1570cc Inline 4 Cylinder
5 Speed Manual
Front Engined Rear Wheel Drive
Front Disc Rear Drum Brakes
110 bhp 98 Lb-Ft
Exterior Blue Interior Red
When Alfa Romeo introduced the Giulietta Sprint in 1954, it was their first foray into cars aimed at a more general audience. Despite this, the car had a beautiful Bertone body and proved to be quite sporting, racing successfully in the Mille Miglia as well as other events. In 1956 a crashed Sprint Veloce was rebodied by Zagato and immediately was successful in competition, with the new body removing about 260 lbs from the original weight. After building 18 more “to order” cars, a production version was introduced. The body, designed by Ercole Spada, premiered in 1960, targetted as a race-ready car, fitted with plexiglass windows, minimal interior, and the same underlying chassis and high performance engine as Alfa Romeo’s Giulietta Sprint Speciale. The majority of the cars were built with a rounded end, called a “coda tonda” (round tail) while the last thirty received a Kamm-tail design called a “coda tronca” (truncated tail). The cars proved very successful at racing and helped continue Alfa Romeo’s strong presence on the race track. This Giulietta Sprint Zagato was purchased
from a collector who found the car in Italy and had restoration work carried out there before it was shipped to the United States. Like us, he is a collector who drove his cars and often used them for long distance rallies and thus prepped this car for that style of driving. The original engine was removed and replaced with a 1.6 liter engine, along with a conversion to disc brakes. All the parts were retained, however and accompanied the car allowing it to be returned to its original specification. The car is in excellent condition both cosmetically and mechnically and drives beautifully as all the Alfa Giuliettas of this era do. That said, the light weight coupled with the performance and handling make it a wonderful touring car and noticeably quicker than our heavier Giulia Sprint with the same displacement engine. The only complaint I have is that the design of the interior was intended for shorter drivers and despite the comfortable Zagato-specific seats, there isn’t a lot of excess headroom for taller drivers.
