[alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #459

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George, I believe you are referring to the GTZ,  or Giulia Tubolare Zagato, 
so named cuz of it's tube frame. "Touring" was one of Zagato's fellow 
Italian coach builders, as you may recall. No collaboration on that or any 
other model I know of...

the GTV by Bertone is subtle, Biba....one must approach it low to see just 
how all of it's curves and moves come together. It is far, far more the 
masterpiece than the Alfetta/GTV6, a nice design of it's era but nowhere 
near the timelessness of it's predecessor. And if you think the Giulietta 
front is busy, you better go back and look at some of the garish tripe 
being done elsewhere in Europe at the time, not to mentioned the tortured 
krap being palmed off in America.

and Richard Bies, you are referring to the "Italian" Studey, aren't you?? I 
forget the model, but it was a beauty of a design and oh,so Italian in 
concept....
I just looked it up -- 53/54 Starliner coupes and Starlight sedans. The 
side grills are extremely reminiscent of Alfa's side grills of the era. 
Very daring stuff for that time; never would have been done in Dearborn or 
Detroit.

Felix


 At 10:32 PM 12/11/2004, you wrote:
alfa-digest         Sunday, December 12 2004         Volume 10 : Number 459

Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:37:59 -0800
From: George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>
Subject: [alfa] Re: Stupid looking Alfas


> Is that the red coupe that looks like an XKE that somebody squashed
> between two other cars in a chain accident? If so, that's the Disco
> Volante Coupe, and I agree that it's butt ugly. OTOH, if you're talking
> about the red Kamm-back coupe with the green nose, its a Touring
> Zagato or TZ. Far from looking stupid to most Alfisti, they are among
> the most valuable of all Giulietta/Guilia based Alfas. Only the even
> rarer TZ2 is worth more money. De Cadinet  was so fond of the TZ that
> soon after the "Victory by Design" shoot, he bought himself one.
>
> I do agree that the Giugiaru designed, Bertone-built  Giulia
> GT/GT-Veloce/GTA  built from 1965 - 1975 is the most beautiful Alfa
> Coupe of all. With the original "step-nose" design being the best of
> all.
>
> George Graves
> '86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'
> (CA Lic# 'TIPO116')
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Felix Schmidt 
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