1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ-1 (Tubolare Zagato)
- Engine
- 1.6L inline-four, rebuilt to competition spec
- Colour
- Red (repainted; originally white)

Chassis 750061 is a 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ-1 (Tubolare Zagato) distinguished as the only example delivered new with a double-bubble roofline, reportedly specified by its first owner to accommodate his unusual height. Raced extensively in Europe by its original owner and subsequently in the Tasman Championship in Australia, the car passed through several documented Australian custodians before arriving in the United States in 1991. It carries a continuous ownership trail spanning six decades and has participated in both period and historic competition.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$555,000
- 1964-04-01 → 1965-08-01Factory deliveryDmitri Nabokovpartial documentation
Took delivery of the newly completed car and actively campaigned it in roughly two dozen races across Europe, working with Italian driver-tuner Carlo Facetti for competition preparation.
- 1965-08-01 →Private saleAlec Mildrenpartial documentation
Australian racing driver and dealer who purchased the car from Nabokov and shortly thereafter resold it without retaining it long.
- 1984 → 1990-11-01Acquisition unknownNick and Leonie Langfordpartial documentation
Australian owners who held the car until consigning it to a Sotheby's Australia auction; by that point the bodywork had been refinished in red.
- 1990-11-01 → 1991AuctionNeil Marsdenpartial documentation
Melbourne-based buyer who acquired the car at the Sotheby's Australia sale; sold it the following year, ending its Australian tenure.
- 1991 →Private saleCurrent ownerfull documentation
Dedicated Alfa Romeo collector who re-commissioned the car for vintage racing upon acquisition and later invested in mechanical upgrades including a full engine rebuild in 2015; holds extensive supporting documentation.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMax Brunninghausenpartial documentation
Sydney-based Australian who raced the car in the Tasman Championship, including a class victory at Warwick Farm in early 1966; later traded it back to dealer Roy Compton upon acquiring a TZ-2, though some sources indicate he continued racing it in 1967 through Ian Hindmarsh Motors.
- Date unknownPrivate saleRoy Comptonpartial documentation
Australian dealer who repainted the bodywork bronze for the 1968 season, fitted a replacement engine, and raced the car until a technical disqualification prompted him to detune it and sell.
- Date unknownPrivate saleFred Callowaypartial documentation
Owned the car at the time of the April 1969 Sports Car World magazine feature; acquired it after Compton detuned and sold it.
Competition
- 1964Monza circuit racesDriver: Dmitri NabokovMultiple class wins and top-three finishes
Part of an approximately 23-race campaign across roughly a season and a half; Carlo Facetti handled competition preparation.
- 1964European hillclimbsDriver: Dmitri NabokovMultiple class wins and top-three finishes
Several hillclimb appearances across Europe during the same active campaign period.
- 19651000 Kilometres of MonzaDriver: Dmitri Nabokov4th in GT 1.6 class
- 1966-02-01Tasman ChampionshipWarwick Farm InternationalDriver: Max Brunninghausen1st overall
Result and context documented in a contemporaneous Sports Car World magazine article from April 1969.
- 1967Tasman ChampionshipTasman Championship racesDriver: Max Brunninghausen
According to the Übelher and Dasse reference book, Brunninghausen continued racing the car under the Ian Hindmarsh Motors banner during this season.
- 1968Australian domestic racingDriver: Roy ComptonDisqualified on technical grounds
Car was repainted bronze and fitted with an updated engine before racing authorities excluded it on a technicality.
- 2012Vintage racing2012 US Vintage Grand PrixDriver: Current owner
Participated during the period when renewed attention was given to restoring the car to proper racing condition.
- 2012-07-01Vintage racing2012 July SprintsDriver: Current owner
Concurrent with the US Vintage Grand Prix participation; preceded the 2015 full engine rebuild by PHP Racengines.
- —Vintage racingMoroso vintage racingDriver: Current owner
One of several early-1990s vintage outings following the consignor's re-commissioning of the car.
- —Vintage racingSebring vintage racingDriver: Current owner
Part of the early-1990s vintage racing program conducted by the consignor after acquisition.
- —Vintage racingWatkins Glen vintage racingDriver: Current owner
Part of the early-1990s vintage racing program conducted by the consignor after acquisition.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1968BodyworkRoy Compton
Exterior repainted in bronze by dealer Roy Compton in preparation for the 1968 racing season.
- 1968Engine rebuildRoy Compton
Mechanical components updated and a replacement engine installed by Roy Compton; this unit is believed to be the motor currently fitted to the car.
Engine was subsequently detuned after the car was disqualified on a technicality by local racing authorities.
- 2015Engine rebuildPHP Racengines
Complete engine rebuild carried out to full competition specification.
Workshop located in Wauconda, Illinois; work commissioned by the current owner.
- —Bodywork
Coachwork repainted red at some point prior to the November 1990 Sotheby's Australia sale.
Date and responsible party unknown; condition noted in the auction catalogue.
- —Mechanical
During the 2010s the car received a new fuel bladder, a correct ring-and-pinion set, and a custom-fabricated airbox built to the original factory specification.
Part of a renewed effort to bring the car back to proper racing condition.
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