1964 ALFA ROMEO GUILIA TZ
Chassis AR 750071
Swiss registration document
Temporary import into the European Union
- Alfa Romeo certificate
- Racing Car Show 1965
- Ex John Dolley

In the early 1960s, Alfa Romeo began work on a replacement for the sporty Giulietta. A radical choice was made for this new project. A tubular chassis was developed specifically for this new car, a design delegated to Auto-Delta. Made from welded steel, it offered ideal weight distribution and weighed just 125 kg.
In terms of powertrain, the new Giulia is equipped with a 1570 cm3 engine, which has been extensively revised for the occasion with an aluminium block and cylinder head. It is fed by two Weber 40 twin-barrel carburettors, producing 112 bhp in the civil version and 170 bhp in competition.
The bodywork was entrusted to Zagato who, on the strength of the work carried out on the SZ Coda Tronca, entrusted the project to Ercole Spada. He proposed a line with exceptional aerodynamics.
The result was one of the best competition cars of its time. Although 100 examples were originally planned, Alfa Romeo produced 112 in all.

The story of our example begins in November 1964, when Alfa Romeo GB LTD received a TZ chassis 750071.
On 11 November of the same year, the car was sold to Ken Rudd Engineers, the brand's dealer in Worthing, Sussex.
The car was then registered 3 LBP. In January 1965, the car was exhibited at the 6th Racing Car Show in London on stand 44 (a stand belonging to the Halsales dealership, the Alfa Romeo distributor in Penge).
On 19 March 1965, the car was put up for sale by the Worthing dealer, the advert stating: less than 100 miles, as new, no competition use, for sale following a change of programme.
In October 1969, the car reappeared, painted blue and offered for sale by a Peter Anthony S. He explained that he was the car's first owner. In 1970, the unsold car was repainted red to facilitate the transaction. On 21 January of the same year, the car was sold and registered in the name of Dr Donald B.
On 16 May 1970, the car came into the possession of Jon Dooley, a British enthusiast and touring car driver. That day, the TZ was entered in a local event at Silverstone. Between 1970 and 1974, chassis 750071 was entered in around twenty events in Great Britain.
After that date, the two Alfa Romeo TZs present in the UK at the time were acquired by Steve Forristal, a Texan dealer who was a great specialist in the marque and was known for having raced a TZ2 in 1965. In 1984, when the first TZ Owner's Register was drawn up, chassis 071 was still in the hands of Steve Forristal.
In October 1988, the car was acquired by Albrecht G. Guggisberg. He restored it before selling it to Gérald Bugnon in 1993. Soon after its acquisition, the car was prepared for its entry in various VHC events.
In 2000, the car was restored, this time by the CMG Prototypi workshops. It was restored to its original colour.
Between 2001 and 2005, the car was entered in a dozen VHC rallies with Gérald Bugnon as co-driver in his team: il Biscione Corsa Romand. Between each rally, the car was maintained by the Calderoni workshops.
In 2006, the car won the Rallye Historique du Var in its class. At the wheel was Romain Dumas, who would go on to win the Le Mans 24 Hours twice.
After that date, the 071 chassis raced less and less. In 2011, the decision was taken to restore TZ to its original state. The original gearbox was reinstalled, all the VHC equipment was removed and a complete paint job was carried out. The only concession to the original was that the headlight bubbles, removed during a previous restoration, were not reinstalled in accordance with the owner's wishes.
This is a well-known TZ that has been preserved from the horrors of competition at the time. In beautiful condition, it is still ready to offer exceptional sensations.