1975 Alfa Romeo GT Junior
A 1975 Alfa Romeo GT Junior (115 series), South African-built and imported to the UK, subsequently acquired by an engineer who spent three years converting it into a dedicated track-day machine. The shell was stripped to bare metal, jigged, fitted with new panels where required, stitch-welded sills and floor, and a six-point roll cage. Suspension, brakes, and drivetrain were comprehensively overhauled, and the refreshed 1750cc engine sits in a finished engine bay. The car has never yet been used on track.
Ownership
- 2020-02-21Auction saleSold £18,500 (≈ $23K)
- Date unknownSouth African first owner(s)none documentation
Car was originally built and registered in South Africa; no further detail on original ownership is provided.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownUK importer or intermediate ownernone documentation
The car was brought into the UK from South Africa some years before the vendor acquired it; the identity of the importer or any intermediate custodian is not stated.
- Date unknownPrivate saleEngineer vendorpartial documentation
Purchased the car with the express aim of building a fast road and track-day classic; spent approximately three years carrying out an extensive rebuild before deciding to sell in order to pursue a new project.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Mechanical
Propshaft dynamically balanced, new fuel tank sender unit and fuel lines installed.
- —Restoration
Complete bare-metal strip, shell jigged and straightened, replacement steel fitted where required, both sills and the floor pan stitch-welded for additional rigidity, and the exterior finished in multiple coats of Alfa Rosso.
Work carried out by the engineer owner over roughly three years as part of a comprehensive track-day build.
- —Modification
Six-point roll cage installed and the driver's floor section reinforced to provide a solid mounting point for a competition seat.
- —Mechanical
Suspension lowered by 40 mm with yellow Koni dampers fitted at all four corners, all rubber bushes renewed, a new 29 mm front anti-roll bar added, all wheel bearings replaced, and the entire braking system renewed including discs, calipers, master and slave cylinders, and servo units.
- —Engine rebuild
The existing 1750cc engine was fully refreshed and cosmetically detailed before refitting; carburettors were rebuilt, the drivetrain overhauled, and a new exhaust system fitted.
The 1750cc unit had already been fitted to the car at the time of purchase by the vendor.
- —Maintenance
Interior prepared to competition specification with an OMP race seat, Willans harness, and ancillary safety equipment; exterior dressed in a de-bumpered circuit style with tow straps, mesh-covered intakes, taped headlamps, and multi-spoke alloy wheels shod with Yokohama AO48 tyres.
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