Throughout the mid-1950s, Zagato cultivated a reputation of modifying sports and grand touring cars for racing.

Notable among these were the Fiat-Abarth 750 GT and Alfa Romeo Giulietta SVZ, which demonstrated Zagato’s ability to improve aerodynamics and reduce weight compared to factory-built bodywork—yielding cars that were both visually striking and highly effective in competition.

When approached in 1957 by Porsche racing driver, Claude Storez, Italian carrozzeria Zagato agreed to build a special aerodynamic body for his 1957 Porsche 356 Carrera Speedster.

Leaving Zagato’s Milan workshops in the latter half of 1958, the body was finished in white, featuring a single-piece curved windshield with red longitudinal fins on the rear wings.

Once the body was complete, Zagato shipped this car back to Stuttgart, where Porsche fine-tuned the mechanics and then delivered the car to Storez.

At one of his first appearances in the car, Storez was photographed on the track in his Porsche-Zag...