What is this?

Well, the experts chime in please. I thought that there were two roadsters built by Zagato, one was just on the market (In Germany)?

Even if this is a chopped coupe, it seems priced low for a car that approaches $500k (Even if it needs everything, including a roof).

I sent the seller an email. Weird and interesting.

Mike

2 SSZ's built. Chassis # are 10405 (1956 SS chassis) and 10593 (1958 SS chassis). The first car on period pics has an assymetric air intake on the hood, the second one has a centered on that appears wider than the one on the picture shown above. The auxiliary light detail doesn't quite look right on the picture above. Also the above side grilles are more consistnet w/ the assymetric car.

The first car (metallic silver) was shown at the Geneva Salon in 1957 and the second car (two-tone) was shown at a 1958 Concour d'Elegance in Venice.

In Michele Marchiano's 1987 book both cars are described as having disappeared.

Also the car for sale has different tail lights, has been first registered in 1954 and has single carb. I'd put my money on recreation.

I'll take the AWE that they have for sale!

I vote for the replica conclusion...the windshield posts are the key imho.

why not chrome?, why not separate posts? why try and do something that would be a massive challenge: to bring the body work up and enclose the windshield when there would be no design advantage to it?

2 cents...

Got a message from the seller:

Hello,
Thank you for your mail. This one is not an original one. It originaly
is a 1900 rebuild with a Zagato body. Full aluminium body.
If you need any other information, don't hesitate to contact us again.


I asked when and where the body was built and by whom

Anyone notice the windshield? It doesn't seem tall enough, relative to width, to be the real deal...looks like the maker sectioned the windshield frame after apparently chopping the top.