Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint 3rd Series (1962), CHASSIS N. AR162239, ENGINE: 4 CYLINDER, DISPLACEMENT: 1,290 CC, POWER: 80 CV, BODY STYLE: Two seater Coupé; Until the early 1950s Alfa Romeo was a large engineering company that also produced a small number of high luxury motor vehicle chassis, practically made by hand, with the bodywork fitted externally. The company already began changing skin with the 1900, turning itself into a regular automobile manufacturer with the mass production of complete vehicles. However the model that truly established the transformation was the Giulietta with just 1300 CC. With the Giulietta, Alfa Romeo entered a new market segment - that of sports vehicles with medium-small displacement: a segment that practically concurred with the Portello brand for three decades. The Giulietta is, therefore, possibly the most important of all the Alfa Romeo vehicles, the progenitor of an infinite series of models that have conquered markets all over the world: despite being based on a solid prior tradition, it is the model on which Alfa’s success rests. Launched in 1954 in the Coupé version, it was then produced in a Spider and Saloon version. The bodywork of the Coupé was designed by Bertone, who also took care of the fittings: the body shells were then transported to Milan for the assembly of the mechanical parts and finishings. Derived from vehicles that were between a racing car and the prototype, the Giulietta Coupé was and is a masterpiece of its genre: snug and streamlined, with a clean and perfectly proportioned line that was a trailblazer. It was so successful that it was produced without variation for more than a decade, even passing on to the subsequent model, the Giulia. It was replicated, in various series, in 24,084 examples, very few of which have survived. The magnificent Giulietta we are proposing today has been mainly preserved with some partial repainting. It still has all its original components and has been maintained with great care by its owners. It is presented with the original registration documents and period number plates, having been registered in Trieste and moved to Padua after a few months. The mechanics and interior have been carefully checked and renewed whilst maintaining the original components: the car thus presents that rare quality that no total restoration is able to replicate. On the road the vehicle behaves perfectly, proof of the care afforded by its owners as well as the recent replacement of a series of consumable materials including the tyres. The vehicle is in excellent mechanical condition but for safety reasons, we advise the purchaser to have it checked over and to replace the fluids, filters and perishable elements.