Alfa Romeo Giulia Coupe GT and GTA

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-08-08
Publisher(s): Motorbooks Intl
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Summary

Styled in the house of Bertone by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the 105-series Giulia (a grown-up Giulietta) GT Coupe was strikingly modern when unveiled in 1963 and is still good-looking four decades later. The Giulia Coupe was so popular that it remained in production until 1977 by which time over 200,000 examples had been produced, all with Alfa's wonderful twin-cam engine in 1300, 1600, 1750 and 2000 guises. Although the Coupe shared its floorpan and running gear with several Zagato coupes and the Montreal, undoubtedly the most famous derivative of all was the fabulous GTA - an out-and-out racer version of the Coupe built in homologation numbers. Here, stretching across action-packed decades is the rich story of Alfa Romeo's Giulia GT Coupe from drawing board, to the showrooms, roads and race tracks of the world. Here, too, is the GTA story, race descriptions and advice from experts on buying, restoring and caring for Alfa's timeless Coupe. New to this updated and revised second edition of the major work on the Giulia Coupe is a complete chapter on the model's involvement in the classic racing scene. Book jacket.

Author Biography

John Tipler is a professional motoring journalist who has contributed to a number of leading magazines and has several automotive books in print. John has been Press Officer for John Player Motorsport and also worked in the Press Office at the famous British motor racing circuit, Brands Hatch. John lives with his family in Norwich, England

Table of Contents

Foreword 6(2)
Andrea de Adamich
Introduction 8(2)
From Alfa to Giulia
10(8)
A.L.F.A.
10(1)
Nicola Romeo, Enzo Ferrari and Vittorio Jano
10(1)
6C, 8C and P3: beauty and performance
11(1)
Bimotore: the original ``il Mostro''?
12(1)
Farina, Fangio and the fabulous 159
13(2)
Back to the races! Autodelta
15(1)
Bertone creates the Giulia 105 coupe
16(2)
Bertone's 105 Coupe from drawing board to the world's showrooms
18(18)
The original Batmobiles
18(1)
Win a Sprint!
18(5)
Giulia Ti, the first 105
23(1)
Giulia Sprint GT, Bertone's 105 Coupe
23(1)
The GTC: ``C'' for convertible
24(2)
GTV: ``V'' for Veloce, a faster car?
26(1)
GT 1300 Junior: return of the Giulietta?
27(1)
1750: back to the thirties
28(1)
A 1750 GTV or a Jaguar E-type?
29(2)
``Iniezione'' for the USA
31(1)
2-litres and limited slip
31(2)
Montreal: the 105-Series Supercar
33(1)
Giulia Sprint Speciale: Giulietta curves, with 1600cc
34(1)
The fabulous TZs
34(1)
Junior Z. Small heavyweight
35(1)
GTA: The racer's Coupe
36(26)
A racing heritage
36(1)
The birth of Autodelta
36(4)
Alleggerita! The original GTA
40(8)
The GTA SA: forced induction for 220bhp!
48(1)
Junior, the little GTA
48(3)
The GTAm, an American tale
51(1)
Track superstar
51(2)
Racing the Giulia Coupe: what the drivers say
53(6)
Rhoddy Harvey Bailey - Autodelta
59(3)
Track record
62(34)
1965: The GTA makes its racing debut
62(2)
1966: Double ``A'', de Adamich and Alfa
64(6)
1967: International success and another Championship for de Adamich
70(3)
1968: Mixed fortunes and strong competition
73(5)
1969: Middleweights do best
78(1)
1970: The GTA makes its debut
78(3)
1971: Picchi and Hezemans take the Championship
81(3)
1972: The year of the GTA 1300 Junior
84(3)
1973-1977: Younger opposition and changing rules but the Giulia fights on
87(4)
Rally Record
91(5)
Recapturing the coupe
96(34)
Restoration expert
96(1)
Project management
97(1)
Vulnerable aspects
98(2)
Structural integrity
100(5)
Paint by numbers
105(2)
Component sourcing
107(2)
Mechanical matters
109(3)
Driving experience
112(18)
Classic racers
130(18)
Appendix 1: Alfa Romeo models 148(2)
Appendix 2: Official production figures 150(1)
Appendix 3: Alfa Romeo Giulia Coupe advertisments 151(3)
Appendix 4: Specialist directory 154(7)
Appendix 5: Alfa Romeo Giulia Coupe contemporary road tests 161(4)
Appendix 6: Radford Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT 165(4)
Appendix 7: GTA sample homologation papers 169(4)
Appendix 8: Sales brochure pages 173(17)
Index 190

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