The Monster has arrived, my little Lancia Fulvia is gone - OT

The Fiat?

 

WOW!

An SZ

Great car !!!

Congrats dude !

 

The Countach ?

 

Me too? thanks

TBH Simon,
just a kinda of jealousness here.......remember my Countach/Diablo search?
I´m still driving the testarossa and have had no luck with the Countach and the already sold Diablo
But: A bit of what you fancy does you good!
Congrats, YOU did it and its a real rare bird on the streets.

.....please dont use it for the Tuscany drive!!!! We know its a killer (Kurvenkratzer) and we get lost with our big toys.

Ton, no way for us (512TR, testa) to keep up with him (SZ) on country roads!

 

geez, very clean engine bay Simon...

 

Same applies if he comes with his FERRARI 328
Ciao
Eugenio

 

A green Countach eh?

With a black 328 and a SZ in no matter what color (they only came in red, right), your taste in cars is admirable!


You do keep the 328, right??

 

Congrats Simon! The SZ may very well be my fave Alfa of all time despite it's...erm....unusual styling. Heck, that styling is what I really dig about it. Plus it's red so how could ya go wrong.


-Ben

 

Congrats Simon!!!
I love those SZ's!!! I always hear people rave about the handling so it must be true!!
Looking forward to see some more pics of it and maybe see it in real life sometime!!
Have fun with it!!

Guy

 

I was also salivating over it that afternoon in Belgium

 

One of my all time favourites Simon...I am green with envy and I now remember what I need to buy one day Here are a couple of paragraphs I stole from a website:

There are few cars which are so unique that they're considered a design classic as soon as they appear, but the Alfa Romeo SZ certainly is one of them. It was a product, a remarkable synthesis of two renowned Italian companies looking for a new lease of life. There was Alfa Romeo, submerged in the Fiat-concern in the 1980s, with a tarnished image of building rusting cars which lacked quality searching for a renewed link with their exiting sports car past. And there was Zagato, the Milan-based design studio and coach builder, which was making a gradual transition from developing and manufacturing (exotic) production car bodywork to industrial design and prototyping. Both companies found each other in a common need to reestablish their images in the late 1980s which lead to the remarkable Alfa Romeo SZ berlinetta and ultimately the RZ roadster.

It wasn't fashionable nor conservative, it took no cues from any other model and it wasn't easy on the eyes. You either loved it or hated it and at best it was avant-garde. It set a standard which was never followed, it was named and revered as "The Monster"; it brought life to the scene of wind tunnel and consumer groups dictated anonymous car design. In other words: it stirred emotions. And that's what makes a car more than an object....

Not my words, but valid nonetheless!!

I just love it - good choice my friend & I hope it comes to Tuscany!!

MARK

 

This one???
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Simon I may have to ban you from the Tuscany trip!!! What, bring a mere 6 cylinder engine???? 207 HP ?????

Actually, I'm quite worried that his new little devil will out-handle most of us in the twisties... but only as long as it's dry. Did Simon say what tires he's got? It's mad - he's got the Pirelli P Zero Corsa Road-racing slicks!!!!!! Consider this - a car with NO servo-brakes, NO power-steering, NO traction control, and a VERY SHORT wheelbase, and rear wheel drive.... Hmmmmmm I think if it rains I suggest we all stay well clear of Simon Munari out there - he'll be emulating the great Sandro Munari in the (similarly un-assisted and twitchy) Lancia Stratos trying to keep his own twitchy little devil SZ straight and on the road!!!

 

Oh yes...that's that beauty, dear moderator!!! MARK

 

And here's another from the same day... MARK
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And another... MARK
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Something nice lurking in Belgium: http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php?carno=5172

 

Some more pics here... http://www.mecanicimport.com/frames/mainframeset.htm

 

And here's the Monster of Waterloo in action!!

MARK

 

CONGRATS SIMON!!!!!!

You are an owner of one of the most beautifull cars Italy has produced in the 90's. This is one of my all time favorites and will be in my garage once.

I have been on natinal TV while driving a brand new ES30
But that's a story I'll tell you later. Say "hi" to Eduard van Beek when you speak to him. He is the founder of the worldwide SZ register and living about 500meters from my new house. I know him for years, we were subscibed both with the dutch alfaclub. He is absolutly THE SZ expert in the world.

Have fun with your new toy!!

 

Congrats! Looks great, especially how new the wheels look.

Like you I intend on adding one to my garage in the near future.

 

Hi Simon,

Congrats you lucky bastard!
This Zagato looks better then a Fulvia (Vulva ) and is a rare AR piece.

Gimmie a ride!

cinque

 

Simon,

First time I see this thread. Really really like your car. I'm one of them who loverd it at first sight. Really love em. Like Roel I want to own one of them. You've got excellent taste, I allready told you how much I like your black beaty.

Have fun!

Gijs