Highlights

Autodelta-prepared Grooup 2 Alfasud racer chassis number 0071
Period racing history documented by period photographs
Extensively restored and prepared by Alfa specialist Albertinazzi since 2019
Restored to period Group 2 specification using original parts
Work included bodywork, paintwork and engine overhaul
Lightened 1.3Ti racer with period Trofeo body kit

The Appeal

The Alfasud was, still is in fact, one of the greatest FWD cars ever built. Pretty Giugiaro styling, beautifully balanced handling and feisty Boxer engines make these cars brilliant road cars and even more entertaining racers.

Carlo Chiti, boss of Alfa Romeo’s racing division Autodelta, immediately spotted the car’s potential. By lightening it and widening the track, Autodelta quickly developed the Sud into a potent grassroots racer, going on to create the Alfasud Trofeo one-make series from 1975.

This 1974 1.3 Ti Group 2 racer is reputed to be Autodelta chassis number 0071 and sports the classic Autodelta Trofeo wide body kit. An array of photographs shows it in action in period. It’s a gem of a car, largely thanks to the current keeper’s careful restoration since buying it in 2019. It had previously been in storage since the 1980s and required full renovation, a project entrusted to Piedmont Alfa specialists Albertinazzi. The work focused on originality, involving renovating the factory components and matching the original 1974 specification.

The car has seen very little use since, which has helped preserve its impressive condition. We’re told it was serviced in February 2024 and that it runs and drives well. Opportunities to acquire period Sud racers are few and far between - this is a chance to discover the magic of Rudolph Hruska’s fantastic Alfasud on the track.

The vendor says:

“Car with a sporting history, as documented by the photos and verified on the roll bar, chassis number 0071 Autodelta. Responsive and fun to drive.”

Key Information

Mileage: 50 km indicated (racer car, mileage will be higher)
Country of registration: Italy
Technical inspection status: exempt as race car
Technical specs: 1,351cc flat-four petrol, five-speed manual
Paperwork: specification sheet 5570, period photographs documenting racing history

The Detail

Careful restoration since 2019 by specialist Albertinazzi
Restored using period-correct parts we are told
Car is reported to be chassis number 0071 (not independently verified)
Vendor states the car has a racing history, as shown in period photographs and stickers
Vendor states Autodelta chassis number 0071 is verified on the roll bar
Autodelta and Alfa Romeo chassis numbers should be checked in photos
Mechanicals overhauled in 2020
Oil check and change completed in February 2024
Period Smith instrumentation, as per the Alfa Romeo 33 prototype
Fusina racing seat in leather and suede
Restored Nero/Rosso (black/red) exterior with Trofeo body kit
Some small marks on the bodywork; no rust, rot, or dents reported
The vendor describes the car as lively and fun to drive

Specification advised by seller:

Track-spec with an endurance racing fuel tank.
Specification sheet 5570
Group 2 engine with twin Weber IDF 44 carburettors.
Close-ratio gearbox.
Lockheed 4-piston front brake system and ATE 2-piston rear calipers, dual-piston brake pedal assembly as per specification sheet.
Coil-over shock absorbers with top mounts on uniball joints.
Front and rear stabiliser bars
8x13 Speedline wheels.
Period Smith instrumentation (as per the Alfa Romeo 33 prototype).
Fusina seat
All as per the period specification sheet

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