I still say no, it's not an Alfa. It's a Viper Zagato, so a VZ-1, not an Alfa TZ-3. The British called it "badge engineering". But that's just my opinion, that and a couple of bucks will get me a cup of coffee! Stevan Thomas Alfas: one with a four, one with a six In a message dated 7/15/2011 10:10:09 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Alfa has built motors to various formulae over the decades. Coach builders have put their bodies around the drivetrains. What I see here is a Dodge chassis and power unit (never mind the size), coupled to a coachbuilder's body and interior (in this case Zagato), with a resemblance to Alfas of lore. So, do the Alfa badges make it an Alfa? Ben Still 6 Alfas, none with a V10 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 11:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [alfa] Re: Is this an Alfa? I think of Alfas as having smaller motors...this is a Viper Zagato that is styled after an Alfa. The original Tubolari Zagato was fast largely because it was really light weight and aerodynamic. Stevan Thomas 73 Belina 83 GTV6 In a message dated 7/15/2011 7:17:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:14:34 -0500 From: "Ben Ament" <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] Is this an Alfa? It is sanctioned by the factory, built by Zagato on a Viper chassis with Viper V10 power, and sexy as all get out, but is it an Alfa? http://www.roadandtrack.com/future-cars/first/zagato-alfa-romeo-tz3-stradale We old timers have debated whether 164s are real Alfas, what with wrong wheel drive and built under Fiat tutelage and all. What about the TZ3? Road & Track calls it the first American Alfa. What do you all think? -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
