Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ

Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1 (1963-1964)

The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1 was introduced as a 1962 road-suited racing car at the Turin Motor Show. It was built at Zagato, hence the " Z " in the name, while the "T" for Tubolare ( tube frame ) is available.

The 1.6 - liter engine makes 112 hp Giulia. Together with a curb weight of 660 kg, due to space frame, which affects performance positively. Total units were built in the years 1963-1965 102. In motorsports, there were good finishes, although not to the best. In addition, often came to technical failures.

Therefore, successor in 1964 to the significantly more successful Alfa Romeo TZ was 2 The power was increased to 165 hp and the weight again reduced to 620 kg. The chassis has been improved. Meanwhile, the company Autodelta was responsible for motorsports at Alfa Romeo. In touring car racing achieved by the newly developed Giulia GTA better results. This then led to the decision, to fully concentrate on the GTA and to discontinue the manufacture of TC 2 1967 after only twelve copies.

Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 2 (1964-1967)

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