"Serial number AR613036
Engine number AR00526/A - F6222
Design by Bertone
Delivered new in Florence
Complete rebuild in 1994
Many participations in the Tour Auto
French title

Following the nostalgic craze that most of the world's historic car manufacturers are experiencing, Alfa Romeo has just presented to the press its new Giulia GTA and Giulia GTAm, the sporty, even radical, version of its Giulia saloon. But the name ""GTA"" is not just a dusting of three letters on the rear trunk of this car, it is a message to the world of motor racing, reaffirming the place that the four-leaf clover has occupied on the racetrack since the 1930s.
The original Giulia GTA was launched in 1965, but the idea for its design was born in the minds of Alfa Romeo's engineers in the early 1960s with the arrival of increasingly tough competition, particularly in the European Touring Challenge, where a certain Lotus Cortina was giving the Milanese firm a hard time.
The battle plan was launched at the end of 1964 and Alfa Romeo asked the young company Autodelta to transform the brand new Giulia Sprint GT 1600, keeping its aesthetics but radically changing its interior and its mechanics.
For the models intended for competition, the elegant and comfortable interior was emptied and prepared, the large wooden steering wheel disappeared in favour of a smaller leather one, the seats were transformed into bucket seats and the speedometer showed 260 km/h at the end of the race.
With its aluminium body, the Giulia GTA gives meaning to its three letters with the ""A"" meaning ""Alleggerita"" or lightened, the coupé drops from 950 to 795 kilos, losing 150 kilos in the process.
If the mechanics of the Sprint GT 1600 were already convincing in sporty driving, the GTA benefited from larger Weber carburettors and dual ignition per cylinder allowing the 1570 cc to reach 170 horsepower in competition, propelling the car beyond 230 km/h.
Presented in February 1965 in Amsterdam, the sports car soon became a success in almost every discipline in which it participated, equally at home in hill-climbing, rallying and asphalt racing, winning the French Rally Championship title in 1966, first place in its class in the Tour de France automobile in 1970 and in the Tour de Corse in 1966.

Two other versions of the GTA were developed to maximise its chances of success with the exclusive GTA SA with its twin compressor engine and the 1300 Junior allowing the coupé to race in the under 1300cc class.

Limited to 501 examples between 1965 and 1969, the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA is a highly coveted rarity for collectors and amateur drivers, a mythical design that contains a powerful and sonorous engine, perfect for competing in numerous historic rallies.

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA presented here left the factory on 2 December 1965 and was first registered on 10 March 1966 in Florence, acquired by Mr D. Spartaco. Sold a year and a half later to Mr S.Cottino, it made the trip from Florence to Turin where a new registration is registered TO 954008. A public certificate of sale issued by the Automobile Club of Italy attests to this exchange valued at 1 million lire.
The car remained in the possession of Mr. Cottino for a short period of time, but he sold it on 12 November 1968 to Mr. V. Busto, also in the Turin area. The trace of this new owner is also attested by a letter from the Automobile Club of Italy. Remaining in Italy until the early 2000s, AR613036 underwent a complete rebuild from 1996 to 1997 by Mr A.Nicodemi who changed the original bodywork for a new aluminium one but corresponding to the aesthetic and technical specifications of the GTA. An FIA Historic Car Identity Card dated 23 April 1997 attests to this refurbishment and presents the coupe in a white colour, with a bucket seat and a roll bar.
The car was also mechanically rebuilt with new Weber 45 DCOE carburettors.
Today, the car is painted in a red and white biton paint with a slight patina; the bumpers and chrome elements have been removed, only the characteristic grille and light surround remain. The original mirrors were replaced by a black plastic competition model, the windows are in Plexiglas as they were when the car left the factory, the door handles have been reduced to their simplest form.
The interior of the GTA is a real call to race, with two Sparco bucket seats for the driver and co-driver held in place by a safety harness. The black leatherette dashboard features a Jaeger rev counter and speedometer behind a Sparco alcantara steering wheel with the Alfa Romeo logo.
Mechanically, the GTA's twin-ignition 4-cylinder engine starts well and idles well, and thanks to its twin Weber 45 carburettors, it delivers around 160 horsepower mated to a 4-speed gearbox derived from the Sprint GT's gearbox.
With its interesting patina and its aesthetic competition modifications, this Alfa Romeo GTA is the showcase of the Milanese brand's sporting know-how, cut out to fight against other mythical models on circuits, it participated twice in the Tour Auto Optic 2000 with its current owner, an amateur driver, passionate about Italian cars.
We offer you the chance to acquire an authentic GTA, to own a page from Alfa Romeo's glorious past that the nostalgia of new customers has just brought back to life."