According to the seller, this 1975 Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato GT 1600 is one of just 402 examples produced in total. Particularly interesting is its traceable history: Italian vehicle documents record a previous owner from Brescia who had looked after the Alfa since 1982; in 2012, it entered the current collection with 42,406 kilometers. Since then, only 538 kilometers have been added, bringing the odometer reading to 42,944 kilometers today. The car also comes with a rare original German-language owner’s manual.
The Junior Zagato is a particularly distinctive presence among classic Alfa Romeo coupés. Its low, angular body deliberately departs from the more conventional coupé shapes of its era, making the collaboration between Alfa Romeo and Zagato immediately apparent. The GT 1600 model offered here carries the type code 115.24; according to the vehicle data, this version was produced from 1972 to 1975.
Underneath the distinctive bodywork lies classic Alfa technology: a 1,570 cm³ inline four-cylinder engine, a five-speed manual transmission and rear-wheel drive. With a stated kerb weight of 950 kilograms, the concept remains pleasantly compact and lightweight. It is precisely this combination of unconventional body design and familiar Alfa mechanics that defines the Junior Zagato’s distinctive character.
The Junior Zagato is finished in red. The photographs clearly show the model’s characteristic low silhouette, extensive glazing and strikingly sloping rear end. The car sits on classic steel wheels and presents an understated appearance without conspicuous modern additions.
The originality of the paint color has not been verified. Nor are there reliable details regarding previous paintwork or body repairs. No statement regarding matching colors is therefore made.
The black interior continues the coupé’s functional, driver-focused character. The vehicle is left-hand drive and features a manual transmission. The photographs show a traditionally styled cockpit with round instruments and black trim.
No independently verified information is available regarding the originality of individual materials or components. The visible overall condition therefore cannot be equated with a guarantee of originality.
The Junior Zagato GT 1600 is powered by a 1,570 cm³ inline four-cylinder engine producing 109 PS or 80 kW. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox. The chassis number is recorded as AR3060249, while the engine number is AR0051245566.
The structured vehicle data lists matching_numbers = false. The car is therefore expressly not offered as a Matching-Numbers example.
After standing for more than three years, the Alfa was restarted and briefly test-driven in July 2026. According to the seller, the engine runs smoothly despite the older fuel. Before regular recommissioning, however, a new battery and a technical inspection including an oil change are recommended. The vehicle is currently not registered and is recorded as not roadworthy.
The history is one of this example’s stronger selling points. The verified Italian vehicle documents show that the Junior Zagato had been with an elderly owner from Brescia since 1982. In 2012, the current owner acquired the Alfa with an odometer reading of 42,406 kilometers and added it to his collection.
Today, the odometer reads 42,944 kilometers. This means that over approximately 14 years, only 538 kilometers have been added, according to the seller mainly during occasional running drives. The available documentation sufficiently supports the stated mileage and ownership history.
The Italian vehicle documents are present and have been checked. A charming addition is the original German-language owner’s manual, which the current owner acquired separately at auction and which is included with the vehicle.
Beyond the restart and brief test drive in July 2026, there is no detailed independent assessment of the technical condition. Following the extended period of storage, the recommended technical inspection should therefore be taken into account before regular use. No separate condition or valuation report is available.
This Junior Zagato GT 1600 combines an unusual Alfa Romeo body with a remarkably traceable long-term history. Particularly noteworthy are the documented period with an owner from Brescia beginning in 1982, its acquisition by the current collection in 2012 and the mere 538 kilometers driven since then, all of which give the car an interesting provenance.
At the same time, the assessment remains transparent: the vehicle is not a Matching-Numbers example, the originality of the paint and individual components has not been verified, and no condition or valuation report is available. A technical inspection is also due following the extended period of storage. For collectors, the appeal therefore lies above all in the rare GT 1600 specification, the distinctive Zagato design and its traceable history spanning several decades.
The Junior Zagato is one of those Alfa Romeos that makes you wonder how such an angular car can feel so unmistakably Italian at the same time. What makes this one intriguing is not any grand claim of restoration, but the 42,944 kilometers and a history that reaches back to a long-term owner in Brescia. Add that unmistakable Zagato silhouette: not conventionally beautiful in the usual sense, but precisely for that reason, difficult to forget.
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