Zagato Car Books - History and Models

Zagato : Masterpieces of Style

It was in 1919 that Ugo Zagato established Carrozzeria U. Zagato & C., a business that acquired great fame in just a few years among the numerous car manufacturers of the period, first of all Alfa Romeo, which entrusted the Milanese body stylist with designing and building the body of the unforgettable 6C 1750.

From then on, the famous marque became synonymous with style - not only in Italy - designing a series of masterpieces including the Lancia Aprilia Sport, the various Panoramic cars of the immediate post-war period, the Aston Martin DB4, the Alfa Romeo SZ and TZ, the Lancias Fulvia, Flavia and Flaminia and many more.
From the '90s Zagato re-emerged as an atelier, designing small production run cars and sometimes one-offs for its wealthy clients.

Luciano Greggio, the automobile historian, covers the fascinating story of this prestigious body stylist.

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Ferrari by Zagato

1919 was the year in which Ferrari began driving racing cars and Zagato founded his couchworks, and from that moment their paths were to cross on several occasion. Every time Zagato got his hands on a Ferrari chassis, even without the official blessing of Maranello, he succeeded in building a beautiful car.
Even today these "Ferrari by Zagato" are shrouded in a certain air of mistery - not even the coachworks possessed documentation.

This book has bridged the gap.

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Zagato, chef-d'oeuvre du design

In 1919, the young Ugo Zagato opened his first automobile and aircraft body shop in Milan. In the 1920s, Zagato specialized in luxury and competition, becoming a key partner of the Alfa Romeo factory and then of Scuderia Ferrari.
After the Second World War, Zagato became a major player in the development of the Gran Turismo. Under the leadership of Ugo Zagato's sons, Elio and Gianni, the prestigious Milanese coachbuilder took on a semi-industrial dimension.

Enthusiasts will particularly remember the exceptional sports saga of the Alfa Romeo SZ and TZ. The firm, always a pioneer in innovation, then developed limited series of exceptional models that became "classics" highly sought after by collectors.
At the beginning of the 1990s, the third generation, embodied by Andrea and his wife Marella Rivolta, took the reins of a company in full evolution.

Today, the Zagato Total Design Studio, capable of producing both supercars and futuristic public transport with advanced technologies, also preserves in its workshops all the creativity and mastery of a genius craftsman.
Discover in this book the history of Zagato, this firm always a pioneer in terms of innovation.

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