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CIZETA HISTORY

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About 6 months ago we had the opportunity to purchase one of the original Cizeta V16T examples. We spent months researching the car and eventually organized an interview in Miami with the creator, Mr. Claudio Zampolli. The little-known brand outside of Lamborghini circles in Italy was led by Zampolli, who is a famed automotive engineer and was essential in the development of the Miura and the US based Lamborghini dealer network. The company, Cizeta Automobili (an Italian hybrid for Claudio Zampoli?s initials, CZ, ?Chey-Zeta?) produced a total of 9, V16 powered examples, built in Modena, Italy in period.
The original design of the Cizeta was penned by Marcelo Gandini. Gandini famously designed the Lamborghini Miura and Countach for Bertone, and eventually penned the final version of the Lamborghini Diablo for Chrysler. Many enthusiasts draw
comparisons to the early Diablo prototypes, but the Cizeta has a unique look completely its own, shocking yet elegant. It should be noted that the Cizeta was over 6.5 feet wide, 3 inches wider than a Ferrari Testarossa.

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