RM Sotheby's is not the only auction house doing private sales, Gooding & Company proposed this stunning 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA for $US 575,000. For this price, you have a piece of automotive history which won many class victories in Europe and also in the United States during its prime years.
Pure beauty with its coachwork by Bertone...
History of Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
The Alfa Romeo Giulia, Series 105, was the successor of the Giuletta introduced in 1962. The car was designed by Gruppo Bertone, the famous Italian coachbuilder. The racing team of Alfa, Autodelta, used a closed version of Giula to produce the GTA version (A standing for Alleggerita, lightened in Italian). It was the Golden age for Alfa Romeo racing. You have just think about the Giula TZ or TZ2...
The GTA car has been very successful on racetracks in Europe and the United States. Alfa Romeo developed many variants. But the first version with its 1,600 cc engine remains the most sought after by collectors. This example participated to the first SCCA Trans American Series in 1966 with behind the wheel Horst Kwech (Autraslia) and Gaston Andrey (Swiss). The next month, the car with Kwech won the American Road Race in California... Great carreer on the tracks with 1966 B-Sedan Championship and the Presidents Cup for Kwech (the most important award for pilot in the SCCA).
After 1985, the car was used to Historic Sportscar Racing events as the Stella Alpina (for example), well described in the post of @zacknorman97 :
Italy, Firing On All Cylinders.
Specification
Leaving the factory in 1965, this GTA was finished in red with black upholstery. The car was completely restored in 2007 by the specialists Roman Tucker and Scott Gray.
This Alfa Romeo’s legendary 1960s is so beautiful... It would be perfect in my garage, non ? 😀
Sale
Sources
Gooding & Company
Lot : Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
Wikipedia :
Alfa Romeo Giulia
Gruppo Bertone
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1966 Horst Kwech Alfa Romeo GTA at Infineon Raceway
Such a lovely car, and thanks for the mention :-) I think I saw this first when scrolling across Twitter, and my immediately pricked to it. In its condition, and this colour, with that livery... It just perfect 👌! It's just the right car for every reason, but for that price of $575,000, it does seem rather steep. I think I've seen other GTAs go for around $300,000 depending on the condition and history, though it's still quite pricey.
I'm surprised that example still has those back-seats. As I recall, most GTAs have had their rear-seats removed to save on weight, thought at least this one still has that mandatory roll-cage installed. In any case, it's just amazing to see this little 1,600cc Twin-Spark 4-cylinder be so feisty once fitted onto that lightweight body. I can just imagine having a big grin on my face, storming through the Dolomites in this little Alfa :-D
Me too on the Dolomites roads with a car like that... but I think I'd be happy on any road as long as I'm behind the wheel 😀
Agreed! Any drive, anywhere and anytime with an old Alfa GTA would be a magical experience. That'll put a big smile on that face for sure! 😄