2006 Ferrari 575 GTZ Coupe

From the very beginning of Ferrari production, the one-off body was a part of its history. Most of the early Ferraris were actually one-off bodies, with no car being exactly like any other. Early Ferraris were either bodied to the specific needs and design of a client or used a design from the coachbuilder that was then refined and modified to meet the new owner's requests.

Throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, Ferrari, along with its normal production, continued to manufacture a few special cars specifically for its most favored customers. However, by the end of the 1960s, emerging governmental regulations began to make this process very difficult or even, in the case of the United States, impossible. As a result, the one-off-bodied special Ferrari became too expensive for both the Company and its clients.

Luckily, by the 2000s, automotive technology had progressed to the point where companies had mastered the emissions and structural requirements for a modern car. With the advent of computer-aided design, it again became possible to use an already government-approved automotive platform and then design a special body that would reflect the desires of a favored client.

Zagato is a design firm and coachbuilder whose history dates from the 1920s. They are famous for lightweight, distinctive aerodynamic bodywork on many of the world's most expensive and sporting cars. In the last few years, Zagato ceased to actually produce small runs of special vehicles and moved to the areas of prototypes and design exercises.

However, many of Ferrari's best customers still recall the spectacular Zagato bodies that graced some of the 250 GT Tour de France Berlinettas in the 1950s, and in recent years, approached both Ferrari and Zagato with requests for another series of special one-off bodies for their modern cars. Both factories agreed that this would be an exciting exercise and chose the 575 Maranello as the model to be specially bodied. Each individual car would receive a special one-off body which, while paying homage to the Zagato Tour de France Ferraris of the past, would also reflect the individual desires of the client. A total of six 575 Zagatos were constructed over about a three-year period for five special clients.

250 GT TdF Zagato Berlinetta 0537 was the 1956 Italian GT Championship winner and is also part of this collection. As a result, 136920 was constructed to reflect homage to this other great Zagato-bodied Ferrari. This 575 was originally sold in Flordia, before being acquired in 2006 and dispatched to Zagato to be rebodied in a modern interpretation f their own classic 1956 TdF Berlinetta.