Thursday, March 1, 2012

Bertone may sell Nuccio Concept to collector for $2.65M

The Nuccio concept, showed off by Bertone as a rolling model at the Geneva Motor Show and then as a road-ready car at the Beijing Motor Show is in talks to be sold. An update on the Lancia Stratos Zero concept from the seventies and powered by a 4.3-liter Ferrari V8 with 480 horsepower, the Nuccio was a 15,000-hour exercise in what the company's historical language could look like today.

Bertone Nuccio Concept

Bertone Nuccio Concept

Bertone Nuccio Concept

Bertone Nuccio Concept

Bertone Nuccio Concept

Bertone Nuccio Concept

Bertone Nuccio Concept

Bertone Nuccio Concept


A Chinese collector was so taken with it that, according to a report in Automotive News, he is in discussions with Bertone to drop �2 million ($2.7 million) to take it home. If the deal is closed, he won't get to take it home until after Pebble Beach weekend, where Bertone plans to again display the Nuccio.

Articles Source : Autoblog