Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato group GT (1959)
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Also called Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ

Specifications

Production numbers:
Sprint Zagato (SZ) 217
Sprint SZ 2 (Coda Tronca) 30

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Homologation number: 124
Homologation start: 23/9/1960

Chassis Type, AR10126.00001 or AR178501
Engine Type, AR00120.00001 or AR00120.00501

Alfa Romeo Twin Cam, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
1290cc, 74.0 x 75.0 mm
Compression, 9.7:1
Power output, 100 HP / 75 kW @ 6500 rpm
Torque, 113 Nm (83 ft·lb) (11.5 kgm) @ 4500 rpm
Sprint Zagato: racing 116 hp; 87 kW
SZ: 135 HP
SZ2: 150 HP
aluminium alloy engine block with cast iron "wet" cylinder liners, aluminium alloy head with hemispherical combustion chambers
forged steel crankshaft with 5 main bearings
DOHC (direct valve actuation with bucket tappets) driven by a double row timing chain
80 degrees angle between inlet and exhaust valves axis
Aspiration, 2 x Weber 40DCOE2 or 40DCO3 carbs
flat, finned oil sump
battery, 12V, 38 Ah, dinamo 240 W
5 speed manual gearbox

wheelbase, 2,250 mm (88.6 in)

The 1961 Michelotti-Conrero prototype Giulietta "a goccia” (“drop”) weighed about kg 750 and its frame was not the last type produced by the Portello Alfa Romeo plants, but the 1957 version, since – in order to build the new body – a Giulietta Sprint Veloce had been undressed. After an appropriate mechanical preparation by Conrero, the engine developed 125 hp at 7400 revs/min, with a maximum torque of 13.2 kgm at 5000 revs/min. The maximum speed reached by this Giulietta was in the order of 222 km/h (recorded at Monza autodrome), despite the fact that the car was only a four speed version (Source)


Results in WSCC

Season
Car entry, chassis number Car number/ result
Buenos Aires Sebring Targa Florio Nurburgring Le Mans
Team 1000km 12h 1000km 24h
Partenopea, AR10126.00002 #38, dnf
Scuderia Sant Ambroeus, AR10126.00001 #44, dnf
Scuderia Ambrosiana, AR10126.00016 #60, 19th
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 3/1 3/1
Drivers Team entries and car number
Partenopea
Dario Sepe 38
Sergio Bettoja 38
Scuderia Sant Ambroeus
"Kim" 44
Alfonso Thiele 44
Scuderia Ambrosiana
Massimo Leto di Priolo 60
Ottavio Prandoni 60

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SZ2 "Coda Tronca" (Long Tail)
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SZ2 "Coda Tronca" (Long Tail)
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Sprint Veloce Micheloti "Goccia"
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Sprint Veloce Micheloti "Goccia"
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Engine block
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