Celebrating the Art of Italian Coachbuilding
Celebrating the Art of Italian Coachbuilding
The Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato
The enduring collaboration between Lancia and Zagato started in the mid-50s, when the latter introduced the sports versions of the Appia. Later on, he gave his own sports interpretation of the Flaminia and Flavia models, and finally at the 1965 Turin Motor Show he introduced the Fulvia Sport. Marked by a strong personality and a stretched and angular style, the Fulvia Sport had better performances than the series Fulvia Coupé, thanks to its aerodynamic specification and to the lightening made by Zagato.
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…
