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Home · Search · Register · Post A Listing · Login  Home » Index A » Alfa Romeo » 1960 - 1969 Alfa Romeo     1965 Alfa Romero SSZ First Prototype Views Date Posted 191 June 6, 2008 Price Type Listing $48,400.00 Auction Results supersize Description: Offered For Sale at the: Russo and Steele Collector Car Auction 2004, Monterey CA Russo and Steele 5230 S. 39th Street Phoenix, AZ. 85040 Phone: 602.252.2697 Website: www.russoandsteele.com Consignment # 5525 1965 Alfa Romero SSZ First Prototype Final Bid: $ 48,400.00 - Monterey 2004 This car is the first of four SSZ (Sprint Speciale Zat) prototypes built by Tom Zat, a world-renowned expert, on an A-R Sprint Speciale Chassis. The Alfa Romeo factory contacted Zat about building a car to win the SCCA National Championship. Zat proposed a racer based on the Bertone-designed Sprint Speciale. With factory blessings and support, Zat began work on this project by building four prototypes of what would later become a dominant and successful racecar line. The first four were built on Alfa Romeo SS chassis, and future SSZs were built on tube frames. Zat campaigned SSZ cars in S.C.C.A., and took home three national championships. Zat’s first prototype was born from a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale. It has a heavily modified racing suspension, 4-wheel disc brakes, alloy body panels, low-nose bodywork, a locked 5.12 rear end, and a whopping 140hp! It is a matching-numbers car featured on the cover of the Alfa Owner Magazine and numerous other publications. Of four prototypes built by Zat, only two remain, this first prototype and the first tilt front clip car, still owned by Zat. The other two vehicles have been completely destroyed. It was displayed for a decade in the Alfa Heaven Museum, which holds North America’s largest collection of Alfas. Additionally, it has been traced through all previous owners, and has a well-documented history. Keywords: 1965 Alfa Romero SSZ First Prototype Posted By Douglas   Posts: 9,291 Registered: April 2008 Location: Woodstock, GA Posts from this Lister Contact Lister Powered by: PhotoPost Classifieds PHP Copyright 2008 All Enthusiast, Inc.

Alpha Romeo Cars

Alfa Romeo
Business Unit of Fiat S.p.A.
Corso Giovanni Agneli 200
10125 Torino, Italy
Phone: + 39011/686111
Fax: + 39011/6837591
Website: www.AlfaRomeo.con

Alfa Romeo has been making automobiles since 1906. The company was acquired by Fiat in 1986.

Alfa Romeo History

The Alfa Romeo name dates back to 1906 and the Darraq brand cars built in France. Allesandro Darraq wanted to supply the Italian market with taxis, so he imported Darraq cars from France. In 1909 his garage was taken over by the Italian company ALFA (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili). In 1911, Italian industrialist Nicola Romeo took over ALFA and in 1918 that company reorganized into Alfa Romeo S.p.A.

A young Enzo Ferrari joined Alfa Romeo in 1920 as a test driver, and the marque began to establish its reputation through its great racing record during the 1920's and 1930's.

1910 - The company is founded as Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili.

1911 - Italian industrialist Nicola Romeo takes over control ALFA.

1915 - Named changed to Accomandita Semplice Ing. Nicola Romeo.

1918 - Named changed to Società Anonima Italiana Ing. Nicola Romeo & Company.

1920 - Alfa Romeo hires a new young test driver by the name of Enzo Ferrari.

1930 - Named changed to S.A. Alfa Romeo.

1933 - Became part of the IRI Group.

1939 - Named changed to S.A. Alfa Romeo Milano-Napoli.

1940-1945 - During World War II bombing destroyed most of the Alfa factory, which was totally rebuilt after the War.

1946 - Named changed to Alfa Romeo S.p.A..

1959 - Alfa Rome signs an agreement to furnish chassis platforms and engines to Zagato for production of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ which features a shorter wheelbase and a 100 bhp engine. Alfa displays the car at the Geneva Motor Show in 1960.

1963 - Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ production ends after 169 round-tail and 44 square-tail cars were built.

1973 - Had 40,000 employes and built 204,902 cars.

1984 - Fiat buys Alfa Romeo.

1989 - At the Geneva Motor Show Alfa Romeo debuts the prototype Alfa SZ which is the first in the design that eventually becomes the Alfa Spider.

1991 - At the Geneva Motor Show the Alfa Proteo prototype is displayed. The Proteo is based on the Alfa 164 sedan with the V6 engine tuned to 260 bhp and featuring both four-wheel drive and steering. The body styling is very close to that which will be used on the Alfa Spider which will be designed three years later.

1995 - The new Alfa Spider goes on sale.

Important Alfa Romeo Models

24 hp (1910)
40-60 hp (1913)
RL Targa Florio (1923)
P2 (1924)
6C-1500 (1926)
6C-1750 (1929)
8C-2300 (1930)
P3 (1932)
8C-2600 (1933)
8C-2900 (1935)
158 (1938)
6C-2500 SS (1939)
2500 Freccia d?Oro (1947)
1900 (1950)
Giulietta Sprint (1954)
Giulietta Berlina (1955)
Giulietta Spider (1956)
Giulietta TI (1957)
2000 (1958)
Giulia TI, Giulia Sprint, Giulia Spider, 2600 (1962)
Giulia Sprint GT, Giulia TZ (1963)
Giulia 1300, Giulia Spider Veloce (1964)
Giulia 1300 TI, Giulia Super, GTA (1965)
Junior (1966)
1750, 1300 Spider Junior, GTA 1300 Junior, "33" Coupe (1968)
Giulia 1600 S, 1300 Junior Z (1969)
Giulia 1300 Super, Montreal (1970)
2000 Berlina, 2000 GT Veloce, 2000 Spide Veloce (1971) Alfasud (1972)
Alfasud TI, Alfetta (1973)