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This is part of the ItalianCar.net archive - go to ItalianCar.net now NEWS ARCHIVE Zagato reveals Ferrari 575 GTZ
Italian car design company Zagato is celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of its all-time classics, the 1956 Ferrari 250 GTZ, by building a 2006 re-interpretation of the original classic for one of Japan's leading car collectors, Yoshiyuki Hayashi. The original Ferrari 250 GTZ, which was also commissioned by a gentleman driver and collector in the best Zagato tradition, is a sublime synthesis of prestige and performance, elegance and sportiness, to the point that it can boast the highest value of any car in the luxury period sports car market. The 250 GTZ has won numerous competitions and concours d'élégance, and it represents a dream come true and because experts and fans consider it one of the most beautiful cars in the world. Yoshiyuki Hayashi is a famous Japanese car collector, who owns numerous cars of great historical value, including several Ferraris such as the 166MM, the 250 Spider California, two Daytonas - a coupé and a spider - and the Enzo. In the classic tradition of the keen purchaser of exclusive cars who stimulated the creativeness of Italian coachbuilders in the 1950s and 1960s, Yushiyuki Hayashi asked Zagato if it would be possible to create a body for his 575M, in the style of the famous 250GTZ berlinetta. When Zagato received this request, it informed Ferrari of the project, which would be a good opportunity to celebrate the model's anniversary, and then created a car that harked back to the 250 GTZ, built around the Ferrari 575. Like its forebear, the 575 GTZ has an all-aluminium body and sports two-tone paintwork with styling cues and volumes that explicitly refer back to the 1950s. The new 575 GTZ has the Ferrari prancing horse on its bonnet and the Z of Zagato on its side. The concept of sporting elegance, functional design that does not merely follow the trend of the moment but strives for pure performance, and the ultra-light aluminium body are Zagato is well known for its ultra-light aluminium body designs. In the 1956, the 250GTZ was shown at the major concours d'elegance, and - 50 years later - the 575GTZ will be presented in a world premiere at Villa D'Este classic car event.
© italiancar.com.au 16/04/06
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