1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ - what if ?

[1959scudetto]

Another die-cast from the "Alfa Romeo Centenary Collection" the Alfa Giulia TZ (later renamed TZ 1 - after the TZ 2 came out) - made by IXO.

 

What if... Scuderia Filipinetti (Swiss racing team from 1962 - 1973) had bought a TZ in 1963 and had taken part in the 1963 Tour de France de l'Automobile?

It probably would have looked like this: red with their typical white stripe, additional Marchal lights and a fine steel tube for the exhaust were added, the race numbers came from the winning Ferrari 250 GTO (Colorado decals), Filipinetti decals from my spares.

Here it is race-ready (fictitious):

Edited December 12, 2021 by 1959scudetto

[Ace-Garageguy]

Very nice. Is this 1/24?

About 100 years ago, when I was working for Alfa-wizard Paul Spruell in Atlanta, one of his clients ran a TZ on the street occasionally.

Those were the days.   

Edited December 12, 2021 by Ace-Garageguy

[1959scudetto]

Thank you, Bill - yes, it is 1/24.

[Gramps46]

The Alfa TZ-1 has gotta be one of my favorites.  The Scuderia Filipinetti markings are a perfect choice.  Thank you sharing.

[1959scudetto]

5 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

The Alfa TZ-1 has gotta be one of my favorites.  The Scuderia Filipinetti markings are a perfect choice.  Thank you sharing.

Thanks, Gary - this is a fictitious car (the 1/18 Tecnomodel Giulietta coda tronca from LeMans 1963 gave me the inspiration for this)