Vehicle Description
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider Veloce, Pininfarina- One of just
1,091 Giulia 1600 Spider Veloces produced.- Beneficiary of a
just-completed restoration to original specs.- Accompanied by a
letter from Alfa Romeo confirming its factory colors.- Retains its
original numbers-matching engine.Alfa Romeo announced the Giulia in
1962. The Giulietta remained in production, but it was now viewed
as an economical alternative designed to appeal to a wider market
segment. Externally, the most noticeable and distinctive element of
the Giulia Spider over its predecessors, was the imitation air
intake on the bonnet. It gave the car a touch of aggressiveness to
its already classic Pininfarina coachwork. The new bonnet was
necessitated by the greater height of the engine crankcase. The
Giulia was endowed with upgraded mechanicals, too, including an
alloy twin-cam 92hp 1570cc 4-cylinder engine. The Giulia retained
all the benefits of its lesser sibling, the Giulietta, albeit with
greater torque at low revs.Veloce models, first appearing in 1964,
offered 112hp thanks to modifications which included two Weber
twin-choke carburetors and a 9.7:1 compression ratio. The smooth
shifting, all-synchro manual transmission boasts five forward
speeds compared to the previous four, and front disc brakes were
fitted to improve stopping power. The nimble-handling suspension is
comprised of front upper and lower A-arms with coil springs and a
live rear axle with aluminum center section and leaf spring
suspension. Top speed was quoted at 110mph. The Giulietta-Giulia
line represented the mainstream of Alfa Spider production through
the middle-1960's.Road & Track summed up the new Giulia nicely.
"The 1600 Veloce . . . its Weber-fed engine leaps eagerly up into
the meaty high-revolution range, and even pulls well further down
the tachometer. This extra strength, controlled by the superb
five-speed all-synchromesh transmission, makes the car much better
suited than before to increasingly fierce U.S. traffic
conditions."One of just 1,091 produced, this Giulia is the
beneficiary of a just-completed and meticulously executed
rotisserie restoration. It has been restored to its original
combination of Nero over a red leather interior with black carpets
highlighted by red bindings. A letter from Alfa Romeo confirms the
original color combination and that the Giulia retains its original
numbers-matching engine.
