Auch Zagato-Modelle aus dem Motorsport gehören zu den Ikonen ihrer Zeit, sind allerdings deutlich seltener, tauchen daher in öffentlichen Auktionen so gut wie nie auf. Daher ist der in diesen Tagen zu versteigernde Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato Competizione eine echte Sensation.
von Achim Stahn
Es gibt verschiedene Angaben, doch höchstwahrscheinlich wurden nur 25 gebaut.
Dieser
fantastische Rennwagen hat eine grandiose Historie, im Auftrag des
Lancia Racing Teams entstand er bei der Carosseria Zagato in Mailand.
Das Team rund um Cesare Fiorio bestellte dort Ende der 1960er einige spezielle Renn-Varianten des Modells Fulvia Sport.
Natürlich
mussten sie für einen erfolgreichen Einsatz leicht, gut zu fahren und
leistungsstark sein – auch auf der Targa Florio, dem legendären
Langstreckenrennen auf öffentlichen Straßen, beim 24-Stunden-Rennen in
Daytona oder bei den 12-Stunden von Sebring.
Erstbesitzer
dieses Fahrzeugs war der sizilianische Rennfahrer Angelo Rizzo, danach
lenkte ihn Emanuele Parrinello auf diversen Strecken.
Der Wagen wird vom 10. bis 17. Januar bei Car & Classic versteigert.
Erwartet werden 140.000 bis 170.000 Euro.
Wer mitbieten will, hier ist der direkte Zugang:
Hintergrundwissen Zagato
Die
1919 von Ugo Zagato in Mailand gegründete gleichnamige Carrozzeria war
von den ersten Tagen an beeinflusst vom Flugzeugbau und dessen Design.
Zagato wird gerne als Besessener beschrieben, einer dem es perfekt gelingt die berühmte Verkörperung von Schönheit und Biest zu erschaffen.
Die immense bei Zagato verankerte Leidenschaft führte zu außergewöhnlichen Renn- und Sportwagen.
Der Lancia Fulvia Sport wurde zur meistverkauften Zagato-Kreation, insgesamt rollten rund 7.100 zwischen 1965 und 1972 aus der Mailänder Manufaktur.
Entworfen hat den Wagen der große Ercole Spada.
Der
Vierzylinder-Motor übertrug seine Kraft über eine
Viergang-Handschaltung auf die Vorderräder, im Laufe der Zeit wurde er
immer potenter, wurden aus 90 PS am Ende 115 PS im 1600 Sport.
Diese wilde Lackierung in Orange ist typisch für viele der Competizione-Autos, die zwischen 1967 und 1971 unterwegs waren.
To our english readers
In the first days of 2024 a are and historically significant Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato Competizione heads to auction. Run from January 10th to January 17th.
Owned
by the acclaimed Sicilian driver Angelo Rizzo and later by the
gentleman driver Emanuele Parrinello, the car was designed for the Lancia Racing Team and has a rich and successful sporting past.
Italian racing style
At the end of the 1960s the director of the Lancia Racing Department, Cesare Fiorio, ordered some special examples of the Fulvia from Zagato with lightened bodywork based on the 1300 version of the Lancia Fulvia Sport, which was already a success for the famous Italian coachbuilder.
Thus was born one of the most significant cars of the period on a competitive level, the Fulvia Sport 1.3 Competizione.
With
the 1,300 cc 4V engine and aluminium alloy bodywork riveted to the
steel bodyshell, the racing version of the Fulvia Sport Zagato was light
and powerful, as well as comfortable to drive thanks to its front-wheel
drive setup.
In
the golden days of hill climbs, rallies and great endurance races, this
model sent shivers down the spine, and what's more, it had a massive
dose of Italian style, with the inimitable aesthetics of the Milanese
body shop founded in 1919 by Ugo Zagato.
All
of the bodywork, including the engine compartment, is lightened with
holes of different sizes, crafted with great artisan precision and the
windows are not glass but much lighter 4mm plexiglass, with the
exception of the wind shield.
Intended for private teams and
drivers, this race version was produced in incredibly limited numbers –
just 25 according to the most accredited sources. Three cars went to the
Squadra Corse HF, with another three heading to the Jolly Club Milano.
The Fulvia Sport Competizione had a rich list of results and was most at
home in the Targa Florio, where the cars were class winners in 1968,
1969 and 1971. Today it is believed that 19 remain in circulation, of
which one, with chassis number #1905, belonged when new to the Messina
gentleman driver Angelo Rizzo and is coming up for auction on Car &
Classic, the largest online platform in Europe dedicated to the purchase
and sale of historic vehicles.
Maintained in excellent condition
and retaining perfect performance, the Fulvia is available for
pre-viewing from January 1st at this link:
www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1968-lancia-fulvia-sport-competizione-stradalezagato-nMAYJn
The start of the weekly auction is set for Wednesday the 10th with an auction estimate of 140 - 170 thousand euros. This example preceded, within the same production batch, the famous Fulvia Sport Competizione with its 1600cc engine and chassis number #1911, which ran in 1969 at the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, always winning its class.
In 1968, when he was assigned the car by Cesare Fiorio, Angelo Rizzo had already been crowned the Italian Touring Car category champion in the 1300cc class in a Fulvia HF.
Known
by the name Radec, with which he participated in countless national and
foreign races, the driver was part of the Scuderia Tridente. He had the
Competizione prepared by Facetti in Cormano (Milan), after which he
immediately took part in the Targa Florio in 1968, and then again in
1969 but only as the driver and not the owner as he had sold the car in
the meantime.
With this car, Radec also achieved an excellent result in 1968 at Catania-Etna, then the longest uphill race in Italy, where he finished sixth overall.
With this car, Radec also achieved an excellent result in 1968 at Catania-Etna, then the longest uphill race in Italy, where he finished sixth overall.
At
the end of the season, after several other excellent placings, he sold
the car to driver Emanuele Parrinello, who competed in it throughout
1969. During this period some slight modifications were made to the car,
including the elimination of some rods of the front grille and the
plexiglass caps of the front headlights. This is also the period in
which the car ended its career due to the decision of the owner not to
adapt to the new directives for Group 3. It was then repainted in
elegant Lancia Blue until an owner in the early nineties restored it
back to its original appereance.
The car today presents in the characteristic San Siro Red livery that Zagato originally chose. It features four adjustable shock absorbers, four new Pirelli CN36 tyres, five original 13'' Campagnolo rims and five (new) Cromodora 14x6 rims with new Vredestein 185/14 all season tyres.
The car today presents in the characteristic San Siro Red livery that Zagato originally chose. It features four adjustable shock absorbers, four new Pirelli CN36 tyres, five original 13'' Campagnolo rims and five (new) Cromodora 14x6 rims with new Vredestein 185/14 all season tyres.
The
10/37 gearbox was prepared by Officina Ratto and is also suitable for
road use but the short competition gearbox used for uphill racing also
remains with the car and is in perfect working order. The Competizione
features two 35 Dell'Orto carburettors with trumpets, oil radiator,
battery switch, Brantz rpm detector and front leaf springs on roller
bearings as per the original build. Inside, the panels and seats are
original, in the characteristic light blue imitation leather adopted by
Zagato for the Competizione.
In
addition to the Ferrero Sandro Munari steering wheel, the Momo steering
wheel used by Radec in competitions is sold separately. The exhaust is a
new Inox Aros with Gr4 manifold. The car is also equipped with two side
exhausts as used in racing.
The number 4 shown in white on a black circle on the sides was assigned to this Fulvia in the 1968 Targa Florio, in which it was the second car to start. The car's participation in the race is widely documented in the “Zagato Fulvia Sport Competizione” bible written for Nada Editore by Carlo Stella and Bruno Vettore, who was also one of the owners of this example in the late 1990s.
Even
the next custodian, the current owner, is not exactly a stranger, if
only in the industry, given that he is a direct descendant of the
founder of Lancia, Vincenzo, and son of the engineer Francesco De
Virgilio, who developed the first ever V6 engine, which equipped the Lancia Aurelia.
Scrupulous
and very attentive to car maintenance, the enthusiastic custodian keeps
the Fulvia Sport Competizione in an air-conditioned garage.
In general, the sporting past of this fascinating racing car, which keeps intact all the wonderful flavour of the competitive events of its time, is testified by historical race photos, entry lists and competition results, as well as various chronicles of the period.
In general, the sporting past of this fascinating racing car, which keeps intact all the wonderful flavour of the competitive events of its time, is testified by historical race photos, entry lists and competition results, as well as various chronicles of the period.
Speaking
of the press, this car is also mentioned in several magazines,
including Auto d'Epoca of May 1998 and Automobilismo d'Epoca of May
2023.
The
list of the most recent races in which it has participated also
includes prestigious names such as the 2019 Coppa dei Fiori and the 2020
Floriopoli Cup, while in 2022 the car was seen at the famous Vernasca
Silver Flag dynamic elegance competition and, the following year, it
paraded at the Grand Prix of Rome in the heart of the capital.
The auctions take place online, last a week and do not involve having to move the vehicles from where they are located. To participate, simply register on the site and activate a free account to be able to bid. Even to sell, simply register on www.carandclassic.com, after which the preparation for the auction is assisted by our team of experts and offers the possibility of establishing a reserve price, i.e. the minimum threshold to be reached for the vehicle to be considered sold.
The auctions take place online, last a week and do not involve having to move the vehicles from where they are located. To participate, simply register on the site and activate a free account to be able to bid. Even to sell, simply register on www.carandclassic.com, after which the preparation for the auction is assisted by our team of experts and offers the possibility of establishing a reserve price, i.e. the minimum threshold to be reached for the vehicle to be considered sold.
Sorry, this book is sold out, ask ebay and co.
Only a few thousand Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato cars were produced
in the sixties and seventies. Among them were over 30 cars produced
especially for racing, named Competizione. Some were raced by Squadra
Corse Lancia and others competed in the hands of private or Jolly Club
drivers.
Two enthusiasts, both owners of the Fulvia Zagato and
Competizione versions of the breed, have reconstructed the story of
these special cars, outlining the events, the races, the racing
successes and their final destiny.
This book (ISBN: 978-8879112550) is rich in technical information and construction details,includes interviews with the drivers and the people that made up Squadra Corse Lancia.
This book (ISBN: 978-8879112550) is rich in technical information and construction details,includes interviews with the drivers and the people that made up Squadra Corse Lancia.
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