Vehicle Description
The Alfa Romeo Giulia (105) Sprint GT was�designed by Bertone's
Giorgetto Giugiaro.�The car was launched in September 1963 at the
newly opened Arese plant, and displayed later that month at the
Frankfurt Motor Show. The overall styling of the Giulia was kept
very simple however, the Giulia had a very distinctive Scalino
"step front" design with the bonnet sitting approximately� 1/4 inch
above the nose of the car. Alfa Romeo was one of the first
manufacturers to put a powerful engine in a lightweight car for
mainstream production, making it a forerunner to today's
performance saloons. The Giulia was powered by Alfa Romeo's twin
cam, all-aluminium, four cylinder 1,570cc engine mated to a 5 speed
gearbox. This punchy power plant ensured the car's performance was
better than many sports cars of the era. Alfa Romeo took "Touring
Car" racing by storm winning the European Touring Car Championship
in 1966, 1967 and 1968. The Alfa Romeo Giulia GT Sprint (Race Car)
offered here is a 1965 supplied example finished in Alfa Romeo
Rosso Red with Tricalore strip. This very competitive car was
purchased from Mark Garritt in January 2011, who had been running
it in various HSCC and other historic series. Having been
campaigned by its current owner in the CSCC Swinging Sixties races,
the car has secured over thirty class wins since 2014 including
last year at Spa-Francorchamps. The car has been prepared to the
highest possible standard with a 2-litre twin-cam engine. The
engine and gearbox were built by renowned Alfa expert Jim Evans in
2011. The car also benefits from a Jim Evans cylinder head and is
supplied with bills in excess of �8000 for this work alone. The
engine was rebuilt again in 2016 including replacement piston
liners and with the addition of a programmable distributor. The car
achieved 220 bhp when put on the dyno with Pete Baldwin in October
2016 before only one race at Donington. The car is fitted with a
full roll cage, appropriate Sparco seat, TRS harnesses, Lifeline
extinguisher and Electrical cut offs (all date limited parts are
still current). Other significant features include Brembo brakes,
lightweight racing screen, twin 50 Weber carburettors, spare
magnesium Minilite wheels with Yokohama tyres, bespoke electrical
panel, adjustable pedal box, stack instruments and long range fuel
tank. Supplied with a large history file, this competitive example
is in race ready condition and a very attractive proposition to
those wanting to race seriously. For sale by auction on Saturday 23
September 2017 with Historics at Brooklands, Brooklands Motor
Racing Circuit, Weybridge, Surrey, Call 01753 639170
