Lot 321: 1961 Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Special

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (series 750 and 101) was an automobile manufactured by the Italian car maker Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1965. The first Giulietta model was a coupé, the Giulietta Sprint, introduced in late 1954. This was followed by a sedan in spring 1955 and in mid 1955, the open two-seat Giulietta Spider, featuring convertible bodywork by Pininfarina. Carrozzeria Colli made also Giulietta station wagon variant called Giulietta Promiscua. This version was built 91 examples. Carrozzeria Boneschi made also few station wagon examples called Weekendina. The Giulietta used an Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine of 1290 cc, with light alloy cylinder block and alloy cylinder head with twin overhead camshafts. The original Giulietta engine produced a power output of 53 bhp in the sedan and 80 bhp in the Giulietta Sprint. This was to be increased to 100 bhp in later sporting models such as the Giulietta Sprint Speciale and the Giulietta Sprint SZ (Sprint Zagato).Originally supplied new to the original Italian client in 1961, this elegant Bertone styled sportscar has been subsequently restored in Germany in 1990 at a cost in excess of DM150,000 or approximately £50,000. The engine has been uprated producing a good 104bhp through the rear wheels. Period bucket seats can be found inside with Willans harnesses a Nardi wood-rimmed steering wheel completing the interior. Magnesium road wheels are also supplied complete with Avon CR622 tyres and a Chris Robinson suspension and handling kit. It is described as excellent in nearly every respect and comes complete with a V5C registration certificate, MoT test certificates and full photographic records detailing the restoration. An extremely fine example.