1962 Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Speciale Found in Long Beach, California
Odometer: 62,250 Miles
This Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale is for sale in Long Beach, California. Â Seller states the car is a matching numbers car which is excellent. Â The VIN Â AR 10120 00524 and comes with an complete tool kit. Â Â Its been sitting for 13 year and the seller is ready to let it go. Â The seller also states there can be rust found under the rear shelf of window and driver’s door threshold. Â It looks like a good start for a restoration project. Â These are such pretty cars and I always see at least one at Pebble Beach being judged every year. Â This would be a fun project to take on.
VIN Â AR 1012000525
Price $54,000 OBO
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- The first 101 Sprint Speciale cars built were needed to homologate a car for FIA Regulations
- There were some all aluminum cars produced but the majority had steel bodies with aluminum doors, engine bonnet, and boot lid.
- The first cars were equipped with Weber 40 DCO3 carburetors , than later changed to 40 DCOE2
- The early cars used a 1.3 Liter Alfa Romeo Twin Cam Engine with hemispheric combustion chambers and valves controlled directly by twin overhead camshafts.  This engine produced 100 hp  and had a maximum speed of 124 mph.
- As production continued, Â Weber 40 DCOE2 carburetors were added, a higher front nose, and removal of plexiglass window. Bumpers were fitted front and rear and sound deadening was also added.
- All Giulettas SS had 3 shoe drum brakes at the front and drum brakes at the rear
- The bigger engine 1.6 Liter Giulia replaced the Giulietta in 1963. Â So after 1963, this car was known as the Giula Sprint Speciale due to its bigger engine with 112 hp. Â It was now capable of 120 mph.
- The Giulia now came with disc brakes on the front
- Production ended in 1966
- 1,366 Giuletta Sprint Speciale produced
- 1,400 Giulia Sprint Speciale produced
- 25 cars were converted to right hand drive by RuddSpeed
Fact: Â The 1.3 Liter engine and gearbox was the same one used in the race oriented Giuletta Sprint Zagato.
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