Quattroruote Zagato

[NORTHBROOK AL]

I owned a QUATTRORUOTE ZAGATO 4R from 1976 to 1988.
It was # 37 of the 92 PRODUCED.
It was BRITISH RACING GREEN w/ BLACK FENDERS - ORIGINAL COLORS.

It was BASED on a 101.23 MODEL w/ 3 SHOE FRONT DRUM BRAKES , the LARGE DRUM BRAKES in REAR.
5.12 DIFF.
1600 NORMALE ENGINE w/ 5 SPEED GEARBOX
EARLY 101 GAUGES.
SEAT BACKS were FIXED so whole seat lifted forward to access rear interior deck, where one would store the TOP & SIDE CURTAINS.

They were THREE of them in CHICAGO AREA in the 70s - 80s.

ONE WAS TOTALLY ORIGINAL - NEVER TITLED LESS than 500 MILES from NEW. RED in COLOR.

The other was RED w/ BLACK - NICE CAR .
I INSTALLED WEBERS on that one.
REALLY WOKE IT UP !

And finally MINE.

They ALL left the CHICAGO AREA.

A PERHAPS INTERESTING STORY w/ my car was ;

I BOUGHT BRAND NEW SPARES FROM ZAGATO FOR THE CAR in 77 - 78.

A PAIR of RUNNING BOARDS
A LUGGAGE RACK
SOME SMALL TRIM PIECES
And a SET OF 4 BORRANI WIRE WHEELS w/ ADAPTORS & KNOCKOFFS.

The people at ZAGATO were VERY CO-OPERATIVE they even gave me a HIDE of UPHOLSTERY as a BONUS.

A FUN CAR I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.

ALAN P.
ITALIA AUTOMOBILI

[KKochheiser]

I believe that Stewart and Carole bought the 2-tone red one from their customer (and former chapter prez.) whose name escapes me for the moment.

Kent

[alfa63]

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Originally Posted by KKochheiser The Orange County 4R Zagato is (or was, as of a couple of years ago) owned by Stewart Sandeman of APC. I remember it as having dual Webers and being a wonderful car. Kent

[KKochheiser]

Next time you see him tell him "HI" from Kent!

[aenlle]

I just found this thread. So I thought I would contribute.

[Rugger]

I own a 4R. It was imported to Tahiti and then bought by a lawyer in Louisiana. It has been in the mid-south for 20+ years. There was one for sale at Fantasy Junction for $55,000! I know there were ony 92 made, but are they worth this kind of money. Mine needs to be restored. Right after the 4/4.

[dretceterini]

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Originally Posted by Rugger I own a 4R. It was imported to Tahiti and then bought by a lawyer in Louisiana. It has been in the mid-south for 20+ years. There was one for sale at Fantasy Junction for $55,000! I know there were ony 92 made, but are they worth this kind of money. Mine needs to be restored. Right after the 4/4.

[Nicola]

Hey all -
I know of one of these in the center of the Alfa universe -

Pullman Washington.

Strange? eh?

[alfaguy]

Sports Car Market has the 4R Zagato listed at $30,000-$42,000 in their price guide.

[turbolarespider]

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Originally Posted by Nicola Hey all - I know of one of these in the center of the Alfa universe - Pullman Washington. Strange? eh?

[Nicola]

Eric and all -

I'm serious about the one in Pullman, WA -
I don't know how much it's driven, but it is owned by the owner/manager of the radio station. IIRC he vintage races a Stangellini Jr. in his "spare" time.

[turbolarespider]

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Originally Posted by Nicola Eric and all - I'm serious about the one in Pullman, WA - I don't know how much it's driven, but it is owned by the owner/manager of the radio station. IIRC he vintage races a Stangellini Jr. in his "spare" time.

[Rugger]

Feb. 12, 2006 Paris, France

A 1968 4R was sold $63,797! Reviewer did not like 4Rs. Said it was clean but not outstanding. Amazing. I just saw a 1970 Plymouth Superbird go for A $100,000+. I guess the dot commers still have plenty of money.

[M635dude]

My dad use to have one, I'll see if I can dig up some specs on it.

[italiansedanman]

I know this thread hasn't seen much activity lately, but I thought i'd add - there is a right hand drive car here on the North coast of New South Wales, Australia. Driven often, it was originally brought into Australia by one of the Sydney dealers for evaluation. The current owner has had it since the eighties. It isn't really to my tastes either, but the car in question is in amazing condition and shares garage space with other Alfas.