Look, a white Alfa Romeo repainted in red: that’s strange, isn’t it? Sarcasm aside, this has been the fate of most Italian classic cars over the decades. As is evident from the Italian newspaper clipping dated 1964, the reality is that in those years only 5% of the cars registered in Italy were red (a… Read More Red over white: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
Since most of the Giulietta Spider 750s have been recovered (indeed, almost all of those that were not reduced to a pile of rusted sheet metal without an engine), it is very unlikely today to find a good 750 to restore. But unlikely does not mean impossible and in fact here is one that not… Read More Good start: 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
This is the story, somehow already heard before, of a Giulietta Sprint which, together with four other Alfa Romeos, was buried in a warehouse forty years ago. It is all well explained in this article by Hagerty dating back to last June. Long story short: forty years ago the owner of these cars died and… Read More 40 years entombed: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
In the production history of Alfa Romeo, the letter E indicated the “Veloce” model of the Giulietta Sprint, however it was not always this way. If in fact this is true (but with Alfa Romeo you can never be 100% sure) as regards the Veloce of the first 750 series, the subsequent 101 series had… Read More The E letter: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce
In relation to nuclear explosions and other large bombs, ground zero (also called surface zero) is the point on the Earth’s surface closest to a detonation: this definition is plausibly associated with this Spider Veloce 750 of which very little remains. Well, at least the bodywork is visible in all its nakedness and, let’s face… Read More Ground zero: 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
If you intend to buy a car to be restored, buy one that has at least the upper parts of the bodywork in good condition: it is advice given to you by someone who has paid (in terms of time, money and headache) the consequences of a different choice. Indeed, it is one thing to… Read More Early bird: 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
Dust on a classic car always causes curiosity, you know, but if the car in question is an SZ, then it gets a lot of attention. The seller briefly describes the history of this car: it was built in 1960 but registered only in 1965 and then abandoned in a field in 1971 (probably because… Read More Dust and mystery: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ
We know very well that this is not a “precious” Sprint Veloce first series, however it is still a special car and no less rare than the first. This is because rather than opting for the small – although performing – 1300 cc, customers turned to the Giulia which, having the 1600 cc engine, had… Read More Golden hour: 1962 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce
The problem with cars like the Giulietta Spider is that, when they are universally recognized as an “Icon”, their prices break off the ground and start flying high. As a result, it happens that, if ten years ago you could have brought home a beautiful Giulietta Spider Veloce with, say, $ 30,000, today that amount… Read More Sleeping icon: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
We could say that this is a small Alfa with a big heart, and the reason is easily understood. This car is in fact a Giulietta, and for connoisseurs of the brand this means only one thing: the engine has a displacement of 1290 cc; in fact, the version with the 1570 cc engine called… Read More Mixed feelings: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale
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