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Z300S Barchatta
This, the original Z300S Barchetta, was the vision of one man. He wanted the grace and the lines of the stunning sports cars from the late ‘50s and ‘60s but also wanted modern reliability, function and pace. The styling was developed over a 3 month period and blends hints of the Maserati 300S, Ferrari 166 Barchetta with a myriad of other subtle touches to create a unique and beautiful car that carefully avoids being a replica of anything.
Once this design had been refined to the creator’s satisfaction he searched for a company capable of turning the numerous sketches, doodles and details into reality. For the body work Tribute Automotive were selected as they had experience of creating period looking vehicles and Chris Welch was renowned for his design flair and ability to create effortlessly beautiful lines. The creation and fitting of the bodywork was performed ‘in house’ at Tributes workshop before displayed as the official factory show car at numerous car shows with photos appearing in magazines.
The interior has been successfully re-trimmed by another set of specialist craftsmen at KLF Automotive headed up by Ken Fernando himself. The use of subtle black and tan leather avoids the garish red that appears the default on other models. The quality and attention to detail on the interior is clear to see with new surprised and delight each time another detail is spotted. The floor carpets are edged with the same leather as the door cards, the little zip fitted beneath the hand brake gator to allow adjustment, the leather hoop door pulls and perhaps the nicest touch is the ‘James Bond’ style secret panel that pulls down to reveal all of the original modern switch gear carefully repositioned. With its heated seats, air conditioning, electric windows and roof this car is as luxurious as it is elegant.
The exterior is glorious in the deep and lustrous black with good panel alignment as you would expect from a car out of the Tribute workshop. The wheels are the preferable 42mm hub wires originally from a 1950’s Aston Martin. This ensures they have the thicker spokes so necessary to cope with the power and torque from the lusty 2.8 litre straight six engine. This is the creamy smooth BMW engine that has been lightly ‘breathed’ upon with a Cold Air Intake (CAI) kit and optimised air inlet system fitted. This allows you to flow down the road on a wave of torque or chase the rev limiter as you flick from apex to apex. The twin stainless steel exhausts exiting from the rear give a deep and tuneful sound track to your chosen driving style.
This car, a bespoke creation and not a kit, gives you the style and ambiance of the 1950’s with the convenience of a modern sports car. The wire wheels with their relatively high profile tyres transform the driving experience from the modern stiff experience to a far more period appropriate softer and more comfortable experience. They also give you the ability to use the throttle to adjust your cornering attitude at far more acceptable speeds that the modern ‘stuck to the tarmac’ sports cars.
Unusually this car is available with both the long-nose and short-nose configurations giving two distinct looks for the same vehicle. A beautiful car for cruising the boulevards, fast touring across the continent or chasing down your dreams of Fangio.
This exception creation is open to offers around the £25,000 mark. Viewing and full inspection welcome, in fact recommended, and possible part exchange against a small boat might be considered.
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