Polish supercar seller La Squadra sells practically each ultra-exclusive marque an fanatic may need — Bugatti, Koenigsegg, Pagani, Singer and Autofficina restomods — plus the marginally extra accessible Ferrari and much more accessible Maserati. It additionally sells French model Alpine, and it connected with Zagato to create a particular version Alpine reviving a captivating second within the automaker’s historical past. The collaboration got here up with the La Squadra x Zagato AGTZ Twin Tail, its celebration trick proper there within the title: Constructed on an Alpine A110 R, a detachable tailcone turns an on a regular basis driver into an aero murals.
The story begins with the Alpine A220, a prototype sports activities racer so short-lived and quick on outcomes that nobody’s bothered to make a Wikipedia web page for it. Designed to get Alpine into the upper 3.0-liter class at Le Mans in 1968, Aimedee Gordini constructed a 3.0-liter V8 that was two 1.5-liter four-cylinders from Alpine’s A110 Le Mans racer yoked to a single crankcase. When solely one in all 4 A220s completed at Le Mans, the previous-generation A210 beat the A220 for sophistication honors, and the A220 suffered reliability points in practically each race it entered all through 1968 and 1969, Alpine pulled the automobile from endurance racing and walked away from Le Mans to refocus on rallying. It held onto the A220 for a bit longer, chopping 11.8 inches off the tail and getting into the racer in tarmac rallies just like the Critérium des Cévennes. That would not final lengthy, both, Alpine going again to a renewed A110 to win the 1973 World Rally Championship.
The automobile in all probability noticed its best success as a 3:5-scale racer for teenagers, powered by a one-cylinder two stroke, and pushed in a 24 Minutes of Le Mans race put collectively by the 24-Hour race organizer, the ACO.
The AGTZ Twin Tail begins with an Alpine A110 R, the most popular trim that will get a 1.8-liter four-cylinder making 296 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque. Zagato reworked each physique panel in carbon fiber, extending the nostril a bit and including cooling ducts, and transferring the aspect intakes decrease to recall the A220. The modified roofline contains Zagato’s trademark double bubble roof, the headlights and taillights are customized. With out the tail, the AGTZ is 169.5 inches lengthy, 5 inches greater than the inventory Alpine A110. The tailpiece provides 19.6 inches to this, turning the Twin Tail right into a 189.1-inch show piece that nobody ought to attempt to parallel park.
The automobile debuts at Villa d’Este in Lake Como in Could. Solely 19 will likely be made, every costing €650,000 ($705,239 U.S.). Deliveries are scheduled for October, mentioned deliveries together with a customized stand to carry the tail when not in use.