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25/02/2023 7:52 pm
I've been updating my pics of my remaining Politoys (used to have all of the M-series before speed wheels came about). I have four Zagato-bodied cars (and one isn't an Alfa!)
No. 509 - 1962 Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato. There were 626 of the real car, plus 3 prototypes. Every now and then one shows up on BaT.
No. 516 - 1963 Alfa Romeo TZ1 Tubolare Zagato - There were 112 of these built between 1963 and 1967. This is the car made previous to the TZ2 that Karl and I posted a few days ago. 'Tubolare' refers to the car's tubular spaceframe chassis.
No. 530 - 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia 2600 Sprint Zagato (SZ) - There were 105 of these built, and they had a little more power and top speed than the normal 2600 Sprint coupe.
No. 532 - 1965 Alfa Giulia Gran Sport Quattroroute Zagato - That's correct, 1965. Between 1965 and 1967 just 92 of these cars were made, replicating the 6C 1750 Gran Sport Spider Zagato from the early 1930s. Politoys packed a lot into this little model, including two tops, folding windshield, opening doors and hood, chassis detail, and steering operated from the steering wheel.
Politoys was a classic diecast brand in the mid to late 1960s before, like many others, they cheapened their offerings and fitted them with low friction wheels.
25/02/2023 10:10 pm
Nice looking models, and they are over 50 years old. Do you remember where you could buy them back in the 1960s?
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
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Topic starter
25/02/2023 10:27 pm
Replicars, Sinclair's, and several toy and hobby shops in the greater Chicago area. During my college years in the Windy City I ferreted out a few on the North Side here and there. After mid-1974, I had to seek them out from other collectors via Traders Horn.
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26/02/2023 9:32 am
Nice selection Harv. Here is my cream coloured No. 532 - 1965 Alfa Giulia Gran Sport Quattroroute Zagato.
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