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La Saetta Turbo-Electric car, 1956, fibreglass
« on: February 09, 2012, 11:26:05 AM »
Who knows this car?

I do not know - so tell me and prove it...
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Re: grob 2012_02_09 (02)
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2012, 11:27:08 AM »
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Re: grob 2012_02_09 (02)
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2012, 08:10:27 AM »
This is one of many variations of the La Saetta fiberglass sports cars designed and built by the Testaguzza brothers of Detroit, Gino and Cesare.   This one sports the quite rare (as is always the case with these 'glass cars) fiberglass hardtop and owner chosen bumpers, tail lamps and wheel covers to suit his taste.  The cars were offered from 1952 through an electric version in 1956 and were either kits for your chassis or completed cars.  
A "proof" article at <<< link removed >>> has links to other La Saetta copy from the past.  
I had located one of the La Saetta cars sitting on a Jaguar chassis in North Tucson, Arizona some 14 years ago but could not talk the owner into selling.  They are certainly among the most highly styled of all fiberglass bodies.
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Re: grob 2012_02_09 (02)
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2012, 09:13:04 AM »
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

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Re: grob 2012_02_09 (02)
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2012, 12:09:02 PM »
Very good!
You´re right, I´ve only had the year 1956 and the fact that it it has been an american electric car...

PS: now I see that the magazine has mirrored the picture - it must have been a LHD version, of course.
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Re: La Saetta Turbo-Electric car, 1956, fibreglass
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2012, 09:35:35 PM »
FWIW, here is another La Saetta image.  Abandoned behind a fence, with a completely different windshield.  This image arrived on my computer in 1999, no idea where it came from.

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Re: La Saetta Turbo-Electric car, 1956, fibreglass
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2012, 01:37:28 AM »
It´s the better looking car of the both...

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Re: La Saetta Turbo-Electric car, 1956, fibreglass
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2013, 11:41:23 AM »
Another pic:

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