Bojan Vrbnjak
Ta Giulia like no other. Welcome to the history of the model Alfa Romeo TZ Bertone Canguro. A concept developed in 1964 by a coachbuilder Bertone using a tubular frame chassis Giulia TZ. After he was Kangaroo destroyed during press tests, it took more than 40 years to resurface.
Compact and fast
Under the hood of this Alfa Romeo is a four-cylinder engine with 170 BAM at 7.500 rpm, which is associated with 5-speed manual transmission and rear-wheel drive. A feature of the model Kangaroo they are glass surfaces glued to the body frame, which is for the time an innovative solution, inspired by the world of aviation. With this technology, engineers were able to reduce the height of the car he didn't 1,05 meters, his length but it only amounted to 3,90 meters (less than a modern Toyota Yaris).
Farewell and rebirth
Prototype car Kangaroo, which he designed Giorgetto Giugiaro, was presented at the motor show in Paris in 1964. Unfortunately it was a show car destroyed during testing at the racetrack v Monza. Alfa Romeo later abandoned the project, as it was considered too sporty and above all too expensive for serial production. Bertone began to work on the stylistic development of the same prototype, so that according to some experts Kangaroo could be the starting point for model prototypes Montreal.
He has the concept behind him colorful history. It sat in storage for ten years, waiting to be cut up, until he discovered it German collector, who bought it and Mr rebuilt from the ground up. Missing the engine and many other components, the work was so complicated that the next owner – a Japanese collector – completed it with the help of the museum Alfa Romeo. Reconstruction of the car Kangaroo was completed years ago 2005 and in the same year it was exhibited at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.
