Your videos are amazing . Really well presented ,professional and a quality content. I dont know how your channel doesnt have millions of subscribers
@Matteo_Licata11 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your kind words. I admit I'm a bit disappointed about my results, given the effort I make to produce my own footage and the genuine knowledge I share. That's partly why I haven't been posting lately, as I'm focusing on activities that make me money. However, I'm grateful for the subscribers and viewers I do have, as you all seem to be enthusiastic and knowledgeable. I may never have a million subscribers, but sure, I have the best ones!
@monsterkillsports34992 жыл бұрын
glorious
@Ricketik652 жыл бұрын
Breathtaking!
@lynnhooley76082 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video, Matteo
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!
@hugoscheepers27602 жыл бұрын
My Favourite Alfa of all time!!!
@trroland12482 жыл бұрын
So beautiful, I could cry. 😢
@1BCamden2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@chrtsi69122 жыл бұрын
It is such a pitty that in our technocratic era there is no place for emotion any more... 😢 Thank you for this splendid episode, Matteo!
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! Well, there still are a lot of great cars today, I believe.
@Danse_Macabre_1252 жыл бұрын
So you want personality? Cool. Here's a giant iPad on the dashboard. - car companies now
@brunotulliani2 жыл бұрын
When I see these beautiful "gorgeous" works of art my heart skips a beat. Alfa was truly ahead of it's time. Your channel is by far the best I have ever see on Alfa cars! It's criminal you don't have more subscribers.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!!! I'm very grateful for all the following this channel has, it's quite large already and I'm always been about quality rather than quantity. Read comments like yours fills me with joy and motivation to keep doing more and better!
@ThomasD19622 жыл бұрын
My favorite design when I was 2 year old and it still is... 58 years later!
@KarlAdamsAudio2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful cars & a delightful video - just a teensy erratum at 2:11, the engine is of course behind the front axle.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Ouch, yes you’re right! Well, glad you enjoyed it anyways, thank you!!!
@marchutchings88342 жыл бұрын
Another important and informative video again. Thank you for your kind work.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!!
@anthonypetty92882 жыл бұрын
The TZ2 and Canguro are two of my all time favourite car designs. Simply beautiful. 🍀♥️
@gearhead98282 жыл бұрын
Great and very informative, thanks a lot. Hope we'll hit 20k subscribers this year 😉 Ciao 🙋♂️
@studiocalder8182 жыл бұрын
Let's hope. It'd mean that true Alfisti are increasing
@gearhead98282 жыл бұрын
@@studiocalder818 Fully agree 👍
@marcus_t_ward2 жыл бұрын
Great video and very informative. I learn a lot about Alfa from yourself. Keep them coming. 👍👍
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@yousimtube1232 жыл бұрын
Man! Those Alfas!!!
@happyhermit20222 жыл бұрын
Oh Hello...long time and good to see another good one thank you. Beautifully filmed and narrated.🙏
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!!!
@RobertKarlBerta2 жыл бұрын
Always a ALFA fan since 1970 when I bought a new spider and kept it for 40 years. Now have a 2015 4C Launch Edition. Had a race car for a while also. I have always lusted after a TZ. When I lived in California I had a couple of friends that had TZs.....the one with the longest history was owned by Marnix Delinius that he drove in lots of vintage events. His was also featured in the sports car series about different marques....in this case the one about ALFA. I remember when John Norman loaned his GTU Transam race engine from his car to run at a Laguna Seca vintage race that featured Cobras. The TZ embarrased the Cobras altough of course having a very good driver helped.
@paullacey29992 жыл бұрын
Simply Stunning😍
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
It really is!
@chriskappert13652 жыл бұрын
To me the TZ1 and 2 are still the greatest cars Alfa has ever made . That fantastic tubular frame dressed by those georgious Zagato body's says it all . Whit just a humble 1.6 liter engine , capable of over 210 km per hour is still very fast 60 years later ! These are not just cars , these are pieces of art that can also move . They are printed in my hart and mind for ever . ❤❤❤❤❤
@davidpeters65362 жыл бұрын
Another great video. I just read you are closing down due to other commitments. I wish you well and thank you for many very enjoyable videos.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
I've just closed the memberships, not the channel. Rest assured that I'll keep making more and better videos!
@francoremmen50672 жыл бұрын
Zwoooopy design, haha i love it! Kind regards from a proud 916 spider owner!
@benzinapaul74162 жыл бұрын
The TZ2 is well deserved of it's title as the mini 250 GTO
@andygtv2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful - Great review
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@kevgermany2 жыл бұрын
Pure lust. I'd not heard of these beauties before. Thanks.
@through_changes2 жыл бұрын
My dear friend, you hit a soft spot for me this week!!! My love for the TZ1 and lust for the TZ2 has grown even more after watching this remarkably informative quick documentary!!! The main spot of my dream garage, will always be for a TZ! And despite the striking contrast of the back side, I would love to have one in black!!! You just made my Easter holidays more beautiful! Thank you!
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Your kind comment has made my day :)
@gordonkachuk54572 жыл бұрын
I just love your channel and eagerly watch everything you put out. I am an Alfisti exceptionale.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!!
@RagnoRosso2 жыл бұрын
Italian pride!!!
@mikeyerke39202 жыл бұрын
I do love learning about these beautiful, and wonderfully designed machines.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@individual19772 жыл бұрын
Another great video Matteo. I just purchased 186 of 190 1994 alfa spider ce. Resto project.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
That’s cool! Those were the very last Spiders! Is it in bad shape?
@individual19772 жыл бұрын
@@Matteo_Licata Needs paint(green) and some minor body work Wood inserts not great. Needs new top. Needs new tires. Engine turns but I'm waiting for crank sensor.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
It’ll be a cool car when finished! The Spider is a box I’ll have to tick myself sooner or later
@kennethhancock24332 жыл бұрын
These cars grew out of the Giulietta SZ and the Coda Tronca. There was an owner, Fritz Dernberger in Vancouver, BC who had an SZ and TZ1 in his garage around 1981. He raced the TZ at the old Westwood track. They were just as mind blowing then as they are now. He sold them when they became too valuable to keep and enjoy.
@reheller2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for presenting this awesome engine! What a beauty, and how advanced for its time.
@lukasuton24332 жыл бұрын
Tz2 remind me to Bizzarini 5300 gt Beautiful car
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
The Bizzarrini is one topic I'd like to cover in the future, by the way. Hope I'll get to film one!
@alferro31496 ай бұрын
5:12 Noticed the number plate from Udine where Autodelta was originally from. Autodelta will move to Milano in 1964
@legendus11592 жыл бұрын
que bella
@keeperofthelostpipe2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video and breathtaking cars, or shall I say 'poetry in motion'? Damn, only 9 specimen of the TZ2 ever produced? I've seen one race in Belgium last year...
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed, the TZ2 was never meant to be sold to privateers, and its short racing career meant few were made. Thank you for your appreciation!
@MicrobyteAlan Жыл бұрын
Beautiful cars, videos and your explanation are the best around. Living in the states as a teenager in the 60s then young adult in the 70s most of my friends liked American muscle cars, not me, I liked the Italian style cars. At the time all I could afford were the fiats. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@Matteo_Licata Жыл бұрын
I’m glad you appreciate this, as making Italian motoring history accessible to the rest of the world has always been the point of this channel, and the reason why I chose to speak in English.
@MicrobyteAlan Жыл бұрын
@@Matteo_Licata thank you, your English is very good.
@RapideWombaticus2 жыл бұрын
The TZ2 is reminiscent of the 250GTO. I adore this car and have lusted after it most of my life. Great video my friend
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
It is indeed a mini-GTO yes. Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!
@tamasszabo88242 жыл бұрын
Splendid as always! TZ1 looks more balanced to me than TZ2.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
The TZ1 is daintier, prettier… While the TZ2 has more of an “attitude” to it… Like both of them, but I prefer the TZ1 too
@gtv6chuck2 жыл бұрын
There was a man who owned a TZ in a city not far from me 20 or so years ago. He was a member of the state Alfa club, and it would surprise me when I would go to a local Alfa track event and see this incredibly rare car running among the relatively common other Alfas. I thought it was a beautiful car, then I saw a TZ2 (race number 130) at Pebble Beach and was blown away.
@paulmisencik2 жыл бұрын
The TZ1 is my all-time favorite car. My absolutely "holy grail" top number 1 spot on my list. I wish someone built a convincing replica of it. I would build one in a heartbeat
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
It is indeed ripe for a replica project… But I wonder if there would be enough demand to justify the effort
@thisquietplace2 жыл бұрын
Great video, would love to see someone make a video like this about the Maserati A6G ;)
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’ll see what I can do ;)
@TheRealFLX812 жыл бұрын
To my eyes, the TZ2 is much more beautiful than the Kangaroo and the most beautiful Alfa there is. Such perfect proportions and purposeful badassness.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the TZ2 definitely has an “attitude” to it that the other lack
@shankarbalan38132 жыл бұрын
I love the TZ’s…. I have a few scale models of 1:43 size. TZ2 and TZ3 etc. Gorgeous shapes.
@brus..2 жыл бұрын
Amazing piece of automotive history,and great video
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@cancracker2 жыл бұрын
It would be nice build a prototype of the chassis on display with a straight 6 or the V8 from the 33 stradale.
@benzinapaul74162 жыл бұрын
Never realised the engine was mounted at an angle. My father was offered an SZ, the 1960s one, back in the 1980s for less money than a nearly new Alfetta GTV6, unfortunately he chose the latter but hindsight is a wonderful thing....
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Well, a GTV6 wasn't a bad thing either!
@johnphaceas74342 жыл бұрын
That was one of the the things that flummoxed me on Ant Anstead's build of his replica 159, I thought surely an angled drivetrain can't be ideal.
@geodrome2 жыл бұрын
Why are Alfas designed by Pininfarina always much more delicate and prettier than the others? To me they capture the sprit of Alfa the best too.
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
I’d say that applies in general to Pininfarina’s designs over Bertone’s… The latter tended to go bolder, brasher than Pininfarina usually did
@bernarrcoletta74192 жыл бұрын
I never realized that the TZ was so small. It weighs a fraction of my 1980 Ford Fiesta. They’re beautiful though. I have a 1:32 scale slot car in my collection.
@EternalOcean12 жыл бұрын
You can start producing that Bertone Canguro now and it still will look actual! Just sublime!
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed!
@johnphaceas74342 жыл бұрын
It is sublime. I assume it was the basis for at least some of the design cues for the Montreal (like the side vents)? And who designed the Porsche 928? I have a feeling they might have been inspired by the Canguro too.
@RobinCapper2 жыл бұрын
That Bertone special is gorgeous, origin of the Montreal side slot vents?
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Well spotted :) Yes indeed, the Montreal’s slot vents did originate on the Canguro
@johncuny14512 жыл бұрын
Have you ever covered this designer and builder "MONOMILLE GT" , version 1963 -1965, built at Sibona & Basano
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Not yet, but I’ll research it and see what I can do ;)
@raufsahin3342 жыл бұрын
😍😍😍😍😍😍
@trentweston8306Күн бұрын
I did not expect the word Kangaroo to be used in this video. It is s very peculiar choice of name for any car. I guess the designer liked the animal.
@Matteo_LicataКүн бұрын
@@trentweston8306 Yeah. No idea why they went for that!
@olderbutnowiser67012 жыл бұрын
Fantastico. I have to admit being a Lancia man at heart even if I have 4 Alfas as well! The racing pedigree of the Alfas is fascinating. I wish I lived in Italy in the early 60’s to have experienced being involved with these magnificent beautiful cars. The TZ2 is beyond my descriptive abilities. I had a strong thought of why no one has tried to produce them as a modern kit car. Tubular chassis and fibreglass body should make it straightforward I think? I’m sure it could be a huge success. So what has stopped anyone doing it?
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
A kit car replica of the TZ2 would indeed be feasible for a specialized company… I don’t know why it hasn’t been done already, to be honest.
@joellamoureux79142 жыл бұрын
This car looks just like Carroll Shelby's 64 Daytona. Actually looks like one of GMs badge engineering efforts though I'm sure they aren't related. Love the Bertone body while the Pininfarina body looks wildly out of proportion to the degree I wouldn't have thought they were even on the same frame. The prototype is definitely the best looking of group.
@theman48842 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Now can you do one on the 33 Stradale?
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
I’m preparing a video about the whole 33 story for this weekend, watch this space ;)
@theman48842 жыл бұрын
@@Matteo_Licata Awesome.
@pashakdescilly75172 жыл бұрын
The TZ is gorgeous, but in its day was regarded as being too heavy to be successful
@marcomorana2 жыл бұрын
Autodelta factory were TZ racing cars were built was based in Udine Italy
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed, Feletto Umberto
@8lack8bird2 жыл бұрын
170hp from a 1.6 NA, is relatively high even for current standards
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
It was. But I must add that it was in race tune, with an unrestricted intake and exhaust and an aggressive cam profile.
@kennethm23122 жыл бұрын
The drawing of the tubular chassis is different to the TZ chassis on display. The drawing is not a true space frame.
@phildem414 Жыл бұрын
Bella 🤩 Alfa made so mush interesting projects, too bad FIAT buried this creativity under massive rationalism.
@jonnection2 жыл бұрын
You really should start putting NSFW warnings in these videos. Its *required* by YT terms of service. I mean, look at 7:14!
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@hilmarwornle37982 жыл бұрын
Lancia ten times better!!!!
@Matteo_Licata2 жыл бұрын
Got plenty of Lancia videos on the channel too!
@hilmarwornle37982 жыл бұрын
@@Matteo_Licata :-) you're right! And I love my Alfa too! In Autum I'm back in Milano, proud to be a Visconti!