Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale
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| Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
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| Also called | Giulietta SS/Giulia SS |
| Production | 1959–1967 |
| Body style | 2-door coupe |
| Engine | 1.3 L DOHC I4 1.6 L DOHC I4 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual |
| Wheelbase | 2,250 mm (88.6 in) |
| Length | 4,120 mm (162.2 in) |
| Width | 1,660 mm (65.4 in) |
| Height | 1,280 mm (50.4 in) |
| Curb weight | 2,100 lb (950 kg) |
| Related | Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider |
| Designer | Franco Scaglione of Bertone |
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale and Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale (both 101-series) (also known as the Giulia SS) are a small sports cars manufactured by Alfa Romeo from 1963 to 1966. The first prototype of the Giulietta SS was presented in 1957 in Turin. The Giulia series replaced the Giulietta. 'Giulietta' means 'little Giulia' in Italian, Giulia was a wordplay, claiming the new car was a grown-up version of the Giulietta.
1,400 Sprint Speciale were produced. 25 cars were converted to right hand drive by RuddSpeed.
The Sprint Speciale was a real race car to compete with the Porsche 365. It has a front engine with rear wheel drive.
The drag coefficient of the Sprint Speciale is 0.28, the same as a C6 Corvette, and was not bettered for more than 20 years.
With the 1300 cc engine maxim speed was above 100 mph (160 km/h). The 1600 cc engine made up to 129 mph (208 km/h) or >200 km/h possible.
See also
References
- http://www.geraldo.at/geraldo/SS/history.htm
- http://www.glynskyandpete.com/2012/01/la-passione-14b-it-has-been-gloriouss.html
- http://www.supercars.net/cars/1967.html
- Alfa Romeo Tutte Le Vetture Dal 1910 / All Cars From 1910 by Luigi Fusi, publisher Emmeti Grafica, Milano (1978) page 583 ff
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta Gold Portfolio 1954-1965 by R. M. Clarke, publisher Brooklands Books; Revised edition edition (January 22, 2006) page 149 ff
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