Siamo andati a trovare l'artigiano toscano che ha costruito l'anello mancante tra Alfa Giulia TZ2 e 33 Stradale, un prototipo con motore Montreal V8 anteriore e carrozzeria in alluminio. Abbiamo scoperto un angolo d'Italia nel quale si lavora ancora come negli anni d'oro.<br /><br />ENGLISH:<br />Marciano 268a is something unique. How it sounds, how it goes. Unbelievable.<br />It wasn't built by Alfa, not by Ferrari or Maserati, it was entirely handmade by an italian artisan called Mr Marciano, in Tuscany.<br />The man thought that Alfa Romeo did something too fast in the 60's, with the 33 Stradale after the TZ2, and he would have liked to see<br />a missing link with front engine and V8. A car never born. So he found a Montreal engine and started to build his own supercar.<br />18 years after he finished the 268a (2.6 cc V8 anteriore) with 250 LM windscreen, Jaguar E type differential, Ferrari headlights, GTAm wheels.<br />During his work he lent that Montreal engine to a friend who raced it into an off-road competition with a 4x4, and it was tuned to 230 hp.<br />So when the 2.6 V8 came back in the 268a it was much powerful and converted to carburettors ( 4 - 40 weber). All the rest has been build<br />from Mr Marciano in his workshop, in Ponsacco (Pisa, Tuscany) and result is stunning, perfect. In my video report you can see and listen to it,<br />but I must warn you, it's intoxicating and live experience is even worst.
