"Double Bubble" visionary has passed

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Elio Zagato, Italian Designer and Racer, Is Dead

Elio Zagato, Italian Designer and Racer, Is Dead - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com

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Zagato bodies were famously light, thanks to material innovations like Plexiglas and structural innovations like the famed “double bubble” roof, arched for strength, and later imitated in cars like the Dodge Viper. The company pioneered aerodynamics with trademark forms like the split or stub tail (or coda tronca).

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Elio was himself a very accomplished racer including winning the Targa Florio. The double bubble was definietly for extra head room to clear your helmet.
 

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