Classic sports cars are some of the best examples of pure, raw drivers’ machines, but due to their value, they’re often left in garages for the majority of their life so as not to get damaged. Not this Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2, though, as its owner takes it to track days regularly to use as intended.
If that alone seems impressive, it gets even better. For one, the 1965 TZ2 is one of only 10 ever produced, making it an exceedingly valuable automobile to drive with any sort of frequency. For another, the owner, who can be seen wringing it out around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in this video, is 73 years old.
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At only 630 kg (1,389 lbs) with 170 hp (172 PS / 127 kW), the car looks like an absolute riot to toss about the famous Belgian circuit, and we give all the more respect to its owner for actually doing so. As further proof of the fact that it actually gets used, a shot of the odometer reveals the car has traveled 24,326 km (15,115 miles) in its lifetime, which is admittedly not a lot for 58 years, but it is quite a lot for a vehicle of this status, and we’d imagine a good amount of it comes from track use.
The owner of this Giulia clearly displays a love for his vehicle, and you can tell he knows it like the back of his hand. Every sound, every vibration, every sensation felt through the steering wheel, pedals, and shifter are all being taken account as he guides this machine around the track.
At one point during the raw hot lap footage, YouTube’s subtitles captioned the engine noise as “[Music]”, which we feel is all you need to know about this car. And to watch the rolling work of art get put through its paces, as well as some gorgeous B-roll of it, you can check it out in the video above.