New Italian car based on old concept

[luxstang]

Check this out. A new company in Naples, Italy takes up an old idea and gives it a new twist.

A handmade roadster, designed and built in Italy with American V8 power.

But, not any kind of V8, no, the V8 5.0L 32V DOHC Ti-VCT from the Mustang.

Think Cobras and Panteras.

Here's the link:

www.puritalia.com

I will gladly accept any offer to help me fund one of them.

 

[mrmach1]

Nice new technology but an old idea. Like an Pantera in the 21centry. Very cool I want one.

 

[Jim and Jutta]

Kinda looks like a 65 Cobra mated with a new Miata.

 

[luxstang]

Viewed from the 3/4 front perspective the rear quarters reminded me a lot of a BMW Z4. I kept looking for reference that these cars were based on Z4s but I couldn't find anything, so I guess that was just my mistake.

 

[Kit Sullivan]

I see it more like a Pantera as opposed to a Cobra or an Alpine.

The Pantera was designed from the beginning to use the Ford Cleveland engine, whereas the Cobra ( and others) were existing economical foriegn sports cars with smaller engines that had powerful American V-8s stuffed into them and other mods to ( hopefully) make it all work together.

I agree: it looks very Z-4 ish to me.

 

[73StangCoupe]

I agree with Jim... my first thought was a bad-ass Miata.

 

[mpbsr]

I'm thinking more like the Saturn Sky

 

[GonHuntin]

Yes, kind of looks like a SKY or Solstice.

 

[rpmcarter]

beautiful.... I hope they are not copied by Honda or Pontiac

 

[caspianwendell]

I like it and what a cool ride it would be

 

[cudak888]

Windshield is from a Pontiac Solstice, but it sits much farther forward than stock. Probably doesn't have Solstice underpinnings.

-Kurt