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The combination of a rev-happy engine, fine-handling, responsive chassis and excellent brakes make the Giulietta Sprint a driver's car par excellence and explains why these stylish Alfas continue to attract the discerning enthusiast. Between 1956 and 1962, 3,058 examples of the Bertone-bodied Giulietta Sprint Veloce were built, and today these rare models are highly prized by Alfa Romeo connoisseurs. Alfa Romeo's Centro Documentazione Automobilismo Storico has confirmed that this car is a genuine Giulietta Sprint Veloce, produced on 15th June 1961 and delivered on 22nd July '61 to Milan. The original colour was Bianco Gardenia, the same as it wears today, which is complemented by an elegant grey/black interior. From 1964, the car was resident in the Trieste region of Northeast Italy. Professionally restored in 2014/2015, this most desirable variant of the immortal Giulietta Sprint is described by the vendor as in very good order throughout. The car is offered with cancelled Italian registration documents.

UPDATED: From the Stelvio website 03/2019
PREVIOUS OWNERS: Unknown
HISTORY: (taken from the Stelvio website 03/2019)

Very few car manufacturers had the exclusivity and aura that surrounded Alfa Romeo in the pre-war era. Their dominance in motorsport was matched by Bugatti and Mercedes only. Alfas great achievement in the early post-war period was to convert their expensive, handmade production for only the wealthiest into a larger scale series production. The little Giulietta from 1955 was a cornerstone in this strategy.

Into the handsome body styled by Franco Scaglione at Bertone went a little jewel of an all alloy engine with wet cylinder sleeves, twin overhead camshafts, cylinder head with hemispheric combustion chambers and 8 ports prepared to take either a single carburetor or twin double choke Webers. This masterpiece of an engine was conceived under the management of Alfas chief engineer Orazio Satta Puliga and especially the high performance Veloce version with its hotter camshafts, bigger valves and twin double choke Webers quickly became a favorite subject of the many small independent engine tuners "preparatori" in Italy. Giuliettas prepared by Conrero, Bosato, Facetti and Nardi won numerous races on road and track head to head with fierce competition from Porsche 356 and others.

This 1961 Giulietta is one of those highly attractive original Veloce versions. It has matching numbers and colors. The car comes from Treviso and has been totally restored in Italy to a high standard.

DKK 725.000 EURO 97.000

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Highlights
Genuine Giulietta Sprint Veloce, confirmed by Alfa Romeo's Centro Documentazione Automobilismo Storico
One of only 3,058 Bertone-bodied Veloce models built between 1956-1962
Professionally restored in 2014/2015
Original Bianco Gardenia colour maintained
Italian-registered example from the Trieste region

The Appeal
The Giulietta was the star of Alfa's "small car, big performance" philosophy of the late 1950s, and completely revolutionised the company's position in the wider market. The sales exceeded what the (still fairly small) marque was capable of, and pushed them into large-scale manufacturing for the first time. Nowadays, they're a definitive Italian classic - particularly in the case of the much-loved Sprint Veloce. These sleek little fastbacks came with an uprated engine, fed by Weber carburettors and producing 96bhp - the fastest of the mainstream production Giuliettas.

This particular 101-Series example, bodied by Carrozzeria Bertone, is a genuine Sprint Veloce variant confirmed by Alfa Romeo's own historic document centre. Highly prized by Alfa Romeo connoisseurs, this 1961 example has been professionally restored to its original Bianco Gardenia colour and presents in very good condition. Accompanied by an Italian registration and documented history from new, this is a fine example that's ready and waiting for its new owner.