The Partnership between Zagato & Aston Martin
From the DB4GT to the DBS GT, the Aston Martin–Zagato story unfolds through limited-run marvels, design breakthroughs, and a partnership that reshaped the GT world.
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The Italian Job: When Rolls-Royce Let Italy Do the Talking
The untold story of Rolls-Royce bodies secretly shaped in Italy—rare one-offs, royal commissions, forgotten prototypes…and a modern comeback that almost wasn’t.
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The Story of Tazio Nuvolari, the Fearless Flying Mantuan
Tazio Nuvolari, “the Flying Mantuan,” rewrote racing history with impossible comebacks, brutal crashes, and legendary wins that still shake motorsport today.
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Italian Vision of the MPV: The Monovolume Concept
Long before MPVs filled suburban driveways, Italian designers were shaping the monovolume with prototypes that ranged from pragmatic to outright outrageous. Their work rewrote how space, style, and function could fit under…
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Italian Coachbuilders and Mercedes-Benz: Sculpting the Star
When the precision of Mercedes-Benz met the artistry of Italy’s finest carrozzerie, a handful of rare machines were born—each a testament to vision, privilege, and design. From Castagna’s roaring ’20s town cars…
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Capricorn 01 Zagato Unveiled: 900+ PS, V8, Manual, Carbon Fibre Hypercar
Capricorn unveils the 01 Zagato, a 900+ PS V8 manual, mid-engined carbon-fibre hypercar designed by Zagato and handbuilt in Germany, limited to 19 units.
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Fiat 1100 TV: The Coachbuilt Coupés You Didn’t Know Existed
From Allemano’s sleek Filante to Zagato’s rare GT, explore how Italy’s top coachbuilders transformed the humble Fiat 1100 TV into a parade of unforgettable coupés.
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The Price of Progress: Why Italy’s Coachbuilt Icons Disappeared
Italy’s legendary coachbuilders—Pininfarina, Bertone, Zagato, Touring—defined postwar automotive artistry. Discover how rising costs, strict safety rules, and shifting tastes ended their golden age, and how the spirit of coachbuilding survives today.
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capricorn and Zagato Reveal Ultra-Limited Hypercar
capricorn and Zagato unveil their first-ever Zagato-bodied hypercar: a limited run of 19 handbuilt, analogue-focused coupes combining German lightweight engineering with iconic Italian design, debuting at Zoute Grand Prix 2025.
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The Golden Age of Advertising Vehicles in Italy: 1950s Rolling Billboards
In post-war Italy of the 1950s, before TV ads, advertising vehicles became the ultimate rolling billboards. Custom cars shaped like shoes, bottles, and toothpaste tubes turned everyday streets and the Giro d’Italia…
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Italy’s Plexiglas Revolution in Postwar Car Design
Discover how Italy’s carrozzieri used Plexiglas for panoramic roofs, racing weight savings, and concepts: shaping mid-century automotive futurism.
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Lancia Thema Plus by Zagato: The One-Off That Refused to Be Forgotten
In 1985, Zagato turned the elegant Lancia Thema into a sleek station wagon prototype — gifted, abandoned, resurrected, and now celebrated. Meet the Thema Plus, a true one-off with a coachbuilt soul…
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