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August 30th, 2007- At the 2007 Quail Motorsports Gathering, a new Ferrari Zagato Spyder was announced which may be the next Spyder California. This famous name harks back to the 1950s performance convertible that was named after Ferrari's best market. Since then, Zagato have contacted us to say that the model isn't being produced. While we believe them, there is still a chance that it might be made.

If it is made, the new Spyder will probably be built in very few numbers like the five Coupe versions which have been completed over the last year. Similarly, the chassis will come from a 575 Maranello and receive a new, more outrageous body from Zagato in Milan.

Zagato and Ferrari's successful relationship started with the 1948 Ferrari 166 MM Zagato Panoramica and continued sporadically throughout Ferrari's lengthy history. The most famous example is the Ferrari 250 GT Zagato (GTZ) which helped Camillo Luglio become the Italian sports car champion twice over.

The new model pays tribute to the old by joining the exclusive group of Ferraris that are custom-built. Like Ferrari's early competition cars, the 575 GTZ has an all-aluminum body and is strictly a two seat affair.

If the car is made, we will likely see it for the first time at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show.

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