Another mystery car

[Dr G]

Been ages since I had a "could it be?" moment, but happened across the Abarth 209 this morning:



More here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Abarth...

Another car with numerous stylistic similarities, but our culprit remains elusive. Of course there's the chance this has already been mentioned, but in 125 pages and years passing I may simply have forgotten

[threespires]

Dr G said:

Been ages since I had a "could it be?" moment, but happened across the Abarth 209 this morning:



More here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Abarth...

Another car with numerous stylistic similarities, but our culprit remains elusive. Of course there's the chance this has already been mentioned, but in 125 pages and years passing I may simply have forgotten

More pix of this Abarth 209A Boano Coupé in the Louwman Museum
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Abarth...

I've not seen that car before. Built in 1955, the front is very futuristic with it's pop-up headlamps. The rear reminds me of the 1953 Pegaso Z-102. https://www.supercars.net/blog/1953-pegaso-z-102-t...


Thanks for your input.....

[skwdenyer]

threespires said:

Dr G said:

Been ages since I had a "could it be?" moment, but happened across the Abarth 209 this morning:



More here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Abarth...

Another car with numerous stylistic similarities, but our culprit remains elusive. Of course there's the chance this has already been mentioned, but in 125 pages and years passing I may simply have forgotten

More pix of this Abarth 209A Boano Coupé in the Louwman Museum
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Abarth...

I've not seen that car before. Built in 1955, the front is very futuristic with it's pop-up headlamps. The rear reminds me of the 1953 Pegaso Z-102. https://www.supercars.net/blog/1953-pegaso-z-102-t...


Thanks for your input.....

I’ve been down that rabbit hole before Although they were produced by Carrozzeria Boano (Boano being an accomplished designer in his own right, and former owner of Ghia), the design was based on one by our old friend Michelotti. Hence the similarity with, say, the Ghia Aigle (no relation to the better-known Ghia) Lotus 1100.

Those were products of the 50s; our mystery car seems to take some of those themes and update them for a more 60s aesthetic - a bit like the Karmann work turning the TR5 into the TR6.

[Dr G]

skwdenyer said:

Those were products of the 50s; our mystery car seems to take some of those themes and update them for a more 60s aesthetic - a bit like the Karmann work turning the TR5 into the TR6.

That's a good summary of what we've been seeing.