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BMW 503 ( 1956 ) 😁

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1956 Ford Thunderbird

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This bird lights up the sky and streets with how clean it is.

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Experience American muscle car design from the iconic Hudson Club Coupe, representing power and style during the roaring fifties.

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Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe '1954 Saoutchik

Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

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Pegaso is a Spanish brand under which the state-owned enterprise ENASA (Empresa Nacional de Autocamiones S.A.) produced trucks, buses and sports cars. It was founded in 1946 by former Alfa Romeo engineer Wifredo Ricart on the basis of the old Hispano-Suiza plant in Barcelona. In 1950, Ricart decided to compete with Enzo Ferrari to create the fastest car in the world. He developed the innovative Pegaso Z-102, powered by an all-aluminum V8 DOHC engine and a 5-speed manual transmission in one unit with a de Dion rear axle. The maximum speed ranged from 225 to 250 km / h.

Design Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

Named after the mythical winged horse, the Pegaso Z-102 received the most advanced technical base of its time. Ricart developed a compact aluminum V8 engine with two overhead camshafts per cylinder block, dry sump, hemispherical combustion chambers and four Weber carburettors.

Design Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

In the basic version, the engine had a volume of 2472 or 2816 cm3 and developed 140-180 hp. without a supercharger, but a special modification with a volume of 3178 cm3 with a desmodromic valve mechanism was also offered, the power of which ranged from 200 hp. in atmospheric version up to 240-300 hp with two compressors. Due to the short (2337 mm) wheelbase, the 5-speed manual transmission was located at the rear, in the same block with the ZF limited slip differential.

Design Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

The car was equipped with an independent front suspension with double wishbones and longitudinal torsion bars and a rear axle de Dion, fixed to the differential. Huge Lockheed hydraulic drum brakes were installed on board, causing cooling problems.

Design Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

Most of the Pegaso Z-102 components were manufactured in Spain, so it was originally planned to be sold with a factory body. In 1951, two prototypes (coupe and convertible) were presented at the Paris Motor Show, but their steel bodies were too heavy and did not differ in elegance. Then the company turned to Italian and French ateliers, supplying them with bare chassis.

Under the hood Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

Most - 45 cars - were sold with aluminum bodies Berlinetta and Spyder from the Milan firm Carrozzeria Touring, another 18 chassis were sent to Paris to Saoutchik.

Interior Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe

With streamlined bodies from the Touring, the Pegaso resembled a Ferrari, while Saoutchik's performance was closer to the American Baroque style. In total, in 1951-1956. ENASA has produced 86 vehicles, of which 28 are convertibles.

Design Pegaso Z-102 B Coupe