Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA & GTA Junior

[1600 GTA]

Hi there,

Are there any lovers of this beautiful car here?

I would like to meet people on this forum who have some information, photos and experiences and who simply adore this Italian icon.

I just bought GT junior and I am in the process of converting it into GTA.

I attach some pics od original GTA stradale.

[Cedric]

This is indeed I marvellous car, one of the most beautiful Italian road cars ever made, in my humble opinion. However, I know little about the technical aspect of these Alfa's, I only know they are prone to rust. I suggest you buy a detailed book on the GTA.

[1600 GTA]

Hi,

Yes indeed, this car is prone to rust more than some other models. I've read that every 5 years you have to restore the bodyshell....but we'll see. My car was restored recently so I hope it will hold next five years!

There are great books out there. Best one is "Allegerita" from T. Adriaansens and "GTA" by M. Tabucchi. They are expansive, but worth every penny.

What makes this car really cool is its racing history, racing version was really beautiful! Here are some pics.

Cheers

[Alfist-GTV6]

Great and beautifull cars.
The true Gran Turismo Allegerita's.

Were very succesfull at the racetracks.

But restoring the 105-series every 5 years because the rust more than the other models?
I think you're confused with the Sud from the 70's/80's, those cars were notorious for rust.

[Revo]

Hello,1600 GTA
could you please post some pictures of your GT Junior (and the process of converting it into GTA) Cheers. :)

[Porsche ´77]

That´s a real alfa, and not the crosswagon. and fiat has all the guilty. fiat finished with the good lancia´s and alfa´s

[1600 GTA]

Helo Revo,

Sorry for not responding earlier. Here are some of the pics. I bought already restored car, so I am just putting GTA parts on it, therefore there are no project car pics.

At the moment I just finalized rear end and wheels. In 3 weeks time the whole front end will be changed (gta mesh grill set with centre heart) and doors as well (gta push buttons). Then in phase 2 the interior will be changed and at some stage (when more money wil be available) the original twin spark 1600 engine has tp come inside!!!

Currently there is 1750 engine inside, with sporting cumshafts. It has around 120 HP. Great sound, lot of power, however, not the greatest acceleration.

Which Alfa do you have?

Cheers

[Revo]

Hey, what a brilliant looking piece of machinery. :D
Good luck on your project. Great to have fellow Alfista over here. :)
Now, care to tell us your whereabouts. Judging from the pictures might be Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria or thereabout?


....In 3 weeks time the whole front end will be changed (gta mesh grill set with centre heart) and doors as well (gta push buttons).
Well, live and learn every day. I've never noticed that GTA had push buttons.:o



Which Alfa do you have?
Sadly I am just another wannabe using Alfa logo here in forum and public transport in real life.:mad: Actually I've been looking for nice second hand Alfa for about six months, not very actively though. Have been super busy at work. Cheers. :)

[1600 GTA]

Good spot Revo. Actually I am in Croatia! Amazing how you manage to spot that just according to the pictures!

Which Alfa would you like to buy?

[Alfist-GTV6]

Well Revo, you got your heart on the right place.

How more alfisti, the better.


Ciao, Arjan.

@1600 GTA: Here's an 155/GTV6 owner.

[Revo]

Good spot Revo. Actually I am in Croatia! Amazing how you manage to spot that just according to the pictures!
Your pictures showed some pretty steep mountains ---> Alpines was my instant thought.


Which Alfa would you like to buy?
I'd like to own some late model 155 or 164 (really classics already IMO :)) for every day use. These two are really rare over here, so maybe I'll just settle for 156 which in turn is quite common hereabout.Cheers.

[mopar68]

Without a doubt these are very cool looking cars. But beautiful? I dont think so. Beautiful is curves and lines and such. But thats just my opinion. Very nice car you have and I hope you have many happy years and miles with it.

[night rider]

You know very little. The only Alfa Romeos that had an exceptional rust problem were the Alfetta model line due to Alfa Romeo using recycled steel of a poor quality. Otherwise These Alfa Romeos were not prone to rust anymore than any other car.

[1600 GTA]

[QUOTE=night rider]You know very little.


From my understanding of all Alfa Bertone books ever published in english they are very prone to rust. I currently own 3 bodyshells and every Alfa Bertone member that I know fights the same problem.

I do not know if you own the car and where are you from, but maybe they do not rust in California or southern Italy, but they definitely do in parts of the world where it rains a lot.

Nice to have expert like you in the forum :) Maybe you can consult us on various issues!

[virus]

I'm new to the site and have to say I share the love for these cars. Here are some pictures of my first Alfa.

[henk4]

Welcome, I will try to post a number of GTA's pics, collected over the years. Hope you like it here.

[henk4]

first two,

[henk4]

another one

[henk4]

Some more Tour Auto 2004

[Manik]

wow 1900 GTA nice photos, such a wonderful car. I really like the black and white shot of the front!

[wano71]

hi there, this is my first posting on this site so lets see if i do it properly! i too am a massive fan of the bertone giulias, i am currently restoring and building a gta replica myself (see attatched pics) it is due back from the paint shop in a couple of weeks (repainted in AR501) then the fun begins!

[drakkie]

hi there, this is my first posting on this site so lets see if i do it properly! i too am a massive fan of the bertone giulias, i am currently restoring and building a gta replica myself (see attatched pics) it is due back from the paint shop in a couple of weeks (repainted in AR501) then the fun begins!

nice ... :D keep us informed please

I have found one parked in a garage in Oostvoorne.when i walked to the garage with my camera in my hand, some kind of old b*thc started trowing stuff at me.. :( so, sorry, no pics

[henk4]

hi there, this is my first posting on this site so lets see if i do it properly! i too am a massive fan of the bertone giulias, i am currently restoring and building a gta replica myself (see attatched pics) it is due back from the paint shop in a couple of weeks (repainted in AR501) then the fun begins!

so when you say GTA replica, what do you inted to include? Aluminium body panels, a twin spark engine??

[Vaigra]

hi there, this is my first posting on this site so lets see if i do it properly! i too am a massive fan of the bertone giulias, i am currently restoring and building a gta replica myself (see attatched pics) it is due back from the paint shop in a couple of weeks (repainted in AR501) then the fun begins!
Nice indeed. Make sure to keep us informed. What colour is that AR501?
Welcome to UCP :)

EDIT: Henk has 6,666 posts...evil man! ;)

[henk4]

EDIT: Henk has 6,666 posts...evil man! ;)

I was that already before I started posting :)

[Vaigra]

I was that already before I started posting :)
ooh scary :rolleyes:

[wano71]

im not going all the way with this replica, the body is a gt junior, although aluminium or fiberglass door skins / bonnet / boot may come later on, i currently have a four plug engine from my old spider 2000 veloce, but intend to add an alfa 75 twin spark engine when the budget allows! check out www.alfaholics.co.uk (our cars section) to see a similar project, and finally AR501 is rosso alfa (alfa red) the correct red for GTA's, dont have any new shots at the moment but its due back from paint soon so will add some then!

[tenthmodeler]

Hello to all,
I'm glad to have found this forum as I am a big fan of Alfas (Giulia Sprint GTA's).
What beautiful Giulias! Not being fortunate enough to actually own one, I'm reduced to scale modelling. BTW, would any of you folks happen to know where I can find some drawings and photos of the Giulia Sprint GTA's engine parts, interior and trunk? I would normally post such a question on a modelling forum, but I've had not luck thus far. One of my many current projects is a 1/10th scale Alfa Giulia Sprint GTA using a Tamiya bodyshell and heavily modified Tamiya wheels and scratchbuilding everything else. I've built a semi-accurate replica before as a fully functional R/C model and I would like to now build a static "museum quality" model. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. My apologies if I had high-jacked the thread. Thanks.

[forza_autodelta]

Hello Tenth, you're welcome here , I have the GTA R/C model by Tamiya and I practice radio control car in club's competitions
Contact me by MSN
A+
Beautiful GTA on Alfaholics , the driver is in the right seater , it 's very rare , the only one I have ever seen was Nick Savage's one at the Mas Du Clos last week-end

[henk4]

Hi, I have several pics of GTA engines and interiors (which will invariably look different from each other) and I built the Tamiya 1/24 scale model several years ago, pics of which you can find here

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2215

[wano71]

just a few shots of my car as it stands in the paint shop, the top coat is going on today!!!

[bmw525]

good!i like

[forza_autodelta]

nice work on it , do you progress?

[GTACORSA]

I have just joined the site. I am restoring a GTA Corsa in Australia.

Here is a picture of the engine bay which I am getting back together. A bit still to do.

Hello to all.

[henk4]

Hi, and welcome to the site, have you got any racing plans for the car? I gather there aren't that many down under, but you might be able to give some Cortinas a hard day :)

[baarts]

Hello, i'm new here i just started off building a 1300 Gta junior replica.
I'm going to finish it in white with the green striping.
For the gta-push button dooropeners i was wandering if someone has a closeup foto of the exact position in the door and the way it is atached to the doorlock.
I will post a picture soon.

[forza_autodelta]

you could email alfaholics.com they've built a replica of a junior too

[Oversteer]

hi there!!

Great car, the 105 series... specially the GTA, which won't rust cause of the alu bodyshell!:)
Here in Portugal is for sale a genuine Autodela GTA 1300 for €80.000!!:eek:

Visit http://www.alfanord.pt

Regards
Alexandre

[henk4]

hi there!!

Great car, the 105 series... specially the GTA, which won't rust cause of the alu bodyshell!:)
Here in Portugal is for sale a genuine Autodela GTA 1300 for €80.000!!:eek:

Visit http://www.alfanord.pt

Regards
Alexandre

Well Hugo is looking for a new car:D

[McReis]

Well Hugo is looking for a new car:D

If I were looking for a new house, maybe then I could consider that as an option. :D

[PEDRO PARADA]

nICE PICE ABOUT A NICE CAR.hAVE A LITTLE gtj FROM 197 WAS FROM MY FATEHR AND HAVE ON MY GARAGE STAND BY..have engine block damaged.
Now I just take pics about GTA GTV GTAm and love olds pics about GTA race European Tourisme and Trans Am..I like mooooore...these
Muchas gracias.
Pedro Uruguay near Argentina.
[email protected]

[henk4]

some more for Pedro:)

(All from Tour Auto 2005)

The black one is the same car as the alloy coloured one, posted earlier...

[henk4]

and some more

[Oversteer]

Here is the €80.000 one....

http://www.sportclasse.pt/images/alfagta1.31.JPG

http://www.sportclasse.pt/images/alfagta1.33.JPG

http://www.sportclasse.pt/images/alfagta1.36.JPG

http://www.sportclasse.pt/images/alfagta1.37.JPG

Regards
Alexandre

[henk4]

would it have a chance against a Cooper 1300S?

[Oversteer]

http://www.sportclasse.pt/stock.html

Check their stock of cars for sale...!!

Regards
Alexandre

[henk4]

http://www.sportclasse.pt/stock.html

Check their stock of cars for sale...!!

Regards
Alexandre

prices are outrageous....is everybody named Albuquerque in Portugal???:D

[Oversteer]

would it have a chance against a Cooper 1300S?

Well, the Alfa was heavier but still more powerfull... the 1300 made 160/170bhp in 1971...

http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1971%20Cars.html

But I guess they never race at the same time...

Regards
Alexandre

[McReis]

would it have a chance against a Cooper 1300S?


Who cares? It could loose in style and sideways! :D

[McReis]

prices are outrageous....is everybody named Albuquerque in Portugal???:D


Prices are outrageous and most of the cars smell bad...:rolleyes:
How is it possible to have Maxi Turbo with only 280bhp? And that 6R4... I saw it being driven, and that engine sounds more like a Range Rover standard engine. It's slow too.
Then there's the Turbo 2 at.....32.000€!!!! Maybe it's not much because a Beetle costs the same...:rolleyes:
And that Escort... Well, I said enough...

[D'ARTOIS]

nice ... :D keep us informed please

I have found one parked in a garage in Oostvoorne.when i walked to the garage with my camera in my hand, some kind of old b*thc started trowing stuff at me.. :( so, sorry, no pics


She found her cat.........

[drakkie]

She found her cat.........

not yet, its still in my hair :) i might try some distance shots when the garage is open in the summer.

[italcarguy]

It's nice to see some interest in one of Alfa's most successful cars. Here are a couple pictures of my 1965 Autodelta GTA back in the 60's and now.

[henk4]

It's nice to see some interest in one of Alfa's most successful cars. Here are a couple pictures of my 1965 Autodelta GTA back in the 60's and now.

Hi and welcome to UCP. Nice to see that you own the modern #33. Just what did you do with the rear wheel arches?

[italcarguy]

Hi and welcome to UCP. Nice to see that you own the modern #33. Just what did you do with the rear wheel arches?

When the car was set up for the Trans Am series in 1970-1972, they were added. Most GTA's that were raced here in Trans Am had these wheel arches added. I got used to them and it's part of the car's history. Here is a bit more about the car:

The car is an ex-Autodelta Alfa Romeo GTA, manufactured on July 11, 1965 and sold to Alfa Romeo London, G.B. on July 22, 1965. It was originally owned by an Alfa dealership and had various drivers including Jochen Rindt. The car raced in England for a couple years with 10 races documented: 8 firsts, 1 second, 1 DNF. Then it came to the US in the late 1960's and was raced five times in SCCA B Sedan: 4 wins and 1 third. In 1970 it was prepared for the SCCA Trans Am series. The car was primarily a back up car and actually raced in the 1971 Laguna Seca race.

[henk4]

Excellent, well, race cars always develop over time so nothing to be worried about. Are you still racing it and if so at what occasions? Was the 1600 cc also replaced by a 2 litre then?

[italcarguy]

The car is currently raced with Alfa club as well as vintage races all over the west coast of the United States. I hope to race it in the Monterey Historic's this August.

I still have the original motor. It is now fitted with it's Trans Am 1750 block and a GTA cyl. head. I have the original aluminum air box as well, it's not on the car right now because I like the sound from the velocity stacks.

[smestas]

Here is my favorite Alfa. While its not a "real" GTA I bet she will smoke all of 'em. :D :D

[Wouter Melissen]

The car is currently raced with Alfa club as well as vintage races all over the west coast of the United States. I hope to race it in the Monterey Historic's this August.


nice, we will be there, talk to you again after the holidays, (Henk)

[McReis]

When the car was set up for the Trans Am series in 1970-1972, they were added. Most GTA's that were raced here in Trans Am had these wheel arches added. I got used to them and it's part of the car's history.



Nice to see one of the most beautiful racers ever with all that history and still active. The GTA is one of my unachievable dreams, so it's always good to hear from someone who lives the experience. Nice to have you amongst us.
Welcome to UCP.

[drakkie]

Nice to see one of the most beautiful racers ever with all that history and still active. The GTA is one of my unachievable dreams, so it's always good to hear from someone who lives the experience. Nice to have you amongst us.
Welcome to UCP.

Do i smell jealousy somewhere ??? :D

[McReis]

Do i smell jealousy somewhere ??? :D


Of course! :D:D:D

In fact no. I've always been a lover of the truly great cars. And since kid, I've always had friends that own the very same cars I dream with. Instead of being jealous, I tend to enjoy others achievements and hapiness. I like to see someone buy the car that I can't buy. It makes me see the picture of my dreams from some other person eyes. ;)

I hope this fair-play will be rewarded someday. So far, it hasn't been much...:)

[Matra et Alpine]

That's the best way, McReis.

Coz then you never have to face up to the niggles that come with all cars.

Somone else has the hassles, you get the enjoyment :D Perfect :D

[italcarguy]

Here are some more GTA pictures from my collection of photos.

[nokru]

I like this car...........ITALY POWER :)

[forza_autodelta]

yeah , forza alfza:)Those fights against the 2002 were really wonderful

[GTACORSA]

Hi Anthony,

what is the story with that pic of number 35 that seems to have something about Australia on the door??

Cheers
Andrew M

[GTACORSA]

Here is a pic of my 1968 GTA Junior taken at a recent Italian car day in Austraia. The car is very original but close to needing a new paint job.

Regards
Andrew M

[henk4]

is that the same one a the white one posted earlier? Or are you actually having TWO cars:) ?

[GTACORSA]

This is a second car, the other one whicj i am still restoring is a 1965 GTA 1600 Corsa.

[henk4]

This is a second car, the other one whicj i am still restoring is a 1965 GTA 1600 Corsa.

bitten by the bug, no doubt:)
Do you/will you drive them anywhere in competitons?

[McReis]

This is a second car, the other one whicj i am still restoring is a 1965 GTA 1600 Corsa.



Here's a poor guy dreaming about one, while knowing he never will have it, and then comes along someone with 2! :D

Congrats for the good taste. ;)

[GTACORSA]

Here is a nice shot of two alfa noses, taken at Phillip Island in Australia 2 years ago. The GTA belonged to a friend of mine and the TZ2 was racing and over from the USA. Enjoy.

Andrew M

[forza_autodelta]

here the nice one conserved in its original configuration , seen at Retromobile on the stand of the Alfa Classic(I'm sure someone might complete my post:) )

[henk4]

here the nice one conserved in its original configuration , seen at Retromobile on the stand of the Alfa Classic(I'm sure someone might complete my post:) )

I think I only took a shot of the TZ1 next to it. I had not even realised that it was a real GTA, it looked so worn out.....

[forza_autodelta]

I think I only took a shot of the TZ1 next to it. I had not even realised that it was a real GTA, it looked so worn out.....
it's a real one , the owner has been to Goodwood last year

[henk4]

it's a real one , the owner has been to Goodwood last year

no doubts, we were just there when we were about to leave, so we missed it...

[italcarguy]

Hi Anthony,

what is the story with that pic of number 35 that seems to have something about Australia on the door??

Cheers
Andrew M

Andrew,

That car was driven by Horst Kwech who was from Australia. He put that on all the cars he raced.

[italcarguy]

More GTA pictures.....

[steverogers]

Just come across this forum. I have a 1968 step front GTA replica, would love to show you some pictures but haven't a clue how to post them

[Wouter Melissen]

Hi Steve. You should hit the post reply button or the Go Advanced button. In that screen you will find the manage attachment button, which opens a new window, which enables you to post attachments.

[faksta]

Great movie found on YouTube - Abarth 1000 vs Alfa Romeo GTA @ Zandvoort Historic Racing.
Here (http://youtube.com/watch?v=RQy45zKVYqQ)
Hope you'll like it.

[henk4]

Great movie found on YouTube - Abarth 1000 vs Alfa Romeo GTA @ Zandvoort Historic Racing.
Here (http://youtube.com/watch?v=RQy45zKVYqQ)
Hope you'll like it.

Check out the Alfa 1600 in the rain, shot at the Assen TT track....Although in the video the Cortina is the hare, both cars are unable to catch the red Mini....

[faksta]

Check out the Alfa 1600 in the rain, shot at the Assen TT track....Although in the video the Cortina is the hare, both cars are unable to catch the red Mini....

Won't be surprised if you saw them live on the track :)

[autodelta]

Nice pics guys!