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1968 Alfa Romeo Sprint GTA 1300 Junior Stradale is for sale

The 1960s were Alfa Romeo’s golden age when it came to competition. In 1965, Alfa initially presented a coupe in the Bertone style, and three years later the Italian manufacturer unveiled the GTA 1300 Junior, which was produced until 1975 and only 450 cars left the production line. One of them, a 1968 Alfa Romeo Sprint GTA 1300 Junior Stradale, is up for auction.

Under the hood is a 1.3L DOHC Inline 4-cylinder engine with 135 hp (113 kW), which is based on the larger engine from the 1600 GTA. The engine is paired with a five-speed manual transmission that sends power to the rear wheels. Despite the smaller engine, the GTA 1300 model has had great success on various tracks around the world.

This car was purchased new in Siena, Italy. The owner properly maintained and used it until 2016 when he sold it to the American collector Leo Schigiel. Then the car was sent to Alfine car specialist Paolo Bergia, who restored the suspension and brake system, installed a new water pump and belts, all at a cost of €9,000.

The auction will take place on May 2 and 3, and the car is estimated to fetch between $225,000 and $275,000.

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1968 Alfa Romeo Sprint GTA 1300 Junior Stradale is for sale

Source: Gooding & Company

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100 years of the four-leaf clover on Alfa Romeo cars

In 1923, Ugo Sivocci put a white square sticker with a four-leaf clover on his Alfa Romeo RL at the Targa Florio race. It was the first time that an Alfa Romeo racing car carried such a label. Since he won that race, he believed that it was the four-leaf clover that brought him good luck, and from that moment until today, all Alfa Romeo racing cars carry that lucky amulet.

In addition to marking the 100th anniversary of the use of the lucky four-leaf clover (Quadrifoglio), the Italian company is also celebrating the 60th birthday of the famous Auto Delta division in which they are responsible for Alfa’s racing activities. The main ceremony is scheduled for March 5 and will be held at the Alfa Romeo museum in Arese (Milan). It was also announced that the big parade of Alfa cars with the Quadrifoglio emblem will take place on June 25.

Recently, Alfa Romeo unveiled a unique model from Zagato, called the Giulia SWB. The car is based on Alfa’s SZ and Giulia TZ models, and is built on the shorter Giulia Quadrifoglio GTAm platform, and mechanical solutions from these models were also used.

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100 years of the four-leaf clover on Alfa Romeo cars

Source: Alfa Romeo

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Unique AR Zagato Giulia SWB

Celebrating a century of collaboration between Alfa Romeo and Zagato, which began with the Giulia Quadrifoglio GTAm, the companies have unveiled a unique model, the AR Zagato Giulia SWB.

The car is based on a shortened platform of the standard Giulia, and its creation was the wish of an unnamed customer in Germany who is an avid collector of Zagato’s automotive creations. This time he suggested that he would like an Alfa whose exterior will be a reminder of the Alfa/Zagato models SZ and TZ.

This Coupé with two seats and two doors, under the carbon body, hides the mechanics from the most powerful and numerically limited edition of the Giulia Quadrifoglio, which bears the GTAm designation. It is powered by Ferrari’s 2.9-liter biturbo V6 engine with 540 hp (397 kW) and 443 lb-ft (600 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a 6-speed manual transmission instead of the standard 8-speed automatic transmission from the Giulia GTAm, which was the customer’s wish.

The car has been delivered to the customer, and the performance and price data of this unique car have not been published.

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Unique AR Zagato Giulia SWB

Source: Alfa Romeo/Zagato