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1956 Fiat 8V ZAGATO

Chassis no. 106*000078*
Engine no. 104.000*000150*
Coachbuilder Zagato
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Chassis

Current Chassis

From  14th May 1954

Chassis  106*000078*

Dampers  Telescopic Type

Drum Brakes  Front-Rear Hydraulic Operation

Front Suspension  Unequal double wishbones and coil springs

Chassis Frame  Tubular Frame

Rears Suspension  Unequal double wishbones and coil springs

Steering  Worm and sector

Technical Specifications and History  Y

Online  Y - E' visibile

Wheel track front  1290 mm

Wheel track rear  1290 mm

Wheelbase  2400 mm

Engine

Current Engine

From  2016

Arrangement  V-Type

Bore  72 mm

Stroke  61 mm

Compression Ratio  85 : 1

Cooling System  Water Cooled

Cylinders  8

Electrical equipment amp/H  35

Electrical equipment Volt  12

Engine  104.000*000150*

Engine Type  Front

Final drive  Hypoid type

Fuel System Carburettors type  Weber 36 DCF3

Fuel System Carburettors Number  2

Gearbox Number of forward speed  4

Gearbox Sychronized Speed  2nd, 3rd, 4th

LSD  N

Manufacturer  FIAT S.P.A.

Maximum power  115 hp

Maximum power  6000 rpm

Notes Engine  V-type 70 degree. Aluminum heads. Around 2016, a correction operation was carried out as "philological" as possible: engine no. 150 was transferred and mounted on the car with chassis 078; in turn, engine no. 162, already mounted on the car with chassis 078, was transferred and mounted on the car with chassis 076; while engine no. 115, mounted on the latter, is transferred to the car with chassis 067, which returns to being matching numbers.

Technical Specifications and History  Y

Top speed  200 Km/h

Transmission Clutch  Dry single disc Hydraulic

Fuel Type  Petrol-Gasoline

Valves per cylinder  2

Valvetrain  Pushrod - OHV

Transmission Wheel drive  Rear wheel drive

Previous Engines View all (2)

Historical Engine

From  1970

Arrangement  V-Type

Compression Ratio  8.5 : 1

Cooling System  Water Cooled

Cubic displacement  1996 cc

Cylinders  8

Electrical equipment Volt  12

Engine  104.000*000162*

Engine Type  Front

Fuel System Carburettors type  Weber 36 DCF 3

Fuel System Carburettors Number  2

Gearbox Number of forward speed  4

Gearbox Sychronized Speed  2nd, 3rd, 4th

Manufacturer  FIAT S.P.A.

Maximum power  120 hp

Notes Engine  V-Type 70 degree. Aluminum heads

Technical Specifications and History  Y

Top speed  200 Km/h

Transmission Clutch  Dry single disc Hydraulic

Fuel Type  Petrol-Gasoline

Valves per cylinder  2

Valvetrain  Pushrod - OHV

Transmission Wheel drive  Rear wheel drive

Historical Engine

From  May 1954

Arrangement  V-Type

Compression Ratio  8.5 : 1

Cooling System  Water Cooled

Cubic displacement  1996 cc

Cylinders  8

Electrical equipment Volt  12

Engine  104.000*000158*

Engine Type  Front

Fuel System Carburettors type  Weber 36 DCF 3

Fuel System Carburettors Number  2

Gearbox Number of forward speed  4

Gearbox Sychronized Speed  2nd, 3rd, 4th

Manufacturer  FIAT S.P.A.

Maximum power  120 hp

Notes Engine  V-Type 70 degree. Aluminum heads. In 1962 entrusted to specialist Ovidio Pacini to be fine-tuned.

Technical Specifications and History  Y

Top speed  200 Km/h

Transmission Clutch  Dry single disc Hydraulic

Fuel Type  Petrol-Gasoline

Valves per cylinder  2

Valvetrain  Pushrod - OHV

Transmission Wheel drive  Rear wheel drive

Body

Current Body

From  2nd January 1956

Coachbuilder  Zagato

Colour  Red

Wheels type  Wire

Height  1290 mm

Lenghth  4030 mm

Material  Aluminum

Notes body  Fiat Amaranth 157

Number of doors  2

Number of spare wheels  1

Number of wheels  4

Type of body  Fastback coupe

Tyres Front size  165 x 400

Tyres Rear size  165 x 400

Unladen weight  860 kg

Wheels Front size  5k x 15

Wheels Rear size  5k x 15

Width  1590 mm

Interior

Current Interior

From  2nd January 1956

Hand drive  LHD - Left Hand Drive

Number of seats  2