Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato 1600 – 1974

French historic registration title

In 1963, Alfa Romeo replaced the dated Giulietta Sprint coupé with a coupé derived from its new Giulia 1600.

The car quickly took the name of its designer, becoming the Bertone Coupé.

In 1969, another designer, Zagato, embarked on the coupé adventure, based on the Spider platform, shortened by a few centimetres, initially in the 1300 version.
Alfa Romeo's idea in calling on Zagato was to appeal to a more feminine clientele with a slimmer design than the Bertone Coupé.

And while the first cars were produced with aluminum hoods and doors, steel was soon adopted for the rest of the series.
In 1972, after 1,108 Junior Zagato 1300s, the model evolved with the adoption of the 1600 block, and a slightly longer platform, since the spider chassis was now used as is.

Junior Zagato production came to an end in 1974, after 402 Junior Zagato 1600s were produced in this second series.
In fact, the Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato ...