Alfa Romeo Grand Sport Quatro Route Zagato

[Sheldon McIntosh]

Rare car for sale in Australia.  Here's a link to the AlfaBB where there is a post about the sale.  No relation to seller etc..

http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/australian-forum/43519-thread-really-about-alfas-sale-australia-15.html

[Sheldon McIntosh]

Here's a quote from the owner about his car in another thread on the BB, plus a pic.  Interesting car.

"Italsedanman (Ben Muso) mentioned my 4R in Northern NSW, Australia. It has done less then 50000km and is completely original and believed to be the only rhd car built. It was never meant to be a replica of the 1929 1750GS Zagato. It was built by Zagato and Alfa Romeo on the instigation of the Italian car Magazine Quatroroute as a commemorative car to the great coach building tradition and workmanship of Italy. Mainly in response to various feeble attempts elsewhere to recreate Bugattis and Mercedes out of Fiberglass and plastic with VW Platforms and mechanicals or some US engines. The 4R was an official Alfa Model hand built by Zagato. No 2 examples I have seen are the same. Love it or hate it, you got to take you hat off to Alfa Romeo for having the guts to built those cars between 1966 and 68. For all those who knock it, I wish I could take you for a drive on country roads over our green hills here on a nice sunny day, I bet you would find it hard to wipe a smile of your face.
There are more pictures of my car here:
http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/show...379#post299379"

[alfagtv58]

Magnificent.

I hope it does stay in Oz.

[Gary Pearce]

Some of our longer standing club members (I'm trying to avoid the word older) may recall this car at our club a few years ago. Also In the year 2000 I was in the car at an event in Canberra and at that time it still looked as good as new.
Built largely on 101 components the car is very pretty and fun to drive. It did however have drum brakes. It does look a bit funny with the roof up though. The current owner Marc Luck who lives at Byron Bay was the previous owner of my Giulia GTC. If I can help anyone with contact info just let me know.