We didn’t expect to spot a Sprint Speciale not yet restored, but sometimes there are more cars around than how you could imagine. Actually this is a Giulietta SS (chassis AR120*00693) which clearly hasn’t been ever restored or, at least, never painted: the white is almost flattened and the car has also some rust on… Read More Dull white: 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale
This Abarth 695 SS is said to be in pristine conditions and to have low miles as it has been acquired from a Museum in Europe. These are basically the only information provided. On the other side, the seller has linked a huge set of photos which are fundamental to understand what’s correct and what’s… Read More Out of museum: 1965 Abarth 695 SS
This is an american delivery Merak SS as it’s clearly visible by the side markers and the D.o.T. approved bumpers which, on the front, look like the jaws of an insect. Indeed back in the seventies and the eighies, many euro cars must install bumpers which were able to absorb impact up to 5 mph… Read More Jaws equipped: 1974 Maserati Merak 3000 SS
We didn’t understand much about the origins of this car so, please, whoever has some more info about it could tell us and we’ll be glad to publish them. Indeed this car (chassis #101.20 00196) , which looks a “normal” Giulietta Sprint Speciale is said to be one of the four prototypes built by Alfa Romeo… Read More More info needed: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale “P2”
The seller of this Giulietta SS says that this is a one family car and that it has a clean history but more details are available upon request. Indeed this car makes us do a couple of quick considerations: first, it has a very rare body color (maybe the first owner wanted to affirm his patriotism… Read More Clean history: 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale
The SS is one of those classic cars which nose resembles a shark profile: that happens even more if the car is missing the front bumper, just like this one. The SS needs no introduction as it’s impossible to confuse with another car and even because many have been published here, in different conditions. This… Read More Sweet shark of mine: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale
Of course when you’re looking for and Abarth 595/695 the first thing which comes to mind is: is it the real thing? Well, there are many ways to check the originality of an Abarth: the basement casting numbers, the Abarth numbers on the front firewall, some details like the clips which holds the original badges… Read More The quest for authenticity: 1969 Abarth 595 SS
This car has been sold new in Italy and there it remained until it was raced and so became the Italian Historic championship winner in 1990. It’s a Giulia SS from 1963 which, of course, has been naked to make it lighter; few things remain in its interiors which, if you want to bring it… Read More Italian champion: 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale
The world of the classic cars nuts is basically split in two major parties: Alfa Romeo and Porsche. Of course Ferraris are so unaffordable that many don’t consider them a goal even if they should live ten times in a row, so the prancing horse is admired everywhere but actually is not considered a car but… Read More Alfa’s never enough
Of course rust often wins, but it has no chance to finish its work on a Sprint Speciale. This Giulia has seen for sure better days: what we have here is a car neglected and cannibalized for decades before someone has spotted her somewere and so now she’s waiting for someone brave who’s willing to… Read More Rust can’t win: 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale
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