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Sunday, August 07, 2005

Domo Arigato, MRS Zagato


Usually, Italian automotive design firms make beautiful cars. Even when modifying currently existing models. Zagato is famous for it's Zagato bodied Aston Martins for the past 40 or so years.

However a couple years ago they decided to rebody the slightly homely/boring Toyota MRS/MR2, and this is what they came out with. It sorta looks like a squashed spider or flounder. The rear end doesn't look quite as fugly, although it does sorta have a 1950's Americana feel too it.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Ooooo, yes, I DO sense a little Americana Fifties in there... like maybe a sprouting of The AURORA here and there! I'm just glad they left THE WINDSHIELD alone!!!