Giulia TZ1 – Alfa Romeo

The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ is a 1960’s sports car originally conceived in 1959 replacing the SZ using the Giulia series assemblies.

The Alfa TZ first debuted at the FISA Monza Cup in 1963 where it took four places in the prototype category. The first generation of TZ only had 112 built between 1963 and 1965 making the model desirable and very collectable.

Statistics

Chief Designer: Ercole Spada
Conceived: 1959
Production: 1963-1967
Class: Road Car & Sports Car
Body Style: 2-door coupé
Layout: Front-engine, Rear-wheel-drive
Transmission: 5 Speed Manual

Brakes: Discs
Engine: 1.6L DOHC (Straight-4)
Power: 1,570 cc
Kerb weight: 660 kg / 1455 lbs
BHP (road): 112 bhp (82 kW) at 6500rpm
BHP (race): 160 bhp (118 kW) at 7000rpm
BHP/Weight: 242.42 bhp per tonne