1965 ALFA ROMEO Giulia Sprint GTA
Chassis AR613276
Engine AR 00 559 05026
No registration document
FIA passport
169 hp on test bench
Alfa Romeo certificate

Introduced in 1965, the GTA was the official competition version of the Giulia Sprint GT and was produced in road (stradale) and racing (corsa) variants. The latter was the responsibility of the Autodelta factory's racing department.
The GTA was distinguished by its aluminium body panels, Plexiglas side and rear windows and lighter interior fittings.
As a result, the GTA weighed 200 kilograms less than a Sprint GT. Alfa's classic 1,570 cm3 twin-cam four-cylinder engine underwent significant modifications for the GTA, with the angle between the valves reduced from 90 to 80 degrees and the size of the valves considerably increased. As there was no longer room between them for a central spark plug, a dual ignition system was opted for. In road version, the revised engine produced 115 bhp, with up to 150 bhp available in race version.
The GTA made its racing debut on 20 March 1966 at Monza, where Andrea de Adamich and Teodoro Zeccoli triumphed in the Jolly Club four-hour race.
From then on, the GTAs prepared by Autodelta enjoyed exceptional success, winning the European Touring Car Championship three years in a row, from 1966 to 1968. To enable homologation, 500 cars were built for racing and road use.
The car on offer is one of the 500 GTA Stradale built by Alfa Romeo. It left the factory on 7 July 1965 and was delivered to the Avellino dealership in Italy on 30 August. At the time, it was in Biancospino with a Nero Fumo leatherette interior.
It was then traced back to Switzerland in 1988, when it was owned by Hans Ulrich Kohler. The car was issued with an FIA carnet de passage en douanes by the Automobile Club Suisse. Like many cars, it was repainted in red. In 1989, the car changed hands and was acquired by Helmut Kuen, who lived in St Moritz. They had the car restored by the Club del Portello workshop, a specialist in the make (no invoices on file). In the 1990s, the car was acquired by Gerd F. Klein, a German enthusiast. In 1999, it passed into the hands of Patrick Koller, a German collector who kept it until 2006.
That year, the car was acquired by Gérald Bugnon. It was then painted Yellow. It then joined his team to compete in a number of VHC championship rallies, including the Acropolis and San Marino.
In 2009, the car was reconfigured for track use. It was entered in the Spa 6 Hours in 2010. During 2015, a restoration was undertaken. Everything was brought up to FIA specifications. A new engine was developed. When it passed the test bench in July 2015, it developed 169 bhp.
After this work, the car will be entered in several rallies in 2016, 2018 and 2020.
In 2021, the car's FIA technical passport was renewed. Valid until 2030, it will enable the future owner to enter the car in the world's top events.
With its high quality preparation, this GTA is a real racing machine whose efficiency needs no further proof.