Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965

[Paul Jaray]

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Please, respond below and let us know the make and model designation of the car posted here.

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[Paul Jaray]

Up to you...

[Allemano]

something related to Peel?

[Paul Jaray]

No it is not related to Peel...

[hugo90]

Left drive, so not British.  Wheels look a bit Italian, so is it Italian?

[Paul Jaray]

Sì!

[Quiller]

That's the Vico Sport 1000, powered by an Abarth engine

[Paul Jaray]

 
Only one week for an obscure car like this? I took this pic from a book and I don't think there is something relevant about Vico on the net!
You are really amazing, congratulations!

[faksta]

Interesting car. Did Vico make anything else?

[Allemano]

There was a Vico Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ; is it built by the same guy, resp, is it also Alfa based?

[Paul Jaray]

There were about 3 different cars by Autotecnica Vico, the first was a 1000 Sport Barchetta in 1964, in 1965 the car in this quiz and in the end on 1965 a second Sport Prototipo, a beautiful barchetta designed by Giuliano Laurenti with room for different engines.

[Paul Jaray]

There was a Vico Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ; is it built by the same guy, resp, is it also Alfa based?

That is a different story, Autotecnica Vico was named after Giorgio Vico, the Alfa Romeo was named after Ludovico Chizzola, co-founder with Carlo Chiti of the Autodelta.

[Allemano]

I know, but on which cars the other Vico creations were based on?

[Paul Jaray]

The first Vico Sport from 1964 had an Abarth 750 bialbero engine raised to 1000cc and a chassis made by Vico.
This second Vico was totally different and the 1000cc Abarth engine was fitted in a modified 600 body (the car of this quiz).
The 3rd car was a Sport Barchetta, really nice (I'll try to add a pic) with different engines made always by the Vico.

[faksta]

There were about 3 different cars by Autotecnica Vico, the first was a 1000 Sport Barchetta in 1964, in 1965 the car in this quiz and in the end on 1965 a second Sport Prototipo, a beautiful barchetta designed by Giuliano Laurenti with room for different engines.

Thanks

[faksta]

Seems like they've had something else, at least as far as I understood this note in Italian.
http://web.tiscali.it/autotecnicavico_vico/

[Paul Jaray]

You're welcome, this is the #1
(sorry for the poor quality...I'm using the camera and uploading the pictures 'cause my scanner will ruin the book)

[faksta]

Ah...I thought it should have been from a bit later period 


Somehow this post lost its meaning because I thought your previous one, Paul, was related to the link by me  Thus, it appears the fourth car (yellow coupe on that page) existed?

[Paul Jaray]

This is the 3rd...

[Paul Jaray]

About your link, it's amazing, the email says VicoGiorgio and they are from Ventimiglia, like this Autotecnica Vico, so probably they are still in business!

[faksta]

About your link, it's amazing, the email says VicoGiorgio and they are from Ventimiglia, like this Autotecnica Vico, so probably they are still in business!

Google told something about 'used cars' on Autotecnica Vico request...

[Paul Jaray]

I think now this is the only place on the web with all the production of Autotecnica Vico.

[Allemano]

Thanks for all those infos! Very interisting for me in any way!

BTW: I believe faksta gave away an almost unsolvable mystery car... 

[Quiller]

Only one week for an obscure car like this? I took this pic from a book and I don't think there is something relevant about Vico on the net!
You are really amazing, congratulations!

That was one of those cars I knew I'd seen, then it just hit me. I opened the said book up to the very page where the car was pictured. Weird! (fantastic book by the way)

[Paul Jaray]

Is it the same book?