Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale
It’s strange to feature an Alfa Romeo on this list since Alfa is a well-known factory that doesn’t produce supercars. However, there is one very strange, obscure, and rare model that is very fitting for this article. The TZ name is present in Alfa’s history from the ’60s when it made several sports and racing cars named TZ 1 and TZ 2. The T stands for Turbulare and the Z for Zagato, the designer house. Only nine vehicles left the Zagato factory (via Car Throttle).
The Alfa Romeo TZ 3 was the previous generation Dodge Viper ACR-X, but a track-prepared version. Alfa only dressed the Viper into Zagato’s body, leaving all essential mechanical components and a massive 8.2-liter engine intact. Even the interior was the same, with all the badging changed from Dodge to Alfa Romeo. The TZ 3 had a supercar-beating performance with 600 hp, a 3.4-second 0 to 6 time, and a 200 mph top speed. Despite the fancy new Italian suit, great V10 engine, perfect driving dynamics, and legendary name, Alfa sold only nine copies. Today, almost no one remembers the Alfa Romeo TZ 3.