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Ercole Spada: One Step Beyond

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1963 Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato. Ercole Spada: “I felt a real necessity to design something completely different.”

By Pete Vack

All quotes attributed to Ercole Spada are from Spada by Bart Lenaerts, Lies de Mol with Ercole and Paolo Spada.

As we reflect on the life of the late Ercole Spada, I realized that for a good part of my life, my primary automotive focus was on the cars built by Zagato. I wanted a Zagato because they were race cars, lightweight, didn’t rust, and often are Alfa-based and just as often, beautiful. They were in a class of their own, and stylistically a step beyond the normal.

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Arutunoff and the Lancia Appia Zagatos

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Toly, number 29, getting by an Elan and a Ferrari at the Bahamas. With Dick Irish he would finish 39th in the Nassau Trophy race in 1964.

Story by Toly Arutunoff

In 1964 it seemed like I needed a companion in the garage for my Lancia Flaminia Zagato. The previous year, after our good finishes in the Targa Florio, Nurburgring 1000km, and Spa 500km, the factory offered me a straight swap for my car and one of the GTS Appia Zagatos, guaranteed for 117 mph. I turned the offer down, but later I saw an ad for an Appia Zagato in Rhode Island for $900. I heard it call my name and before I knew it we were on our way east from our lair in Oklahoma. [Read more…] about Arutunoff and the Lancia Appia Zagatos

Abarth, Ferrari, Lancia and others at Vernasca

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Philip Van Looy's amazingly loud 1966 Abarth 1600 OT Periscopio.

Philip Van Looy’s amazingly loud 1966 Abarth 1600 OT Periscopio.

Photos and captions by Jonathan Sharp

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In addition to the dozens of Alfas, our man Sharp also photographed other makes, and here we present Abarth, Fiat, Ferrari, Iso, Lancia, Porsche Serenissima and Veritas and more. Ed.

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From Team Abarth France Christophe Pont's 1970 3000 V8 SE 020

From Team Abarth France Christophe Pont’s 1970 Abarth 3000 V8 SE 020.

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Arutunoff and the Appia Zagato Part 2

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At the Monterey Historics with the second Appia Zagato.

By Toly Arutunoff

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I have previously related the tale of my first Appia Zagato. You’re gonna think I’m mildly nuts but just as George Starch can’t remember what he did with his Zagato, I can’t remember what happened to mine! I’ve seen it advertised a few years ago in Hemmings as ‘Toly Arutunoff’s car’ but I never checked on it. [Read more…] about Arutunoff and the Appia Zagato Part 2

Arutunoff and the Appia

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The Arutunoff Appia Zagato at the Walter Mitty at Atlanta in 1984. Photo by Pete Vack

By Toly Arutunoff

In 1964 it seemed like I needed a companion in the garage for my Lancia Flaminia Zagato. The previous year, after our good finishes in the Targa Florio, Nurburgring 1000km, and Spa 500km, the factory offered me a straight swap for my car and one of the GTS Appia Zagatos, guaranteed for 117 mph. I turned the offer down, but later I saw an ad for an Appia Zagato in Rhode Island for $900. I heard it call my name and before I knew it we were on our way east from our lair in Oklahoma. [Read more…] about Arutunoff and the Appia

The Boniface Picnic

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Lancia Appia Zagato third series. Photo by Carl Goodwin.

By Carl Goodwin

Once every fall, before the weather gets too cold, Dr. Ray Boniface stages a car show benefit for breast cancer research. It’s probably the most interesting show in the Cleveland area, with better cars and a nicer venue than the local British, Italian or German Car Shows.
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