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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4506/Alfa-Romeo-TZ3-Corsa.html
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Khal · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:45 am Post subject:

It's pretty, no doubt.

But, "designed by Zagato" doesn't necessarily mean it was designed by an Italian bloke, just that Zagato attracts really good talent...
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BionicBalls · Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 642 Location: Charlotte, NC

Looks like the offspring of a Ferrari Enzo and an Austin Martin.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

skemcin · Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 1284 Location: Plainfield, IL

Looks more like a modern rendition of the Ferrari Daytona

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Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

Austin Healeys are so cool

I had the pleasure to see a rare model which had a 4 litre Rolls Royce engine fitted in it (from the factory).

I think this site has some info on that model. Only four were built iirc.
http://www.englishcars.com/austinhealey/4000/ah4000.html
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356speedster · Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 122 Location: Norway

Nice retro design of the original TZ

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Mike924 · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 2601 Location: IoW UK

They definitely have a certain flair for car design...

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Patrick · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject:

The Italians ARE design savants! Be it paintings,sculptures, or cars. My wife teaches art history, but her expertise is italian art history, so i get enough of it from her.

Given the opportunity, it would be hard for me to turn down say a 1st generation Lamborghini miura (yes i`m dreaming) over a brand new high powered Porsche 911.

I`m lucky to have ridden (as a passenger only) a miura on numerous occasions. I finally got a chance to ride as my dad`s co passenger on a 2002 porsche 911 (bout 300hp) that someone lent him for the day (my 3rd time only on a 911 since the first time i got a ride in the 80`s on our base dental surgeon`s early 70`s 911), and being used to old cars i marveled at virtually everything.

When i got a ride once again in the old miura, i remembered why i liked the old italian car, inspite of the miura`s flaws, just looking at it is like...

Now you guys might think i`m nuts, but when i started driving my humble 924 again, i realize how much i really appreciate all its quirks and sounds and everything about it, including its non-italian looks!

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