Pegaso Spider Rabassada 1953

[StarLight]

Pegaso was an established company noted for its trucks and motor coaches, but also produced sports cars for seven years. Pegaso chief technical manager by then was Wifredo Ricart, former designer of the Alfa Romeo 512, and fellow rival of Enzo Ferrari, who at the time had also worked for Alfa Romeo.

The other Pegasos are here:

 

[CostasDrifter]

Really nice!

 

[StarLight]

Really nice!

You don't vote for the car?

 

[CostasDrifter]

You don't vote for the car?

Oopps!

Just did!

 

[Hardyx]

I like this one. Pegaso factory was Barcelona-based if I'm not wrong. It was called "Rabassada" for the "l'Arrabassada slope", which was used in the past for motorsports.

 

[StarLight]

I like this one. Pegaso factory was Barcelona-based if I'm not wrong. It was called "Rabassada" for the "l'Arrabassada slope", which was used in the past for motorsports.

Yes, it was in Barcelona.
Here something to read if you are interested in the history of Pegaso cars (in Spanish).

Saludo!

 

[Hardyx]

Thank you! I'll take a look. I seen this car some time ago on a car show...can't remember exactly which it was, and I got positively surprised.

Salutacions! (this is catalan )

 

[CostasDrifter]

Cockpit and engine bay...

 

[Sick Cylinder]

The spec of the Pegaso Sports Cars was unbelievable for the 1950's - quad cam all alloy V8 engine in 2.5, 2.8 or 3.2 litre sizes with a choice of multiple Weber carbs (normally 4 single chokes on a staggered manifold) or supercharger. Torsion bar front suspension, de Dion rear with 5 speed transaxle for optimum weight distribution. Top speed of 155mph for the 3.2 litre supercharged 360bhp model making it the fastest production car on sale at the time.