Lancia Appia GTZ Cammello

Vehicle Overview

The Lancia Appia GTZ Cammello: After the 1956 prototype nicknamed “Camel”, Zagato then began producing Appia bodies (the GTZ in 1957 and then the GT at the beginning of 1958). These have never been marketed by Lancia itself and some owners call them “fuoriserie” Appia. The 1956 Lancia Appia Cammello prototype, nicknamed “camel”, remains a one-off. In early 1957 Zagato built another 30 Appia, which remained somewhat similar to the first Camel, but lost the humps on the hood and trunk lid, it features thin vertical fins on the rear and Plexiglas-covered headlights, and a new front grille that would set the model for the entire future Appia Zagato. Two Lancia Appia Zagato models were produced from 1957-58: the first was the sportier Appia GTZ / GTS, with faired headlights, a more aerodynamic body, and double bubble roof. Powered by a 60hp, 1,089cc V-4 engine with Weber carburetor. Four-speed manual transmission. They are distinguished by “shaped” wheel arches, the addition of “fins” on the rear fenders, more “sunken” headlights, slightly different bumpers and more basic equipment. After the GTZ there was the Appia GT 2+2, with the open headlights brought back from the Appia sedan, and the same 53 HP engine found on models from other coachbuilders. Both Lancia GT and GTZ / GTS were produced in very small numbers. Some sources claim that only 39 Lancia Appia GTZs and GTs were made. Some sources claim that 50 GTZs and GTs were produced, of which about 20 were GT types and 30 were GTZs. The Lancia Appia GT was replaced by the new generation of Appia Zagato in 1958, when the Lancia Appia GTE (acronym for Gran Turismo Esporto) was introduced as the first Zagato car to be included in the Lancia price lists and sold by Lancia dealers.