History of the TZ2
In 1964 a new version of Alfa Romeo's TZ racing car was introduced at the Turin Auto Show in the Zagato stand. With great improvements over the first TZ, such as reinforce structure and further weight reduction by making the coachwork of vetroresina. The new vetroresina body was moulded tight to the chassis providing lower drag and reduced weight of the car. The new design was called the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2. The TZ2 was only built as a racing version, it was equipped with an Autodelta-prepared twin plug, dry sump lubrication 1,570 cc DOHC straight-4 engine producing around 170 bhp (127 kW) at 7000 rpm. With this engine the car reached top speed of 245 km/h (152 mph). Development of the TZ2 was stopped in the end of 1965, to make room for the new Alfa Romeo GTA. Only 12 TZ2 cars were ever built. Making the TZ2 one of the most sought Alfa Romeo racing cars.
