Description
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT was the first Giulia sports model to be introduced and was produced from 1963 to 1965. It was unveiled at a press event at the then newly opened factory in Arese on September 9, 1963, and exhibited at the Motor Show later the same month from Frankfurt. In its original form, the Bertone body is known as scalino (step) or "step forward", due to the leading edge of the engine compartment lid sitting 1 cm (0. 4 in) above the nose of the car.
The Sprint GTs could be ordered in the Bertone De Luxe body including extra options. One of the additional options was leather seats. Five leather seat colors were available for the Sprint GT: dark brown leather (pelle testa di moro), red leather (pelle rossa), black, gray and beige.
After initially being marketed as a four-seater, Alfa Romeo soon changed the definition of the car to a more realistic 2+2.
The Giulia Sprint GT featured the 1570 cc displacement version of Alfa Romeo's all-aluminum twin cam inline four (78 mm bore x 82 mm stroke, 6. 38 L oil sump, 7. 41 L radiator), which debuted on the 1962 Giulia Berlina Breathing through two twin-choke Weber 40 DCOE 4 carburetors, this engine on the Sprint GT produced 106 hp DIN (78 kW; 105 hp) or 122 hp SAE gross at 6000 rpm. Like all subsequent models, the Sprint GT was equipped with a fully synchronized five-speed manual transmission. The braking system included four Brembo disc brakes and a vacuum servo. The rear brakes had an unusual arrangement with the slave cylinders mounted on the axle tubes and operating the calipers by a system of levers and cranks. According to Alfa Romeo, the car could reach a top speed of "more than 180 km/ h (112 mph)"; The Italian automotive magazine Quattroruote recorded a top speed of 181. 935 km/ h (113 mph) during its December 1964 road test.
The car presented here is a fully restored Alfa that has been brought to a perfect condition. It has been restored in Germany. The engine is very special, this is a GTA engine that has been placed in it. It is the dual ignition engine, so with 8 spark plugs. You only saw this in the GTA. The engine has been tested on the test bench and produced approx. 160 hp. This is a lot for a small car like the Giulia GT Veloce. It drives like a new car, steers and shifts fantastic. A very desirable Alfa!
