1995 Alfa Romeo RZ

For sale by auction on Saturday 30 August 2014 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
The Alfa Romeo SZ (Sprint Zagato) or ES-30 (Experimental
Sportscar 3. 0 litre) was a limited-production sports/road-concept
car built between 1989 and 1991 with partnership via Zagato. Alfa
Romeo and Fiat. It was unveiled as ES-30 in 1989 at the Geneva
Motor Show as a prototype by Zagato. although the car was mainly
built by them not designed mechanically. The Fiat design studio was
responsible for the initial sketches while Antonio Castellana was
largely responsible for the final styling details and interior.
Mechanically and engine-wise. the car was based on the Alfa Romeo
75. production being carried out by Zagato near the Alfa factory in
Arese. The thermoplastic injection moulded composite body panels
were produced by Italian company Carplast and French company
Stratime Cappelo Systems. The SZ was originally equipped with
Pirelli P Zero tyres and is able to sustain over 1. 1 G in
cornering; some drivers have measured a cornering force of 1. 4 G. br/>which remains an excellent performance figure.

The two-seater hard roof version also saw a convertible version. br/>the RZ (for Roadster Zagato). produced from 1992 until December
1994. Although almost identical to look at the two cars had
completely different body panels save for the front wings and boot.
Three colors were available as standard black yellow and red. with
black and yellow being the more popular choices. 350 units were
planned but production was halted after 252 units when the Zagato
factory producing the cars for Alfa Romeo went in to receivership. br/>a further 32 cars were then completed under the control of the
receivers before production finished at 284 units. making the RZ
the lowest production Alfa Romeo ever produced.

Offered here is a one owner. RZ roadster presented in gleaming
yellow with black leather having covered just 12. 00 kilometres
since delivery from the dealership in Germany in 1995. With a full
service history and all documents relating to the original sale
including the authenticity certificate to confirm this as being
no. 145 of the production which is presented in a leather wallet for
each owner this is an extremely rare piece of Alfa Romeo history in
fabulous condition throughout. The owner had to scout out N912 LKX
from a dealership in Germany in order to get his hands on this
example and offered with a Valid MoT test certificate. V5. original
dust cover and all the necessary history. bills and original
handbooks this RZ is not only one for the purists and the
collectors but one for the drivers!

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