Alfa Romeo Canguro Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
13 TZ2s were built. The first, chassis 101, was a special commission from Alfa Romeo to assess the feasibility of a road-going version. Bertone were handed the task of designing a body for the new car which was subsequently unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 1964. Bertone's creation, the Canguro, was one of two special order TZ2s.
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First shown at the Paris Motor Show 1964, the red car is a Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Alfa Romeo concept called Canguro. Notably, Canguro is Italian for kangaroo. The man who designed this car was named Car Designer of the Century in 1999. Three years later, he was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame.
Alfa Romeo Canguro la oneoff realizzata da Bertone partendo dalla TZ
Classic Concepts: 1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro The Bertone-styled Canguro concept is seen as one of the most aesthetically balanced cars in history, from a golden era of Italian design. However, it was rejected for production and - even more tragically - shortly after its debut, the one-off concept was crashed. Joe Breeze 17 February 2012
Bertone Alfa Romeo Giulia Canguro 1964
The 1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro. 2 / 2 The 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Sport. 1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro and 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Sport The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ was sold as a limited production special to homologate a purpose-built racer based on the 105-series mechanicals.
Classic Concepts 1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro Classic Driver Magazine
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In 1964, Alfa Romeo were considering a road going version of their Giulia TZ race car, approaching both Pininfarina and Bertone for designs. At Bertone, stylist Giugiaro was tasked with the design, and came up with the gorgeous Canguro coupe. Thanks in part to a glass-fibre body, the diminutive Canguro weighed in at a remarkable 620kg.
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The Alfa Romeo Canguro is a concept car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Bertone. [1] The car is based on the chassis of an Alfa Romeo TZ and was shown at the 1964 Paris Motor Show. The body is made of fiberglass rather than aluminium and it features one of the first glued in windscreens in a car. The name "Canguro" means Kangaroo in Italian.
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A concept car that had a memorable design was the Alfa Romeo Canguro, which was penned by a young Giorgetto Giugiaro. The Canguro took inspiration from the Alfa Romeo TZ that had a lot of racing success. We're looking into the history of the Canguro to find out how it was designed. Origins
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The Alfa Romeo Canguro 1964 is a classic sports car that takes the traditional Alfa Romeo design to new heights with its unique and aerodynamic body. This vehicle was designed as a one-off show car that became a prototype for a new range of Alfa Romeo cars that never came to fruition.
1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro Concept Alfa Romeo
Its lines flow each into each with an almost otherworldly harmony; the wheel arches describe the sort of arc that Michaelangelo must have dreamed about in the halls of renaissance Rome; the curved glass work and fibreglass that encased the cabin folds the driver in like the pilot of a fighter plane; the D-type inspired nose and cut-off, perky ta.
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The 1960s in particular witnessed the emergence of the show-stopper as we know it, car manufacturers seeing the value of creating a one-off purely to foretell what's coming down the road and broadcast styling trends and create a little excitement ahead of launching a new model. How much is your car to insure? Find out in four easy steps.
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Alfa Romeo Canguro Article Image gallery (12) Specifications User Comments (5) Page 1 of 1 Alfa Romeo had made a successful return to motorsport with the TZ (Tubular chassis and Zagato body) model, and in 1964 explored the opportunity to make a road going version of the lightweight racer.
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Alfa Romeo Canguro. Revealed in 1964, the Canguro - kangaroo in Italian - is without doubt one of Bertone's most visually arresting concepts. Based on the Alfa Romeo TZ racing car,.
Alfa Romeo Canguro by Bertone 1965 Alfa romeo, Concept cars vintage
Keep in mind that Alfa Romeo and Autodelta had the TZ2 in house for racing duties, and the Canguro styling would have been a huge aerodynamic compromise for racing, versus the TZ2. In the end, a lack of capacity for quick volume production of "tubolare" frames, along with Alfa Romeo's corporate decision to invest heavily into sedan racing instead, meant that the Canguro turned out to be.
1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro Concept
The first, Bertone's Canguro, was executed on behalf of Alfa Romeo who wanted to assess a road-going version's feasibility. Built around chassis 101 during the autumn of 1964, this prototype tubular steel spaceframe was mounted a drastic six inches lower than the original TZ.