Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, 1959

Location: Santa Monica, California

$60,500 USD | Sold

The Giulietta is the car that took Alfa Romeo from being a relatively small production company to being an economically viable and successful firm. Prior to that, they had produced large and expensive cars, and never in very large numbers. With the Giulietta, however, Alfa Romeo produced significant numbers of these charming and capable cars. Its success was due in part to its unique placement in the market. It was neither a large hugely expensive car, nor was it very small utility car (such as the Fiat 500). Instead, the Giulietta was affordable enough so that many could buy it, yet permitted a more glamorous and useful approach to motoring that really struck a chord with buyers on both sides of the Atlantic.

The current owner purchased the car in 1995 while in Arizona. The car has benefited from a comprehensive cosmetic restoration and has all new paint using the original delivery colors and has a complete new interior, including headliner, with extensive dash and interior work, all to original specifications. It is fitted with powdercoated original Borroni Solid finned brakes and wheels with new old stock 165x15 Pirelli tires. Triple plated chrome front and back with new clutch, carburetors, valve adjustments, cables and switches, rear lighting and many more upgrades completed, this Alfa presents as a very rare and fine quality car.

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