1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale 1300

Highlights

• Rare, Bertone-designed coupé assembled in Italy in January 1961
• In current ownership for six years
• Comes with a FIVA identity card and registration document showing matching numbers
• Regularly driven on European summer tours

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The Appeal

Mouths must have stood agape when the Giulietta SS first emerged in 1959. Not only did the Bertone-bodied Alfa Romeo look like something from outer space, but its performance was equally otherworldly, thanks to an unassailable 0.28 drag coefficient that made the most of Giuseppe Busso's dainty 1.3-litre Nord twin cam.
The Giulietta SS was originally commissioned by Alfa Romeo to challenge the highly successful, track-dominant race cars built by rival coachbuilder Zagato. Scaglione drew heavy inspiration from his radical, wind-tunnel-tested Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica (B.A.T.) concept cars of the mid-1950s. Seven decades on, it's every bit as remarkable to behold.
This example was assembled in Italy in January 1961, as confirmed by Alfa Romeo, and was first imported to the UK and registered with the DVLA in June 2013. The current owner, the second UK-based registered keeper, purchased the car in 2020 and has used it sparingly but regularly on summer driving tours across Europe. Finished in classic red with chrome bumpers and a grey vinyl interior with red piping, it presents well and is described by the vendor as highly original and in very good condition.
The vendor adds:
"If you are a true Alfisti, you will appreciate what a beauty it is."

Key Information

• Mileage: 2,413 km displayed; the vendor notes the mileage is unconfirmed
• Country of registration: United Kingdom
• Technical inspection status: MOT/road exempt
• Technical specs: 1.3-litre Nord DOHC inline-four with twin Weber carburettors, five-speed manual
• Paperwork: registration document showing matching numbers, FIVA identity card, ASI plate, various MOT test certificates, and some maintenance and parts invoices

The Detail

• Most recent maintenance carried out in 2024, including an engine oil and filter change, inspection, and water pump replacement
• A routine service was also conducted in 2022
• Only driven during the summer months during current ownership
• Exterior presents in good overall condition with some minor blemishes and localised corrosion
• Likely to have been resprayed at some point; paintwork presents well overall; vendor notes some bubbles on the rear quarter panels
• Rides on 15-inch silver-painted steel wheels with polished Alfa Romeo hubcaps
• Fitted with Vredestein Sprint Classic tyres, which have a period-correct appearance
• Grey vinyl-trimmed interior with red piping and carpet; the vendor reports both seats are in very good condition
• Equipment includes a three-spoke period-correct steering wheel, Veglia dials, black vinyl-trimmed dashboard with mounted rear-view mirror, manual windows, grey and red door cards with storage pockets, red carpet mats with black rubber inserts, dashboard toggle switches, a Philips radio, and Carrozzeria Bertone sill covers
• The vendor states both the engine and gearbox are in very good order and the car drives very well
• Reportedly producing approximately 100 bhp
• Comes with a spare wheel

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