Photography Courtesy Amelia Island Concours
The Pegaso Z102 Concept
The study of automotive design through the years is fascinating because a visionary’s aesthetic concept or intent may not be understood or even appreciated when the design is first seen, but time has a way of vindicating great art and burying the merely pretentious.
Perhaps the most mysterious and wonderfully misunderstood …
Pegaso is a difficult Marque to follow considering that most if not all of the bodies where built by different Carrosseries. From what I gather their underpinnings were all of the 'pressed steel platform' design which I believe was Ricart's work. I believe I see a lot of Alfa design concepts in the drive line and suspension which is probably not surprising due to Ricart's time spent with Alfa in his early years. I have to say that in my opinion all of the body designs are gorgeous but, not having a chance to see many Pegasos, I wander if there has been much conceptual freedom in the rebodying efforts of the contemporary restorers.
This Barn Find Hunter episode just happened to pop up on my YouTube Feed today and it features one of these Pegaso Z102s. https://youtu.be/KW-HlCaKoz4
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