1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale
- Engine
- 1,570cc DOHC inline-four with Weber DCOE carburettor, 116 bhp
- Colour
- Red
A 1963 Giulia Sprint Speciale, built on 1 October 1963 and initially delivered to the Alfa Romeo dealer in Brussels, this example belongs to the first year of Giulia SS production. Believed to have spent most of its life in Belgium, it was discovered there in 2006, still retaining its original red finish beneath a later blue repaint. Following acquisition in 2013, the car underwent a comprehensive restoration to its factory colour, complete with period-correct interior trim and a proper 1600 twin-cam engine.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €112,000 (≈ $123K)
- 1963-10-07 →Factory deliveryAlfa Romeo dealer in Brusselspartial documentation
Belgian dealership took delivery six days after the car was built; the vehicle is thought to have stayed in Belgium for most of its subsequent history.
- 2006 → 2013Acquisition unknownBelgian-based previous ownerpartial documentation
Located the car in Belgium; at that time it carried a blue finish with a white nose and stripe, though the original red was still visible beneath trim pieces and in the cabin.
- 2013 →Private saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Commissioned a thorough restoration starting in 2014 and recently finished, returning the car to its original red livery and fitting a period-correct 1600 engine; photographic records of the pre-restoration condition and the restoration process are on file.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2014Restoration
Comprehensive restoration returning the car to its original factory red paintwork, with period-correct two-tone red and white interior, matching red carpeting, and fitment of a correct-specification 1600 twin-cam engine. Photographic documentation of the pre-restoration condition and the restoration process is retained on file.
Work began in 2014 and was recently completed at time of cataloguing.
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