About this Alfa Romeo Giulietta

By the 1950s, Alfa Romeo had an enviable reputation as a manufacturer of incredibly successful racing cars and stunning road cars. This reputation was developed over successive decades and resulted in wins in the most iconic road races, including the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio. Alfa Romeo could also boast that the world’s best drivers, including Tazio Nuvolari, Giuseppe “Nino” Farina, and Juan Manuel Fangio, had won races in its cars.

It was with this backdrop that Alfa Romeo set the standard for meeting the high expectations of its customers. With each of its models very well received, the real stand-outs throughout its history were its glamorous convertibles, including the 6C 250 SS Spider.

In 1954, Alfa Romeo introduced the 1.3-litre Giulietta, establishing its reputation for producing small cars with “big performance”, and this reputation has continued to this day with the recently launched 4C. Such was the success of the Giulietta, whose introduction caused a sensation, that Alfa was forced to change its whole ethos and become, for the first time, a high-volume manufacturer. The Berlina and Spider versions quickly joined the original Giulietta Sprint Coupé of 1954, and the spider benefitted from simple and elegant coachwork designed and built by Pininfarina. In 750 series form, the Veloce Spider came with an up-rated engine that was equipped with dual Weber carburettors and could produce a healthy 90 brake horsepower, which was 10 horsepower higher than the standard engine. The Giulietta Veloce enjoys the honour of being the best performing and most developed open variant of the 1300 line.

This fully restored 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (750) - Chassis No: AR149503594 was built in Italy on 15th February 1958 and according to the Certificato Di Origine, it was exported to New York on 5th March 1958 where it was subsequently sold by the Hoffman Motor Car Company in New York.

Purchased in the USA by the last Italian owner in 1992, it was taken back to Italy where it remained in his collection until it underwent a complete rebuild starting in 2015 and finished in 2017. All works were carried out by renowned Alfa Romeo specialist Carrozzeria Renzo Tullj in Teramo, Italy and there is a memory stick containing over 260 photographs of the restoration, some of which are contained in the photographs on this advert. The fully rebuilt 90bhp, 1,290cc DOHC inline four-cylinder aluminium engine - AR1315*41567 is not its original unit, but it is the correct engine for the period and it has the customary single Solex carburettor fitted. Its original Four speed manual gearbox and rear axle were also rebuilt and the independent coil-spring front suspension, live rear axle coil-spring suspension, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes were all overhauled. The body-shell received a total bare metal restoration and all brightwork was re-chromed or replaced, its has a new interior including seats, carpets and a new Navy Blue mohair soft top plus much more.

Since the restoration was finished, the car has only covered 2,208 miles as indicated on the MPH Speedometer (was reading 97,300 miles before the restoration) and it really is in exceptional condition and drives beautifully. It was also awarded an Italian ASI Gold Plate soon after it was completed.

These Giulietta's really are beautiful cars and prices have risen tremendously over the last few years, so it should be a good investment for its new owner.

Having been previously registered in Italy, it will be eligible to be reimported into the EU without duties/vat needing to be paid.

We have just registered the car here in the UK and it now wears the age related numberplate 919 XVU.

Upon sale, the car will come fully serviced with a new MOT and our own 6 months mechanical breakdown Parts & Labour Warranty which can be upgraded and extended at additional cost if required.

Car on display at our showrooms in Mortlake, SW London.

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