The golden years
Alfa Romeo was once one of the biggest names in motorsport. Giuseppe Farina won the first Formula One race in one of its cars, after all.
The 1960s and 1970s was a golden period for the Italian marque, and this 11-strong collection comprises some of the era’s greatest models.
It will cross the block in a no-reserve RM Sotheby’s sale at Monterey Conference Center from 15-16 August 2025, as part of Monterey Car Week in California, USA.
What’s on offer?
There are track-focused variants of the Giulia and Giulietta – including some built by Autodelta, the racing-car maker that became Alfa Romeo’s in-house competition department in the mid-1960s – and a Tipo 33 sports car (above) that raced at the Nürburgring, Spa and elsewhere.
Presented in chronological order, here is every classic Alfa Romeo set to cross the block in this upcoming auction.
1. 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (est: £30-45,000/€36-55,000/$40-60,000)
The Pinin Farina-styled Spider – built at the request of US car importer Max Hoffman – brought roof-down thrills to the 750-series Alfa Romeo Giulietta line-up.
With a slightly shorter wheelbase than the Sprint and Berlina models, the open-top Spider was ideal for competition.
This car, which competed in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) events, was restored in 1990.
The race-ready Giulietta has a rollbar, a stripped-out cabin and a 1.3-litre ‘four’ from a GT Junior 1300.
2. 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (est: £15-22,500/€18-27,000/$20-30,000)
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint arrived in 1954 with a 1290cc twin-cam engine that was derived from the outgoing 1900’s motor.
This three-owner car was upgraded with twin Weber carburettors, as fitted to factory Veloce versions, in the 1980s, when its second owner used it to compete in historic motorsport events throughout Europe.
It travelled to the USA in 1988 and continued to race in Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) competitions.
The engine was rebuilt in 1991, however the car has not been used for a while, so will need to be recommissioned.
3. 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (est: £300-375,000/€360-445,000/$400-500,000)
Perhaps the ultimate Alfa Romeo Giulietta, the Zagato-penned SZ began life as a one-off Giulietta Sprint Veloce.
About 216 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZs were built, including fewer than 50 Kamm-tailed ʻCoda Troncaʼ cars. This example, chassis 0200, is one of the latter.
In 1961, it was shipped to America and campaigned by the Martini & Rossi Racing Team in the 1962 Daytona 3 Hours race.
Chassis 0200 finished second in the sub-1.3-litre class. It also raced at Sebring, Bridgehampton and elsewhere in period.
4. 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale (est: £60-90,000/€70-105,000/$80-120,000)
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce quickly established itself as a competent racer.
The streamlined Sprint Speciale was a Bertone creation that aimed to capitalise on the little car’s performance. It became a production model in 1959.
The Sprint Speciale was well received, so much so that when the Giulietta became the Giulia, the SS remained on sale with very few changes made to its stylish coachwork.
This example was sold new in Italy, where it remained until the mid-1980s, when it was imported to the USA and later restored.
5. 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1 (est: £550-700,000/€650-800,000/$700-900,000)
Fewer than 120 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1s were built, and this is the only one with coachbuilder Zagato’s signature, double-bubble roof.
The Kamm-tailed, space-framed GT – powered by a canted-over, double-overhead-cam ‘four’ – was an aerodynamic racer popular among privateers.
This example’s first owner, Vladimir Nabokov, was a racing driver, writer and opera singer.
His success in Europe included a fourth-in-class finish in the 1965 Monza 1000km race, shortly before he sold the rare Alfa Romeo to Australian Alec Mildren.
The TZ1 remained Down Under until the 1990s, at which point it was shipped to the USA.
6. 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA (est: £95-130,000/€110-155,000/$125-175,000)
It was out with the Giulia Sprint GT’s steel panels, and in with an aluminium body and Plexiglass windows for the lightweight GTA.
Alfa Romeo also got rid of any unnecessary interior trim, and added hotter camshafts and twin Weber carburettors to the Giulia Sprint GTA’s engine.
The hard work paid off, the GTA becoming one of the most successful racing cars of its period.
This one-of-500 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA was restored in the 1980s, and it has since been refreshed by racing driver and engineer Horst Kwech.
7. 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia GT 1300 Junior (est: £19-26,500/€22,500-31,500/$25-35,000)
The Giulia GT 1300 Junior was Alfa Romeo’s entry-level coupé, but this steel-bodied car was modified by the Italian marque’s tuning department, Autodelta.
It spent nearly two decades in Italy, followed by a brief spell in the UK, before it joined the current owner’s collection in the USA.
There, it was recommissioned and prepared for SVRA events.
It competed at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Watkins Glen International between 1987 and 1989.
8. 1968 Alfa Romeo T33/2 ‘Daytona’ (est: £1.3-1.5m/€1.5-1.8m/$1.7-2m)
This Alfa Romeo racing car is believed to be one of just 10 surviving T33/2s.
What’s more, it was one of a handful of examples that Alfa Romeo fitted with a 2.5-litre V8 engine in 1968, before the enlarged unit was deployed in other 33/2 Daytonas.
Unsurprisingly, it’s predicted to be the most expensive car in this forthcoming RM Sotheby’s sale in California.
The low-slung racer was campaigned by Autodelta and Team VDS in the late 1960s, when it competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona, Targa Florio, plus 1000km events at the Nürburgring, Monza and Spa.
A former Autodelta mechanic restored it in the 1990s.
9. 1970 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTAm spec (est: £60-90,000/€70-105,000/$80-120,000)
This Alfa Romeo is a faithful tribute to the GTAm racing cars constructed by Autodelta between 1970 and 1971.
It started out as a US-market, 1750 GT Veloce, as the Autodelta-built 1750 GTAm cars did, however little more is known about its early years, other than it was delivered to Frankfurt, Germany, shortly after it left the production line on 9 April 1970.
It had already been turned into a GTAm recreation by 1988, when the current custodian added it to their collection of Alfa Romeos in America.
10. 1970 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTAm (est: £150-190,000/€180-225,000/$200-250,000)
Or how about the real deal? This is a genuine Alfa Romeo 1750 GTAm.
It’s one of the 40 or so cars built by Autodelta, introduced to maintain the Giulia’s competitive edge in sub-2000cc Touring Car classes.
It was delivered new to Alfa Romeo Benelux in Brussels, Belgium, and later owned by West German driver Franz Abraham, who raced it in the 1970s.
11. 1974 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV (est: £22,500-30,000/€27-36,000/$30-40,000)
In 1971, the Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV became the 2000 GTV.
The engine’s capacity rose to 1962cc, alongside some other mechanical and visual upgrades.
This 1974 example is far from standard, though. Finished in the colours of Italy’s tricolour flag, it has a full rollcage, bucket seat, Hoosier racing tyres and more.
The fuel-injected 2000 GTV has competed in many SCCA events.
More to come
Tempted by any of these Italian classic cars? They will be sold in a no-reserve RM Sotheby’s auction at Monterey Conference Center in California, USA, from 15-16 August 2025.
And, there will be a further sale from this collection in autumn 2025…
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