You may still remember the Alfa Romeo TZ or Tubolare Zagato which was also discussed in our previous article. Well here is another example of the car that was executed in the name of Alfa Romeo Canguro that received coachwork of Bertone made in 1964 as a racing interpretation of the Giulia TZ.
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1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro, one of the great Italian car designs of the sixties. (Picture from: https://pin.it/3D7zSm2) |
This car was built around chassis 101 during the autumn of 1964, this prototype tubular steel spaceframe was mounted a drastic six inches lower than the original TZ. Then its legs use magnesium Campagnolo unique forged thirteen-inch sized wheels.
It is unknown whether the Canguro really uses what will be an experimental TZ2 engine at this time. Considering that for all intents and purposes a road car, Alfa’s 130bhp unit from the original TZ would probably have sufficed.
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1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro bodied by Stilo Bertone and made entirely of aluminum although the production version is almost certain to have been produced with glass fiber shells. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2XTBBlv) |
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1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro has two fiberglass bucket seats chanelled below the floorpan to accommodate its driver who has a height of six feet plus. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2XTBBlv) |
Then in the cabin mounted fiberglass bucket seats chanelled below the floorpan to accommodate its driver who has a height of six feet plus, Bertone trimming the bolsters in vinyl and the perforated centres in woven cloth. Black vinyl is also used on dashboards, transmission tunnels, and doors, simple rubber mats that cover the floor and belying the good deal of soundproofing.
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1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro made a triumphant return to show circuits at the 2005 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at Lake Como, Italy. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/34XvhLe) |
Tragically, shortly after its debut the one-off concept was crashed. And Alfa Romeo then chose not to put the car into a limited production line for some reasons, but its influence was felt for years in the developments of Alfa Romeo brand identity.
And after nearly 30 years in pieces, a Japanese collector named Shiro Kosaka finished a restoration process which began in the early seventies. The Canguro made a triumphant return to show circuits at the 2005 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at Lake Como, Italy. *** [EKA | DARI BERBAGAI SUMBER | SUPERCAR | ALL CAR INDEX]
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