1952 Pegaso Z-102 ENASA Berlinetta
- Engine
- 2.8L DOHC alloy V8, dry-sump, single carburetor (originally four-carburetor)
- Colour
- Blue
The Pegaso Z-102 Berlinetta is the 13th chassis produced and one of only eleven examples to carry coachwork by ENASA, the Spanish parent company. Powered by a numbers-matching 2.8-litre twin-cam alloy V-8 with four carburettors, it was retained by the factory for three years after completion, entering the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix and serving as a supercharger testbed before passing to private ownership in 1955. After decades in Spanish and Swiss hands, the car was imported to the United States and restored for Midwestern collector Tom Mittler, winning its class at the 1994 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$550,000 – US$650,000
- → 1955Factory deliveryPegaso / ENASA factorypartial documentation
Retained by the factory for roughly three years after build completion, used as a development testbed for supercharger experiments.
- 1955 → 1963Private saleFirst private owner in Madridpartial documentation
Vehicle registered in Madrid upon sale from the factory; identity not recorded in the prose.
- 1963 → 1964Acquisition unknownSecond Madrid-area ownerpartial documentation
Car was repainted gold during this ownership period before being sold again.
- 1964 →Private saleSwiss collectorpartial documentation
Drove the car personally from Madrid to Geneva upon acquisition.
- 1979 →Acquisition unknownMadrid-based owner (late 1970s)partial documentation
Car had returned to Madrid by this point per researcher Mario Laguna's records, though it was not in active use on the road.
- → 1990Acquisition unknownStephan Blockpartial documentation
California-based owner who took possession after the car was brought to the United States from Spain in the latter part of the 1980s.
- 1990 → 2010Private saleTom Mittlerpartial documentation
Prominent Midwestern collector who commissioned a thorough restoration finished in blue with red leather; entered the car in top concours events. Deceased in 2010.
- 2012 →Private salePresent owner (acquired from Mittler estate)partial documentation
Purchased from Mittler's estate and continued selective exhibition at major concours events.
Competition
- 19521952 Monaco Grand PrixDriver: Juan JoverDNQ
Sports cars contested the Monaco event that year rather than single-seaters; Jover failed to achieve a qualifying time.
- 19941994 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance1st in Pegaso class
First major showing after restoration by Tom Mittler; car earned top honors within its marque category.
- 2012Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Exhibited under present ownership shortly after acquisition from the Mittler estate.
- 2012The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
Shown alongside the Amelia Island appearance in the same year under current ownership.
- 2014Arizona Concours d'Elegance
Further selective exhibition by the present owner two years after acquisition.
Maintenance & restoration
- —ModificationPegaso / ENASA
Factory experimentation with a supercharger installation, using this chassis as a development testbed.
Carried out while the car was still under factory ownership, prior to 1955 sale.
- —Bodywork
Car repainted in gold livery during ownership in Madrid.
Occurred between 1963 and 1964.
- —Restoration
Comprehensive restoration completed to a high standard, finished in blue with a red leather interior. The original ENASA badge was preserved, and the carburetion was changed to a single unit for improved reliability, though the original numbers-matching V-8 was retained.
Commissioned by Tom Mittler; completed prior to the 1994 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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