Lot 228: Alfa Romeo 1300 SS Giulietta

Alfa Romeo, Italy's oldest sporting marque, has been building cars since 1910. They produced some of the greatest machinery ever to be seen pre-war, such as the beautiful 1750 Zagato roadsters, the magnificent Monzas and the mighty P3 Grand Prix cars. With the advent of the 1950's, Alfa Romeo was forced to rationalise its production in order to survive financially. Unable to resist the occasional indulgence however, they still built some exceptional competition and 'limited edition' high performance models. One such car was the Sprint Speciale series. Appearing first in 1957 with the 1,290cc Giulietta engine and then in 1963 with the more powerful 1,570cc Giulia unit. The streamlined bodywork bore a marked resemblance to some of the marque's earlier competition designs, particularly the famous Disco Volante sports-racer, not to mention the BAT 9 show car. With an all-up weight of under 950kgs, a five-speed gearbox and an output of ll2bhp (in Giulia form) they made excellent road cars and were equally useful in competition. Only 1,366 examples of the Sprint Speciale were built before production stopped in 1965. This Alfa campaigned successfully in international historic motorsport in the 1980s and is said to have been a championship winner during that period. It comes to us with FIA papers (Cat. E) and boasts a new engine by Kühn, producing some healthy 140 HP. Surely a front runner again, the car sits on period Campagnolo wheels and is described by the vendor as being in good overall condition. Dieser Alfa war in den 80er Jahren ein vielbeachteter Teilnehmer an internationalen Rennveranstaltungen und gewann laut Auskunft des Einlieferers mindestens eine Meisterschaft. Präsentiert hier mit FIA Papieren und einem neuen 140 PS Motor der Fa. Kühn, befindet sich der Alfa in gutem Allgemeinzustand und ist mit Campagnolo Felgen versehen. Sicher ein weiterhin ernstzunehmender Teilnehmer an der Vielzahl der historische Rennveranstaltungen seiner Klasse.