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{{Short description|Italian automobile designer}}
'''Elio Zagato'''
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(1921 - [[September 15]], [[2009]])
[[File:1947-05-11 Piacenza Fiat 750 Elio Zagato.jpg|thumb|Zagato behind the wheel of a Fiat 750 Sport Zagato (1947)]]
was an italian automobile designer.<ref>[http://www.zagato.it/pdf/eliozagato.pdf Elio Zagato (1921-2009)]</ref>
[[Image:1954-09-11 Coppa Intereuropa at Monza winner Elio Zagato.jpg|thumb|Zagato after winning the Coppa Intereuropa in 1954. His father Ugo is to the right.]]
'''Elio Zagato''' (27 February 1921{{spaced ndash}}14 September 2009) was an Italian automobile designer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zagato.it/pdf/eliozagato.pdf |title=Elio Zagato (1921–2009) |access-date=2009-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616025756/http://www.zagato.it/pdf/eliozagato.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


He joined his father [[Ugo Zagato]]s designer firm [[Zagato]] and, upon his father's death in 1968, took over management. Among his works :were
Like his elder brother Gianni Zagato (1929–2020), Elio Zagato was passionate about coachbuilding and joined his father [[Ugo Zagato]]'s design firm [[Zagato]] in Milan. Upon Ugo's death in 1968, Elio took over the company's management.
*[[Fiat 8V]] Zagato,
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*[[Alfa Romeo 1900]] SSZ,
*[[Ferrari 250]] GTZ,
*[[Maserati A6]] and
*[[Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato]]


He also raced cars and was one of the founders of [[Scuderia Ambrosiana]] of [[Milano]]. Races he won include [[Targa Florio]] and five [[GT]] series, as well as Coppa Inter-Europa,
Zagato also raced cars and was one of the founders of [[Scuderia Ambrosiana]] in [[Milan]]. He won the [[Targa Florio]] in 1959, the Coppa Inter-Europa in 1954, the [[Dolomites Gold Cup Race]] and the Berlin [[Avus]] Cup in 1955 as well as five [[GT racing|GT]] series.
Golden Cup of Dolomites and the Berlin [[Avus]] Cup in 1955.


Elio's son, Andrea Zagato, took charge of the family business in 2019, jointly with his wife Marella Rivolta-Zagato, daughter to Piero Rivolta of the carmaker [[Iso Automoveicoli S.p.A.]]
Andrea and Marello Zagato took over.{{dubious}}

Zagato's autobiography ''Storie di corse e non solo'' (''Racing stories and more'') was published in 2002.


==Books==
*''Storie di corse e non solo'' (2002). Autobiography.
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/6655142/Elio-Zagato.html Elio Zagato] – Daily Telegraph obituary

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Latest revision as of 13:33, 24 August 2023

Elio Zagato
Died14 September 2009 Edit this on Wikidata
Zagato behind the wheel of a Fiat 750 Sport Zagato (1947)
Zagato after winning the Coppa Intereuropa in 1954. His father Ugo is to the right.

Elio Zagato (27 February 1921 – 14 September 2009) was an Italian automobile designer.[1]

Like his elder brother Gianni Zagato (1929–2020), Elio Zagato was passionate about coachbuilding and joined his father Ugo Zagato's design firm Zagato in Milan. Upon Ugo's death in 1968, Elio took over the company's management.

Zagato also raced cars and was one of the founders of Scuderia Ambrosiana in Milan. He won the Targa Florio in 1959, the Coppa Inter-Europa in 1954, the Dolomites Gold Cup Race and the Berlin Avus Cup in 1955 as well as five GT series.

Elio's son, Andrea Zagato, took charge of the family business in 2019, jointly with his wife Marella Rivolta-Zagato, daughter to Piero Rivolta of the carmaker Iso Automoveicoli S.p.A.

Zagato's autobiography Storie di corse e non solo (Racing stories and more) was published in 2002.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Elio Zagato (1921–2009)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-09-16.

External links[edit]


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