Alfa Romeo
Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca

Why it matters

The Coda Tronca is the second-series Sprint Zagato, with a Kamm-style truncated tail, a lower roof and front disc brakes. It was developed after the Lotus Elite and Abarth Simca 1300 threatened the first series, and it was very fast for a 1.3-litre car. Only the last few dozen SZ cars were built to this form.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: MrWalkr · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: azrhey · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Alfa Romeo developed the second series with its experimental department, Zagato and aerodynamic studies by Kamm. Ercole Spada drew bodies with a lower roof and long tail, which raised top speed. Each body took more than 300 hours to build, so production stayed low.

Several cars went racing. Two were shipped to the American Alfa subsidiary in 1961 for the Martini & Rossi Racing Team; one finished second in class at the 1962 Daytona Continental and the other completed the 1962 Sebring 12 Hours. A different car was entered in the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans and raced by a Swiss team until 1965.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The factory describes the body as a steel monocoque with a light-alloy skin. Coda Tronca cars have the truncated Kamm tail and front disc brakes with large finned rear drums. Catalogued cars carry chassis numbers in the AR 10126 series and engines in the AR 00120 series, and Zagato stamped its own body numbers (for example 634), which can help confirm authenticity. Bi-metal wheels with steel centres and aluminium rims are noted as correct.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Giulietta SZ "Coda Tronca" (collection page) Level A Museo Storico Alfa Romeo

   • 217 (Giulietta SZ, 1960-1962)
   • 4 cilindri in linea, monoblocco e testa in lega leggera
   • 4 cilindri
   • 1290 cc (74x75 mm)
   • 2 alberi a camme in testa con comando a doppia catena
   • Alimentazione a 2 carburatori doppio corpo
   • 98 CV a 6500 giri/min.
   • 5 marce + RM
   • Trazione posteriore
   • Autoportante in acciaio, rivestimento in lega leggera
   • quadrilatero trasversale, molle elicoidali, barra stabilizzatrice
   • ponte rigido, triangolo superiore, puntoni longitudinali
   • Anteriori a disco, posteriori a tamburo
   • Passo: 2250 mm
   • lunghezza: 4000 mm
   • larghezza: 1500 mm
   • altezza: 1230 mm
   • Peso 840 kg

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca – Ultimatecarpage.com Level C

   • 30 Coda Tronca built

   Accessed 2026-11-12