Celebrating the Art of Italian Coachbuilding
Celebrating the Art of Italian Coachbuilding
The Lancia Fulvia Sport Spider one-off by Zagato.
At the 1968 Turin Motor Show Milanese coachbuilder Zagato showed the Fulvia Sport Spider, a 2-seater roadster based on the Fulvia Sport. The prototype reprised the lines of the Fulvia Sport, but was built on a 150 mm (5.9 in); the soft top folded underneath a flush tonneau cover. The car was finished in red, with matching leather covering the seats, dashboard and steering wheel; Plexiglas-covered headlamps were fitted. Outside details like the black front grille and Peugeot 202-derived tail lights previewed the 1970 Series 2 Fulvia Sport
In the early months of 1968, Zagato, the coachbuilder from Milan, embarked on a new venture called the Competition. This project was commissioned by Cesare Fiorino and commenced with the Fulvia Sport chassis type 818.332 number 001890, concluding with number 001911.
The Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato: As had already happened for the Appia, Flavia and Flaminia, Lancia gave Zagato the task of creating the sport version of the Fulvia, equipped with an aerodynamic aluminum body.
The 1910s: Aeronautics Ugo Zagato was born in Gavello, near Rovigo, on June 25, 1890. He began his coachbuilding career in 1919 when he…
