Once gracing the cover of Road & Track (remember
that period publication?) the Momo Mirage is a car not often seen in
public, to put it mildly. The result of Peter Kalikow’s collaboration
with Alfred Momo and Gene Garfinkel, the Mirage was designed by Stanguellini
and built by Frua. The production was planned for 25 cars per year, but only 5
ended up being assembled. Peter Kalikow still retains “majority ownership” of
all existing Mirages, keeping 3 out of the 5 cars built, including this example
finished in 1973. Power in the Mirage came courtesy of a Chevrolet 350 V8
engine, mated to a ZF transmission. The design seems a bit heavy heavy
visually, with sharper angles than one would have expected from an
Italian-American collaboration of the time, and while there are faint hints of
Iso Rivolta and De Tomaso design cues here and there, it’s distinct enough not
to be confused with either.
source: http://www.classicblog.net/2012/06/09/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-one-momo-mirage-22-1973/
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