Best Finned Machine

[Matra et Alpine]

Actually what I have is a book There says that Zagato-bodied Appias had prominent rear fins, which were present on early cars only, and there's actually a pic were the fins can be seen.

Any chance of a scan ? Would be nice to see.

[austin healey]

'53 skylark my favourite just look at those lines

[Cyco]

Aston Martin DB4GT

[drakkie]

Got a pic of the Lancia ?

I don't. Google does.... How hard would it be to use Google, you n00b

http://advoc5te.homelinux.org/alr/Ac...agato%20GT.gif

[Matra et Alpine]

I don't. Google does.... How hard would it be to use Google, you n00b

http://advoc5te.homelinux.org/alr/Ac...agato%20GT.gif

I DID !! honest!

Well mistakenly "altavista" on this machine, it showed no images with fins

Odd "fins" though, they look for racing rather than road use - ie look added on quite clumsily. Every other picture is sans fins eg


Anyone go the background on it ??

[henk4]

now if anything does NOT have fins, it is the Appia Zagato

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...355#post428355

[Matra et Alpine]

now if anything does NOT have fins, it is the Appia Zagato

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...355#post428355

ah but see Ferrer's input where he indicated it was early cars onlya dn why I'm hopign he can get more info from his book.
Is the image Drakkie found a race special ? a development car ? or a "recreation" of a prototype ( which is why google images with no explanatory text aren't always the best )??

[henk4]

we can always ask Zagato...

[Matra et Alpine]

we can always ask Zagato...

Is your ouija board working well enough to speak with Ugo ?
Nothing in your book archives ?? I'm intrigued

[henk4]

Is your ouija board working well enough to speak with Ugo ?
Nothing in your book archives ?? I'm intrigued

I did not check , but yes, since last thursday, the Zagato doors are open

[LotusLocost]

Lotus 8
Lotus 9
Lotus 10
Lotus 11
Lotus 15
Lotus got som finned cars from the `50s
My favourite because of looks is the Lotus 10

[Ferrer]

You are all wrong! The Lancia did have fins on the back, and I've got a pic, a crappy one, but a picture nevertheless.

[henk4]

You are all wrong! The Lancia did have fins on the back, and I've got a pic, a crappy one, but a picture nevertheless.

of course Zagato made different bodies on the same car

[Ferrer]

of course Zagato made different bodies on the same car

Yes, even the early cars had Zagato's trademark, the double boulbe roof, which was lost on the later cars, which had a plain roof. At that time production at Zagato was pretty much hand-made completely, which means that you could personalise your car to suit your own needs, hence the slight difference between cars that were supposed to be the same.

The pic found by Matra is the protoype Appia GT, which was unveiled at the 1956 Turin Motorshow, and was equally at home in the Mille Miglia (which I presume is where the pic was taken) or at the odd concours d'elegance. However this desing was discarded because it was to fussy and had to many bumbs and humps. Appropiately it was nicknamed camello, which means camel in italian.

[henk4]

Yes, even the early cars had Zagato's trademark, the double boulbe roof, which was lost on the later cars, which had a plain roof. At that time production at Zagato was pretty much hand-made completely, which means that you could personalise your car to suit your own needs, hence the slight difference between cars that were supposed to be the same.

The pic found by Matra is the protoype Appia GT, which was unveiled at the 1956 Turin Motorshow, and was equally at home in the Mille Miglia (which I presume is where the pic was taken) or at the odd concours d'elegance. However this desing was discarded because it was to fussy and had to many bumbs and humps. Appropiately it was nicknamed camello, which means camel in italian.

thanks for that, btw also the older Zagatos not always have a double bubble, see the blue Maserati A6 in the Villa d'Este slide show...