Re: Junior Z

[bearbvd@domain.elided (Greg Hermann)]

>In AD7-733 Scott Corsaro writes:
>"I saw a picture of a  junior Z of zagato(spelling) I kind of looked like
>a gtv6.  I was wondering if they brought those to America, and if so why
>are there none on the road."
>
>No, they didn't bring any, but there are about twenty or thirty in the
>country. Two types, 1300 (1969-72) and 1600 (1972-75) They are much smaller,
>built on a Spider wheelbase but much tighter- the 1300 is 9" shorter and 3"
>narrower than a Spider of the same vintage (half an inch narrower than a
>Berlina, the narrowest of the standard 105s), and weighs about 185 pounds
>less, but about 300 pounds heavier than the alloy-bodied Giulietta Sprint
>Zagato; these are steel. The 1600 is about 4" longer than the 1300. There
>were roughly 1100 1300s built, plus about 400 1600s, so they are moderately
>rare but not extremely rare. Most of them lead pampered lives; there is a
>rather delicate plexiglass grill above a rather delicate front bumper, so it
>is not a car you park on the street in the city.

Needless to say, given the date when he bought it, Merv's was a 1300.

Greg
>
>John H.
>Raleigh, N.C.

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