Alfa Romeo SZ restoration

We have already reported a few times about the monster from Turin, il mostro. We are talking about the Alfa Romeo SZ as well as its open model brother, the RZ. Both vehicles remained rarities and are now on their way to becoming collectors’ items. Accordingly, restoration is also worthwhile for less well-preserved examples. FCA Heritage operates the Officine Classiche workshop in Turin, where customer vehicles are repaired and restored in addition to the factory collection. To demonstrate the knowledge and skills available there, the team recently restored a pre-production Alfa Romeo SZ. Compared to the later 1,000 or so production cars, this car has some deviating details. For example, the background colors of the instrumentation are different and the steering wheel also doesn’t correspond to the customer cars.

This particular car was used for advertising shots and various test drives at the factory test site in Balocco. The SZ then rolled into the vehicle depot where it parked unused until recently. In order to carry out as proper a restoration as possible, the Officine Classiche team disassembled the coupé down to the last screw. It was then repainted in the original red. Inside, the seats received new upholstery with correct covers. The three-liter V6 engine, five-speed manual gearbox and suspension components were also reworked. In the future, the restored SZ will be shown at events. Interested customers can also have their Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia or Abarth vehicles restored in Turin.

Images: FCA Heritage