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Alfa Romeo Canguro - more beautiful and rarer than the Giulia Tubolare Zagato

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Created on April 4, 2015

Reading time 6min

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Bruno von Rotz

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Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Canguro (1964) - flacher und vermutlich windschlüpfriger als die Tubolare Zagato, die die Basis dafür lieferte

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Alfa Romeo Canguro Bertone (1965) - auf der Titelseite von Road & Track Heft 6 1965

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Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964) - die Aerodynamik war ihm ins Gesicht geschrieben

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Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964) - entstanden auf der Basis des Giulia 1600, gezeichnet von Giugiaro

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Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (1963) - Renntechnik attraktiv verpackt bei Zagato

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Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (1963) - 102 Exemplare wurden gebaut

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Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 2 (1965) - bei Testfahrten in Balocco im Jahr 1965

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Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (1963) - die Gestaltung des Heckt erhöhte die Höchstgeschwindigkeit

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Tubolare Zagato - Rohrrahmen

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Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964) - Skizze von Giorgetto Giugiaro

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Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964) - Vergleich der Silhouetten des Canguro mit dem Tubolare Zagato

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Alfa Romeo Canguro Bertone (1965) - elegantes Einzelstück mit ungewöhnlichem Namen - Genfer Automobilsalon 1965

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Alfa Romeo Canguro (1965) - mit ausserordentlich gut gelungener und origineller Linienführung - Genfer Automobilsalon 1965

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Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964) - einer der elegantesten Bertone-Würfe, dank Giugiaros Zeichenstift

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Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964) - der kühne Wurf beeinflusste viele spätere Sportwagen

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Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964) - wunderschönes Coupé

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Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964) - mit offener Motorhaube

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Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Canguro (1964) - wunderschönes Coupé von Bertone

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Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964) - Interieur des Konzeptfahrzeugs

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Der Alfa Romeo Canguro und das Känguruh - Genfer Automobilsalon 1965

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Alfa Romeo Guilia Sport 1600 Coupé Speciale 2 Posti (1965) - atemberbaubende Coupé-Studie von Pininfarina

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Sport Coupé Speciale Pininfarina (1966) - die fliessenden Linien entstanden bei Pininfarina

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Sport Coupé Speciale Pininfarina (1966) - aufgenommen in Turin

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Sport Coupé Speciale Pininfarina (1966) - aufgenommen am Genfer Autosalon

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Summary

In the fall of 1964, coachbuilder Bertone presented the Alfa Romeo Canguro, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, to the public at the Paris Motor Show. It was an ultra-flat Gran Turismo sports car that was intended for series production, but never actually went into production. Alas! This report tells the story of the elegant and streamlined Giulia-TZ derivative, illustrated with many historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Presentation with kangaroo
Elegant creation
Bigger, but not heavier
Public premiere in Paris
Series production planned
No time at Alfa Romeo
Destroyed and restored
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 1964, the Italian coachbuilder Bertone presented its skills for the first time at the Paris Motor Show. If Ferrari had not shown the brand new 275 GTB to the world for the first time, the Alfa Romeo Canguro would probably have been the sensation of the Paris Motor Show in the Parc des Exposition at the Porte de Versailles. A live kangaroo was even brought in for the press presentation in Turin, which took place shortly before the Paris Salon, probably to impressively confirm the name. However, the name was not entirely comprehensible, as the flat sports car had little to do with the Australian marsupial in terms of appearance. After all, the wheels were different sizes at the front and rear and the Gran Turismo looked as if it was constantly on the move, even when stationary.

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