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Created on January 30, 2016

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - für die Fahrt zur Arbeit oder das Rennen am Wochenende

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - wunderschön

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - die Seitenfenster waren aus Kunststoff

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - Frontansicht

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - Seitenansicht / Silhouette

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - Heckansicht

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - Sportlchkeit pur ist im Cockpit ersichtlich

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - Lenkrad-Zentrum

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - unverkennbar

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - klassischer Alfa-Kühler

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - von der Carrozzeria Zagato

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - Radkappen mit dem Alfa-Zeichen

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ und SZ2 (1961/1962) - mit rundem oder abgeschnittemen Heck

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2 (1962) - ausserordentlich rar

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2 (1962) - das Kamm-Heck sollte die Aerodynamik verbessern

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2 (1962) - die Front blieb beim SZ2 gleich

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2 (1962) - ein Gran Turismo für die Rennstrecke und den Alltag

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2 (1962) - Eleganz der Effizienz

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2 (1962) - Heckansicht

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2 (1962) - klassisch-schönes Lenkrad

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2 (1962) - einfache und leichtgewichtige Sitze

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce (1961) - das Werks-Coupé

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1954) - adrettes Coupé

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1954) - US-Version

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1957) - charmant präsentiert

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1962) - im Winter auf Schnee

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1959) - mit Schweizer Kennzeichen auf einer Rallye

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1957) - im Rallye-Einsatz

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1954) - Maquette - Holzgerippe

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1954) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale (1959) - eine der ersten 80 Giuliettas auf der Teststrecke

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato SVZ (1958) - Vorderansicht einer frühen Variante

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato SVZ (1958) - die noch inoffizielle Variante von Zagato

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato SZ (1960) - Präsentation am Genfer Autosalon 1960

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato SZ (1960) - attraktives Coupé, präsentiert am Genfer Autosalon 1960

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato SZ (1960) - Silhouetten-Ansicht am Genfer Autosalon 1960

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - kompaktes Coupé ohne Schnickschnack

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - auf Aerodynamik getrimmt

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1962) - bei einer Rallye

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - M. Oreiller schnell unterwegs

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - 14. Rallye Lyon-Charbonnieres 1961

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato (1962) - Fischhaber beim Bergrennen Schauinsland

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato (1960) - bei einer schnellen Probefahrt

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato SZ2 (1961) - Variante "Coda Tronca" in Turin im Jahr 1961

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1962) - elegante Zagato-Schöpfung in Aluminium

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato (1961) - die Weiterentwicklung mit Kammheck

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - Vorläufer der Giulia TZ, die Form wurde auch für die Giulia TZ weitgehend beibehalten

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1960) - unterwegs mit passender Begleitung

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - mit angedeutetem Kamm-Heck

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - mit dem abgeschnittenen Heck

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1961) - Spa Classic 2012

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Alfa Romeo SZ Tronca (1962) - im Plateau 3 (1957-1961) an der Le Mans Classic 2012

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Alfa Romeo SZ Tronca (1962) - im Plateau 3 (1957-1961) an der Le Mans Classic 2012

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Alfa Romeo SZ Tronca (1962) - im Plateau 3 (1957-1961) an der Le Mans Classic 2012

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Alfa Romeo SZ Tronca (1962) - im Plateau 3 (1957-1961) an der Le Mans Classic 2012

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Summary

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ is one of the most beautiful racing cars with everyday practicality. With its close-cut, attractive aluminum body, which guaranteed a low weight, the Alfa guaranteed motorsport success without having to suffer unnecessarily in everyday road traffic. This report describes the history of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ and shows the two variants with round and cut-off rear ends in historical and current pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Lightweight construction of the early sixties
On a proven basis
Lighter and more streamlined
Expensive
Not quite as fast as expected
Successful in motorsport
Sought after and valuable
Further information

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

"The Alfa (SZ) reveals itself as a vehicle whose practical purpose is limited to carrying a fairly small payload with high acceleration and speed." With these words, Reinhard Seiffert, car tester for the magazine "Auto Motor und Sport", introduced the Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ to his readers in 1962, pointing to a record-breaking power-to-weight ratio of 8.5 kg/hp for the time. The car, which was unveiled at the 1960 Geneva Motor Show, was actually trimmed for lightweight construction and built with the aim of competing at the top in motorsport events. The Automobil Revue reported on the occasion of the presentation in Geneva in March 1960: "The Sprint Speciale, the fastest Giulietta, previously only available with the Bertone body, now also appears with a Zagato body, but almost disappears next to the new, sleek Bertone version. The two variants, with their fundamentally different objectives, are already clearly recognizable in the exterior features.The short, "gutsy" Zagato with its tight seats and almost no trunk spurns the perfect finish, but places great value on low weight, high speed with a racy acceleration and excellent manoeuvrability. This makes the small car an ideal vehicle for racing."

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