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Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 1.3 S - Coupé in a designer tracksuit

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Created on May 21, 2013

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Bruno von Rotz

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Balz Schreier

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Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 1.3S (1971) - elegantes Karosseriekleid ohne Firlefanz

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Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 1.3S (1971) - optisch vollständig eigenständig in der Fulvia-Baureihe

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Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 1.3S (1971) - praktische und einfach gehaltenene Fastbackkarosserie von Ercole Spada

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Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 1.3S (1971) - ursprünglich als Rennsportmodell gedacht, aber wegen der Fulvia HF dann als GT positioniert

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Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 1.3S (1971) - gegenüber dem Fulvia Coupé optisch grössere Passagierkabine

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Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 1.3S (1971) - die Heckklappe kann motorisch zur besseren Durchlüftung angehoben werden

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Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 1.3S (1971) - elegantes Armaturenbrett mit viel Holz

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Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 1.3S (1971) - wie beim Serien-Coupé ist der V4-Motor geneigt eingebaut

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Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 1.3S (1971) - viel Chrom im Frontbereich

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Lancia Appia GTE (1961) - Vorderansicht der Zagato-Version

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Lancia Appia GTE (1961) - Zagato-Variante des Modelles Appia

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Lancia Flaminia Sport 3 C (1961) - die Zagato-Version war integraler Teil der Lancia-Flaminia-Palette

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Lancia Flavia Sport (1964) - Heckansicht des in kleinsten Stückzahlen von Zagato gebauten Sportwagens

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Lancia Flavia Sport (1964) - hübsche Silhouette der Zagato-Version

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Lancia Fulvia (1966) - die Limousine mit klassischen Stufenheck

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Lancia Fulvia Coupé (1966) - frühes Modell

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1,3 S (1971) - mit mehr Leistung

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1,3 S (1972) - mehr Leistung und Drehmoment

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 S (1968) - charakteristische Heckansicht

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 S (1968) - Vorderansicht

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 S (1969) - das Heck verjüngt sich bei der Zagato-Version stark nach hinten

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 S (1969) - grosse viereckige Scheinwerfer prägen die Front der Zagato-Version

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 S (1969) - zusammen mit Fulvia GTE, Coupé 1.3 S und Rallye 1.6 HF

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 S (1970) - schmale Reifen, grosse Radhäuser - so wurde vor 40 und mehr Jahren gebaut

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 (1967) - das Heckfenster konnte motorisch für bessere Durchlüftung einen Spalt breit geöffnet werden

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 (1967) - inmitten der ganzen Fulvia-Familie mit Limousine, HF und Coupé

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 (1967) - mit hübscher Coupé-Karosserie

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 (1967) - wandelte sich vom für den Rennsport gedachten Sportwagen zum komfortablen Tourensportwagen

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 (1968) - die Rechteckscheinwerfer waren typisch für ihn

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 (1968) - mit viel Chrom vorne

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1600 (1971) - mit dem 1,6-Liter-Motor war diese Zagato-Version die schnellste Fulvia überhaupt

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 (1968) - schnörkelloses Design

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1600 (1971) - die Zagato-Version lief über 190 km/h

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Lancia Fulvia Sport (1966) am Michaelskreuzrennen 2011 (Startnummer 264)

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Summary

Zagato built the Lancia Fulvia Sport for almost ten years, a great success for the medium-sized coachbuilder. The Zagato version was completely different from the Fulvia Coupé built by Lancia, Ercole Spada had designed an unmistakable body that impressed with its above-average aerodynamic qualities. This report documents the history and characteristics of the Fulvia Sport Zagato and portrays a Series 2 model in detail, supplemented by extensive archive material and two sales brochures.

This article contains the following chapters

Zagato-Lancia tradition
Aerodynamic and practical
Technology of the Fulvia Coupé
Intended for racing?
One of the world's best vehicle designs
Continuous further development and adaptations to the series brothers
Handy sports car
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The Zagato variants already had a long tradition when the Lancia Fulvia was introduced as a saloon in 1963 and as a coupé in 1965. So it was only logical to build a Zagato version of the Fulvia as well, and this was to become the most successful model ever built by Zagato. Zagato had already built lightweight and aerodynamically optimized sports versions of the predecessors of the Fulvia model. The sleek coupés based on the Flaminia, Appia and Flavia were popular with sports drivers and loved for their design. Zagato then presented its own Fulvia variant at the 1965 Turin Motor Show. The Fulvia offered good conditions for an independent body design. Designer Ercole Spada placed an elegant fastback body on the floorpan, which was completely different from the Fulvia Coupé built by Lancia.

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