Zagato 550 Barchetta

Some time ago there were rumours about a Spider version of Zagato's 575 GTZ. These rumours were heavily denied and now we know for sure they were not true.
It is in fact a 550 Barchetta with 575 GTZ body style!

Pictures of the car appeared in Zagato's latest book.
Check: http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=1
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Very cool, although, you seem to give us lots of pictures of special coachbuilts, but not of the one that we REALLY want to see!!

Interestign car regardless, i like it!

 

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I really like the look of that one too.

 

Was it built for someone ? who owns it ? And where are the 599 GTO pics ?

 

Beautiful. I wonder where the car is? I would really like to see how the top works.

 

More pics here: http://www.carsuk.net/ferrari-550-gtz-the-last-zagato-ferrari/

 

As a Barchetta owner, I'm sorry to say that I don't care for the lines on this Zagato-bodied car. At all. But, to each their own. Looks like a BMW Z8.

CW

 

No crazy about the views, but the front-on is not bad. I do like the roof--wish I had one.

 

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'zactly. save me an original Barchetta. (give me about 2 years...;-)

 

Looks like Zagato's lawyers had the pictures removed.

 

Nice Design, somebody can like somebody don't, as any consideration in the field of aestetics. i like it. Mr harada had done again his miracle keeping out a great design car looking to all past model of italian bodywork cars inline with the OEM tradition and staying on the 575-550 package.
Great and stunning result. Thank you again Nori.

All other things a bugle. Probally images are stolen or illeagy leaked from sombody in next days going in heavy legal position since Coachbuilders and Automotive producers usually
get this kind of projects under confidentially agreements till the final model (if any) will be on sale.

Best regards nice images.

 

The whole situation is crap. I knew about these cars back in 2007 and posted a photoshop which Zagato had me remove. I suspect that these cars are not approved by Ferrari hence all the litigation.

As far as I know two cars have been made.

 

Ah! That photoshop was yours? I noticed on supercars dot net that the photoshop had been replaced by an ordinary Zagato 575 Coupe.

 

Here you can find the removed pictures and some information about the car.:

http://www.worldcarfans.com/109102822718/ferrari-550-gtz-zagato-and-ferraris-swansong-collaboration


Xander

 

Wow looks like it is a US car!!

 

Another case of plagiarism, perpetuating the same assumptions. Boo to carsuk for the terrible watermarks on images that were not even their own and boo to everyone else for copying them.

Does Zagato really think they can keep stuff like this under wraps?

 

Also noticed this similar article on Autoblog: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/zagato-marks-the-end-of-an-era-with-custom-ferrari-550-gtz-barch/

I'd still rather have a regular Barchetta...

 

Sorry to bump an old thread, just find this interesting, saw one this morning at Cars & Coffee in Scottsdale, Arizona.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/agup627/4486977307/
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Thank you for bumping an old thread! Got any more shots?

 

I do, I'll upload them later.

 

That is sweet! I'm assuming that lives at the Scottsdale Auto Museum since it has been mentioned they have a huge Zagato collection.

 

Yes, it does. Owned by Mr. Walton. I saw it when he brought it to Scottsdale Ferrari for service when I was picking up my 550. While unique, it looks alot like a Panoz. Sorry, but it just doesn't do it for me.

 

The 550 Zagato shown above does live in AZ but not at the Scottsdale Auto Museum. The guys there have seen it and when the car was shipped here the original body panels were sent also. Kind of strange seeing the old body cut off and stacked up next to the shinning new Z.

 

.....kept all the original body panels.......