Spadaconcept is a new Italian design studio founded by Ercole Spada, his son Paolo Spada, manager Domiziano Boschi and designer Wojtek Sokolowski.

With the TS Codatronca project, their goal is to revive the classic Italian sportscar concept, which mixes modern technology with tradition.

The technical basis is provided by the Chevrolet Corvette; both the chassis and the engine have undergone numerous changes in order to improve performances.

The TS Codatronca will be produced in partnership with UKGarage in a limited series.

The Ferrari FZ93 (1993)

According to the first information, it will be available in three versions: TS "Turismo Sportivo" (512 hp), TSV "Turismo Sportivo Veloce" (513 hp) e TSS "Turismo Super Sportivo" (700 hp, 950 Nm, 355 km/h, 0-100 km/h in 2.7 seconds).

The design

The design language of the TS Codatronca makes use of a mix of styling cues from the designers' past projects.

The shooting-brake silhouette and the truncated tail, which gives the car its name ("Coda Tronca" is "Truncated Tail" in Italian) is a claimed homage to the 1960s Alfa Romeo specials created by Ercole Spada himself.

The typical tail design was one of the main design elements of the Giulietta SZ, the Giulia TZ and the Giulia TZ2.

Ferrari 595 Daytona Concept by Wojtek Sokolowski
and Ivan Telesca (IED Turin)

Compared to these classic Italian GTs, the TS Codatronca adopts a different surface design.

The body features sharp edges and straight cutlines that are quite different from the smooth and soft volumes of the 1960s Alfas.

The front end has some similarities with the Ferrari FZ93 Concept, created by Spada in 1993, especially in the hood surface and the front spoiler.

Further styling elements are shared with the Ferrari 595 Daytona Concept, created in 2005 by Wojtek Sokolowski (together with Ivan Telesca) for the Ferrari - New Concepts for the Myth design competition.

At the moment Spadaconcept's official website has no additional information available yet.

About Ercole Spada

Aston Martin DB4 Zagato

Ercole Spada was born in Busto Arsizio on 26 August 1938 and received a degree in Industrial Engineering in 1956.

In 1960 he joined Zagato where he became Chief Designer. During the years at Zagato Ercole Spada worked on sportcars by Aston Martin, Ferrari, Maserati Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Fiat and Lancia.

Among his most remarkable creations of this period are the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (his first design), the Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961), Giulia TZ1 (1964), TZ2 and Junior Z (1968), the Lancia Fulvia Sport.

Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Codatronca	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2

In 1970 Spada joined Ford and became chief designer at Ghia design studio. After a short period at Audi, in 1976 he moved to BMW where he designed the BMW E32 7-series (1987–1994), and the BMW E34 5-series (1989-1996).

Alfa Romeo Junior Z	Alfa Romeo Junior Z (original drawing)	Ferrari FZ93

In 1983 he came back to Italy where he became design head of I.DE.A., where he created several designs for the Fiat Auto Group (Alfa Romeo 155, Fiat Tipo, Lancia Dedra, Delta II and Kappa). In 1992 he returned to Zagato, where he created the 512 TR-based Ferrari FZ93 concept.

For additional information visit Wikipedia's page on Ercole Spada.

Alfa Romeo Junior Z - original drawing (Source: Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato)	Ferrari FZ93 Concept

At the beginning of 2007 he has founded Spadaconcept together with his son Paolo, manager Domiziano Boschi and designer Wojtek Sokolowski.

For more information visit spadaconcept.com.

(Source: Autoblog.it)