Although the friendship between Ugo Zagato and Enzo Ferrari dates back to the times of the Alfa Romeos of the Scuderia Ferrari, twenty years before the foundation of the Maranello company, the 1949 166 Panoramica is to be considered the first Ferrari with bodywork by Zagato. Not only was it Zagato’s first Ferrari, it was also Ferrari’s first coupé and Gioacchino Colombo, one of Ferrari’s consultants who collaborated with Zagato to reach the final design. Called Panoramica, the…
Although the friendship between Ugo Zagato and Enzo Ferrari dates back to the times of the Alfa Romeos of the Scuderia Ferrari, twenty years before the foundation of the Maranello company, the 1949 166 Panoramica is to be considered the first Ferrari with bodywork by Zagato. Not only was it Zagato’s first Ferrari, it was also Ferrari’s first coupé and Gioacchino Colombo, one of Ferrari’s consultants who collaborated with Zagato to reach the final design. Called Panoramica, the coupé had an extremely futuristic design, with curved plexiglass windows that integrated with the roof and body of the car. The Ferrari 166 MM Panoramica Zagato, commissioned by gentleman driver Antonio Stagnoli, represents a milestone in the evolution of the coupé concept.