Alfa Romeo Sprint GT Veloce, 1966, Griggio graphite
In 1966 the Giulia Sprint GT was replaced by the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce, very similar but featuring a number of improvements: a revised engine—slightly more powerful and with more torque—better interior fittings and changes to the exterior trim. Alongside the brand new 1750 Spider Veloce which shared its updated engine the Sprint GT Veloce was introduced at the 36th Geneva Motor Show in March 1966, Production began in 1965 and ended in 1968. The Giulia Sprint GT Veloce can be most easily distinguished from other models by the following features:
Badging as per Giulia Sprint GT, with the addition of round enamel badges on the C-pillar—a green Quadrifoglio (four-leaf clover) on an ivory background—and a chrome "Veloce" script on the tail panel.
Black mesh grille with three horizontal chrome bars.
Grille heart has 7 bars instead of 6.
Stainless steel bumpers, as opposed to the chromed mild steel bumpers on the Giulia Sprint GT. The bumpers are the same shape, but are made in two pieces (front) and three pieces (rear) with small covers hiding the joining rivets.
Inside the main changes from the Giulia Sprint GT were imitation wood dashboard fascia instead of the previous anti-glare grey finish, front seats revised to a mild "bucket" design, and a dished three aluminum spoke steering wheel, with a black rim and horn buttons through the spokes. The Veloce's type 00536 engine, featured modifications compared to the Giulia Sprint GT's type 00502—such as larger diameter (37 instead of 35 mm) exhaust valves.As a result, it produced 109 PS DIN (80 kW; 108 hp) or 125 PS SAE at 6,000 rpm. The Veloce's could be ordered in the Bertone De Luxe body option which included extra options. One of the extra options was a leather interior. The only leather colours available for the Veloce were dark brown leather (pelle testa di moro) or red leather (pelle rossa). The seat panels had perforations in the leather. The first versions of the GT Veloce 1600 Version 1 with deep rear arches and Dunlop brakes front and rear. Production of the GT Veloce 1600 started in 1965 for LHD cars. There were only 6 colors for the interior seats of the GT Veloce 1600. Two colors for leather, plus two colors for vinyl, and two colors for a cloth/vinyl combination grey/mid grey (panno grigio unito-finta pelle nero fumo) and light tan/tan(panno cammello-finta pelle cuoio). There were only two colors for the carpet mid grey (colore nero fumo) or red (colore rosso). No documentary evidence exists (in the Italian language) that black leather or black vinyl or black cloth was used on the seats or door cards was ever used by the Alfa Romeo factory in the GT Veloce 1600. Though the Sprint GT Veloce's replacement—the 1750 GT Veloce—was introduced in 1967, production continued throughout the year and thirty final cars were completed in 1968. By then total Giulia Sprint GT Veloce production amounted to 14,240 examples.
According to Marco Fazio from Alfa Romeo Storico, our car left the factory 1966, 29 of September to the US market (Newark). In the first sixties, US regulation didn’t apply new pollution rules and the car still get its original Weber carburetors and Carello lights.
I purchased this Sprint GT Veloce about seven years ago in New York. The car was original and unrestored, and belonged to a Alfa Romeo fan. He owned the car since the early seventies, and keep the car complete and original even the body wasn’t in good shape.
It is one of only seven GT Veloces painted Grigio Grafite (AR716) with Light Brown interior. All the light units, chrome and stainless steel are original, including first series Carello lights, Veloce badges… The interior is 100% original with the very rare Veloce from seats, wood dashboard, Veloce steering wheel…
The car is of course fully matching numbers and colors, and stills remains its original AR 00536*10217 rare and powerfull Veloce engine with its unfindable Weber 40 DCOE 27. Jack, Toolkit, User Manual (both the standard Sprint GT and the Veloce addendum), comes with the car.
We are currently under a complete restoration of this very original and great car with one of the best color combination, Grigio Graphite with leather skai interior.
Available end of 2022.
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