1965 Lamborghini 3500 GTZ (Zagato)

In 1965 famed Coachbuilder Zagato executed 2 very stylish examples of the GTZ with both 3 and 4 litre powerplants in Lamborghini 350GT chassis, the well known 3500GTZ #0310 & the "missing" 400GTZ #0322. The lines of the car were heavily influenced by the Ferrari 250GTO63.

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The beginning of the collaboration between Zagato and Lamborghini dates back to 1965 when the Milanese brand conceived two exemplars of the Lamborghini 3500 GTZ on the mechanical basis of the 350 GT.

During an official meeting in Sant'Agata Bolognese with Ing. Stanzani - body division - and Ing. Dallara - technical division - Elio Zagato, first son of founder Ugo, proposed the construction of a 350 GT with a special body for Marquis Gerino Gerini, former F1 pilot.

Zagato received a shortened chassis and dressed it with a light aluminum body with surfaces and volumes adopting the typical Zagato cut-tail: a solution which originated from the philosophy at that time for racing cars with a Zagato body and transferred with success to a more comfortable and well refined Gran Tourism car.

The 3500 GTZ was officially introduced at the 1965 London Motor show. Some weeks after, Zagato received a new order from Dani Gambirasi, cousin of Giuseppe Pesenti, at that time Head of Lancia.

Zagato

Появление новой марки не осталось незамеченным известными кузовостроительными фирмами. Zagato среагировала одной из первых и построила единственный экземпляр купе, явно перекликавшийся с некоторыми ее кузовами, созданными на шасси Ferrari.

Знак Тельца (Владимир Князьков) - Журнал «МОТОР», Декабрь 2007 года