| Author | Message | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2406 Registered: 2-2001 |
I would try to keep as much of the 550 mechanicals & suspension brakes etc. Just put a new Testa Rossa style body on it & a bare racing interior | ||
| Erich Walz (Deleteall)
Junior Member Username: Deleteall Post Number: 244 Registered: 12-2001 |
You may want to check the Speedvision.com acheives, they followed the build-up and posted six articles or so on it. | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1522 Registered: 8-2002 |
Quick blurb: "Possibly the most unusual car of the Italiano was a one-off project built by Steve Moal of Moal Inc. in Oakland who has built special hotrods for people like Tim Allen. The Zausner Torpedo, so named for its owner Eric Zausner, is a custom aluminum body open wheel roadster using the drive train of a Ferrari Maranello with its 5.5-liter 500 hp V-12 engine and six-speed transaxle. Everything else on the vehicle was custom fabricated by Moal, including the body, suspension components, ostrich leather interior and gauges. It took two years to build. I couldn't get a price for the project, but I'll bet Zausner wouldn't trade it for the McLaren. There are no plans to build anymore Torpedoes." | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 782 Registered: 2-2002 |
He has a company called Moal,Inc. in the San Francisco Bay area. He's a member of Bay Area Roadsters (www.bayarearoadsters.com), so maybe you could contact them and they could give you contact info. I did a google search, but I couldn't find a website for him. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2378 Registered: 2-2001 |
Bill, any idea where to contact this Moal fellow ? thanks | ||
| Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Member Username: Jaguarxj6 Post Number: 355 Registered: 2-2003 |
Here are two pictures a friend took during the Concourso in '02. Both links to larger pics in 1024x768. For the real adventurous, I have both in 1600x1200 on my hard drive. Sunny   | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 781 Registered: 2-2002 |
It was built by Steve Moal. | ||
| Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
Member Username: Bob308gts Post Number: 521 Registered: 9-2001 |
In reading the articles on the Zausner rod, it was built with a cost no object basis, I believe they mentioned $6000 just to modify the 550 shifter to fit the rod the way they wanted. Everything except the drivetrain was handbuilt just for this one car. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2366 Registered: 2-2001 |
Ive seen that car in the mags, nose seems to be based on pre WW2 Alfas Anybody know who built it ? Was it Zausner or is he the owner | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 779 Registered: 2-2002 |
Yes, that is the Zausner Hot Rod. | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Member Username: Whart Post Number: 958 Registered: 12-2001 |
That surely looks like it from this angle. | ||
| Mark Collins (Markcollins)
Junior Member Username: Markcollins Post Number: 184 Registered: 7-2002 |
this one?  | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 777 Registered: 2-2002 |
The car William Hart is talking about is the Zausner Hot Rod. | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Member Username: Whart Post Number: 957 Registered: 12-2001 |
Willi: there was a guy who had a hot rod built using a 550 drivetrain, it had an interesting retro saltflats style body, ostrich seats, etc. Was in alot of the magazines last year:- maybe somebody could find a pic.Owner was a west coast collector, if memory serves. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2358 Registered: 2-2001 |
I guess I'm obsessing about the pontoon TR cus I was driving on the track at Sebring with John Shirley's gorgeous pontoon TR. I think it would be so cool to get a wrecked 550 Maranello & rebody it with something similair to a pontoon TR body. What do you guys think ? This is after all what Ferraris own Rosso concept was although I think the Rosso hindquarters are more Miata than TR |