The 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1 with white, red, and green paint was offered for sale at the 2006 World Wide Group Auction on Hilton Head Island where it was expected to sell between $400,000-$450,000. It carries chassis number 750094 and engine number 00096. It was delivered on May 14th of 1965 to SOFAR, the Alfa Romeo French central distributorship. It had a white exterior and black interior. It remained in France until September of 1989 when it was sold and send to Holland. At that time it was not in running condition. It had a roll-bar and sliding windows and the paint scheme was red with brown corduroy interior.

Chassis 094 underwent a restoration in 1994; upon completion it was offered for sale. In 1999 it was traded in a multi-car deal and sent to the United States. In 2004 another restoration occurred with much attention being paid to corrective detail. It was finished in its correct livery with the addition of a central red stripe. The side windows are sliding Perspex panels and a roll-bar can be found in the interior. It is powered by a 1750cc alloy four-cylinder engine with twin-overhead camshafts, twin side draft Weber carburetors and is rated at 120 horsepower. It is mated to a five-speed close ratio gearbox. Hydraulic disc brakes can be found in both the front and rear. There is a quick fill gas cap and pressed steel perforated road wheels.

This was one of the highlights at the World Wide Group Auction at Hilton Head. At the conclusion of the auction the vehicle had been sold for $379,500.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2006