NART Zagato

A picture from 2000 Meadowbrook Concours
http://www.velocityjournal.com/pictures/org/54/2572.html

 

I am curious to know, what was/were the reasons that this car was built? Was it an idea of Luigi Chinetti to market his own car?

 

I was at the RM Auction, this car is so ugly. I am being nice by saying that.

 

I can see a vague resemblance with the Swiss Monteverdi.

 

Looks like a slammed AMC Pacer. Yuck.

Just goes to show, money doesn't buy taste.

 

Coco Chinetti tried his hand at designing cars from time to time. I guess not everyone of his experiments was a success. I worked on a similar car at Chinetti's in 1976. I believe that it was based on an Oldsmobile Toronado but others have argued that it was also a Cadillac.

 

If anyone is really interested in the history of this thing, there is an article in Car & Driver, July 1971, that relates Coco Chinetti's efforts in having the car built.

The picture shows the car at the Turin Auto Show in 1970.
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I don't know anything about this car, but since there seems to be so many people that dislikes the looks I need to make my voice heard.

I think it looks nice ! Some nice 70s looks combined with some influences from the 60s There are some same looks in Lambos and Maseratis from that era.

 

yep, its a mixture of the Monteverdi "Hai" (rear), Lamborghini "Marzal"/Maserati "Mistral" (center) and Maserati "Simun"-prototype (front).

I don`t like the US-looking wheels! Its more for fat Cadillacs with ol`chaps inside than for steemy Italians!

Ciao!
Walter

 

A column mounted automatic transmission ? Yuk

 

It looks like it is for sale again at this dealership! http://vdvgrant.be/sale.php

 

I think they're part of what makes this car great Such a wacky mixture of styles. Overall looks good IMO, especially like how long it is (looks?). Congrats Olczyk.. and how was it to drive?