horsepower V-8, it ran in the top three in the early stages but was forced to retire due to mechanical failure. The one-off Maserati then returned to the factory, and was purchased several months later by American Byron Staver who transformed it into a road-going GT. To celebrate Maserati’s Centennial in 2015, Zagato manufactured the “Mostro.” Conceived for the track, highlights include a 420 horsepower Maserati V8, carbon fiber chassis and body, and a weight of just 1,000 kilos (2,200 pounds). Just five examples were built, and there is the possibility this modern collectible car will be homologated for road use.

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Alfa RomeoGiulietta SZ Coda Tonda

(1960)

Alfa Romeo entered the European midsized car category in 1954 with the Giulietta Sprint. Its 4-cylinder 1300cc engine was developed further in 1956 for the SV (Sprint Veloce) version, and those mechanicals served as the basis for the lightweight Giulietta SVZ that was made by Zagato for a gentlemen driver clientele. The SVZ was 100 kilos (220 pounds) lighter and more aerodynamic than the standard Giulietta Sprint, and its ability to win races helped lay the foundation for an important agreement between Zagato and Alfa Romeo in 1958. Alfa would supply components and Zagato would build cars laced with the carrozzeria’s “special ingredients.” The first model born from this marriage was the SVZ, the most extreme Giulietta up to that time. The landmark “coda tonda” (round tail) Alfa Romeo debuted at 1960’s Geneva Motor Show, and used a Giulietta Spider chassis with a shortened wheelbase. The engine displaced just 1.3 liters, but thanks to the lightness and its aerodynamic aluminum coachwork, the car was capable of touching 200 kph (125 mph), a very high figure for the time. Professional and gentlemen racers lined up to buy it, and approximately 170 were made.

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Aston MartinDB7 GT(2002)

Two of the most magical names working together in the automotive field are Aston Martin and Zagato. Their first creation, the DB4 GTZ of the 1960s combined rarity (20 made), landmark design and outstanding performance. Today it is widely hailed as one of the most coveted models in Aston’s – and indeed, automotive – history. Those values were instilled in every Aston Zagato that followed, beginning with the V8 Vantage Zagato of 1985 (52 made), and Volante Zagato two years later (37 built). Both models were members of an elite group of cars that could be considered “instant collectibles” in that they have never sold for less than their original sticker price. Having a history of producing collectible cars in extremely limited production runs, it was natural that Aston and Zagato would team up to create the DB7 GTZ in 2002. Based on Aston Martin’s DB7 GT, the GTZ featured lightweight hand-beaten aluminum bodywork created by the Zagato design team. Just 99 (and two prototypes) were made at Zagato’s atelier outside Milan, and Aston Martin’s factory in Gaydon, England.

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