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1973 Sbarro Tiger
In 1968, Bertone presented the Panther, a prototype designed at the instigation of Umberto Maglioli and Alfredo Belponer, owner of the...
1973 Sbarro SV1
In March 1973, Franco Sbarro exhibited at the Geneva Motor Show for the first time. The stand is small, but it opens a series of...
1974 Sbarro Stash
In 1974, Sbarro presented its latest creation at the Geneva Motor Show: the Stash. This three-seater coupe has been designed based on SV1...
1978 Sbarro Windhound
Presenting the Windhound of 1978. The full-size SUV world of the late Seventies was very different than it is today, even though you’ll...
1979 Sbarro Windhawk
The Sbarro Windhawk 6x6 is an off-road vehicle built on special order in 1979. Attracted by the Windhound, King Khaled of Arabia asked...
1982 Sbarro Super Twelve
The Super Twelve was unveiled at the 1982 Geneva Motor Show. Until then, Franco Sbarro was best known for his BMW 328 replica and some...
1983 Mercedes-Benz Shanin by Sbarro
The 1980s pass under the roar of high-performance motors. Among Sbarro's best-known works from this period are the 1982 Super Twelve...
1984 Sbarro Super Eight
Teenage drivers in the early 1980s got very creative when it came to making their VW Polos and Golfs look like Italian sports cars. The...
1984 Mercedes-Benz Biturbo by Sbarro
Based on the six Sbarro Shahin Mercedes-Benz prototypes of 1983, the Biturbo was unveiled at the 1984 Geneva Auto Show as a revitalized...
1985 Sbarro Challenge
The Challenge came close to being a mass-production car by Sbarro’s to date. This uncompromising wedge-shaped car, first seen in 1985,...
1986 Sbarro Challenge 2+2
The Challenge came close to being a mass-production car by Sbarro’s to date. This uncompromising wedge-shaped car, first seen in 1985,...
1986 Citroën Aventure by Sbarro
This small SUV is extrapolated Citroën C15, itself derived from the Citroën Visa. The engine comes from a Citroën Visa GTi and develops...
1987 Sbarro Monster G
Proving that extremes did not have to relate to speed alone, Sbarro's 1987 Monster G was a phenomenal all-wheel-drive concoction. It was...
1987 Sbarro Challenge III
The Challenge came close to being a mass-production car by Sbarro’s to date. This uncompromising wedge-shaped car, first seen in 1985,...
1988 Sbarro Robur
Franco Sbarro is known worldwide for extreme cars and show cars. He has done just about everything you can imagine, and possibly more! In...
1989 Sbarro Osmos
"Throw out the hubs!" exhorted Franco Sbarro at the 1989 Geneva show when he released on to the world a significant innovation: the...
1989 Sbarro Orbital Wheel
Sbarro, the Italian inventor/ engineer who designed and built the first working hubless wheels (patent now held by Globeholding, in...
1990 Sbarro Chrono
The 1990 Chrono hinted at its purpose with Swiss watch badges dotted around the body. This car was designed to go from 0-60mph (0-90kph)...
1991 Sbarro Helios
Under the name Helios is hiding a program presented in Geneva in 1991: a blue coupé all in length with gullwing doors, a white...
1992 Sbarro Astro
1992 was an important year for Franco Sbarro. It was the year he opened his first design school, Espace Sbarro, at Grandson in...
1993 Sbarro Urbi Electric Coupé
The small, electric urban vehicle was developed by Espace Sbarro students and presented to the Geneva Motor Show 1993 at the same time as...
1993 Sbarro Isatis
According to the dictionary, the Isatis is a blue fox living in the Arctic regions. According to Sbarro, Isatis is a nasty coupé that's...
1994 Sbarro Oxalys
In the year 1994 came the Oxalys, an intriguing cocktail described as “designed by the young for the young.” Underneath its smart...
1995 Sbarro Alcador
In 1995 Sbarro unveiled one of their first Ferrari conversions called the Alcador. It was built upon a Ferrari Testarossa chassis and...
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