ALFA SUD £1,300 approx.
Built in a big new factory near Naples, this is Alfa Romeo's bid for a share of the mass market while retaining traditional standards of performance and handling. The flat-four overhead cam engine drives the front wheels, and has a sealed cooling system. Front suspension is by coil spring struts. The rear axle is located by Watt linkages. Giugiaro did the body design.
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Rationalisation of the Giulia range saw the Super 1300 (Tipo 115.09) and the Super (Tipo 105.26) re-released as the Super 1.3 and Super 1.6. The two models features the same equipment, interior and exterior trim, differing only in engine size (1,290 cc and 1,570 cc) and final drive ratio. The 1300 ti was dropped. A small Alfa Romeo badge on the C-pillar is a distinguishing feature, as are hubcaps with exposed wheel nuts.
Giulia 1300 TI
The Spider 1600 Junior is visually identical to the 1300.
ALFA ROMEO 2000 Spider Veloce £2,636
Direct development from the Giulia 1800 c.c., has led to these graceful, compact cars which yield tremendous performance from their 2-litre twin-cam engines. Pininfarina designed the short wheelbase two-seater Spider, Bertone does the occasional four coupe. Both have five-speed gearboxes but the hefty torque makes frequent gear changing unnecessary. This also has the new 1962 c.c. twin-cam engine, but the two-seater is over 150 lbs. lighter than the saloon and has a higher rear axle (shared incidentally with the 2000 GTV coupe). So its acceleration is even more brisk and top speed well over 120 miles an hour. The power/weight ratio is an impressive 147 b.h.p. per ton, while maximum torque is attained at 3,500 r.p.m. As with the saloon, there is a five-speed gearbox, disc brakes on all wheels with a vacuum operated servo and coil springing all round. The interior finish is excellent. with full instrumentation.
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Spider 2000
2000 GT
ALFA ROMEO MONTREAL £5,549
Bertone-designed bodywork and a dry-sump V8 engine developed from the racing 33, make the Montreal an interesting entry in the high-price high-performance class. Transmission is by ZF five speed gearbox and limited-slip differential. Upholstery is brushed nylon and a heated rear window is fitted. Electric window lifts and air conditioning are optional equipment.
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The Alfetta saloon was launched in 1972, equipped with a 1.8-litre four-cylinder. It is a three-box, four-door saloon (Berlina in Italian) with seating for five designed by Centro Stile Alfa Romeo. The front end has twin equally sized headlamps connected to a central narrow Alfa Romeo shield by three chrome bars, while the tail lights are formed by three square elements.
Clutch and transmission are housed at the rear together with the differential for a more balanced weight distribution, as used on the Alfetta 158/159 Grand Prix cars. The suspension relies on double wishbones and torsion bars at the front and a De Dion tube at the rear.
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA £2,100 approx.
Fangio drove an Alfetta monoposto in 1950 and became World Champion. The new Alfetta is a sporty saloon with 1,779 c.c. front engine and five-speed gearbox at the rear with the differential. De Dion rear axle is located by Watt linkage. Seats have head restraints; boot is carpeted. Four halogen lights, stainless steel bumpers and new air mix heater are standard.
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The 1600 Junior Z was launched at the 54th Turin Motor Show in November. This time the car is based on the unaltered floorpan of the 1600 Spider, so that the standard sized fuel tank could be left in place. As a consequence, at 4 metres long the 1600 Junior Z measures 100 mm (3.9 in) more than the 1300. This can be seen at the back were the sloping roofline runs further back and the back panel is different and lower. The lower part of the rear bumper features a bulge to make room for the spare tire. Besides the longer tail, a number of exterior details distinguishes the 1600 Junior Z from the previous model: the arched front bumper is bulkier, the fuel filler has been moved to the left hand side, the tail lights are larger items sourced from the 2000 Berlina, the door handles has black plastic housings, and the exhaust pipe is down turned. Badging on the tail now read "1600 Z" instead of "Junior Z". Inside the steering wheel is now a wood rimmed one, with horn buttons through the three metal spokes.
The 1,570 cc engine with two twin-choke carburettors has an output 109 bhp at 6,000 rpm. Top speed rose to 190 kilometres per hour (118 mph).
3rd | 1000km Buenos Aires | #10 | T33/3-71 | Facetti/Alberti/de Adamich |
3rd | Daytona 6 Hours | #5 | T33/TT/3 | Elford/Marko |
3rd | 12 Hours Sebring | #33 | T33/TT/3 | Vaccarella/Hezemans |
3rd | BOAC 1000km | #8 | T33/TT/3 | Revson/Stommelen |
2nd | Targa Florio | #5 | T33/TT/3 | Galli/Marko |
3rd | Targa Florio | #4 | T33/TT/3 | De Adamich/Hezemans |
3rd | 1000km Nürburgring | # | T33/TT/3 | De Adamich/Marko |
2nd | International Championship for Makes |
Targa Florio (21.05.1972) | Entrant: | Results: | ||||||
# | gen. | class | category | |||||
1 | 33 TT3 | Vaccarella/Stommelen | Autodelta![]() |
fail. | - | - | ||
2 | 33 TT3 | Elford/Van Lennep | Autodelta![]() |
fail. | - | - | ||
4 | 33 TT3 | De Adamich/Hezemans | Autodelta![]() |
3rd | 3rd sport | 3rd 2.0-3.0 | ||
5 | 33 TT3 | Galli/Marko | Autodelta![]() |
2nd | 2nd sport | 2nd 2.0-3.0 | ||
49 | Giulia Speciale | Giugno/ Sutera | Nissena | fail. | - | - | ||
74 | Giulia GTA | Randazzo/ Ferraro | Città dei Mille | fail. | - | - | ||
75 | Giulia GTA | De Luca/Vassallo | Pegaso | fail. | - | - | ||
76 | Giulia GTA | Giono/Zanetti | Monzeglio | 22nd | 14th GT | 4th 1.3-1.6 | ||
78 | Giulia GTA | Semilia/Crescenti | Ateneo | 35th | 23th GT | 8th 1.3-1.6 | ||
81 | Giulia GTA | Rizzo/Balistreri | fail. | - | - | |||
82 | Giulia GTA | Gagliano/Gagliano | Ateneo | fail. | - | - | ||
84 | Giulia GTA | Tipa/Valenza | Centro Sicula | dns | - | - | ||
85 | Giulia GTA | Cristoforo/Franchis | Ateneo | 12th | 5th GT | 1st 1.3-1.6 | ||
86 | Giulia GTA | Migliazzi/Sacchini | dns | - | - | |||
87 | Giulia GTA | Jemma/Caci | Pegaso | dns | - | - | ||
88 | Giulia GTA | Terminello/Esposito | 19th | 11th GT | 3rd 1.3-1.6 | |||
90 | Giulia GTA | Massai/Nardini | fail. | - | - | |||
24h Le Mans 11.06.1972 | Entrant: | Results: | Index: | |||||
# | gen. | class | perf. | eff. | ||||
17 | 33 TT 3 | Elford/Marko | Autodelta![]() |
fail. | - | - | - | |
18 | 33 TT 3 | de Adamich/Vaccarella | Autodelta![]() |
4th | 4th sport 2.5-3.0 | |||
19 | 33 TT 3 | Stommelen/Galli | Autodelta![]() |
fail. | - | - | - |
2nd at Targa Florio: "Nanni" (Giovanni Galli) / Helmut Marko in the 33 TT3 by AutoDelta SpA
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3rd at Targa Florio: Andrea De Adamich / Toine Hezemans in the 33 TT3 by AutoDelta SpA.
Giulia TZ speciale Tiger (Carmelo Giugno / Salvatore Sutera) at Targa Florio by Nissena.
Giulia GTA ("Paul Chris" (Giuseppe Di Cristoforo) / E.De Franchis) finished 12th overall, 5th in gran turismo category and won 1301-1600 cc class at Targa Florio.
Alfa Romeo 33TT3. Andrea de Adamich with Elford came 4th in 1000km Brands Hatch (AutoDelta SpA).
Alfa Romeo 33 TT 3, engine: 2993 cm³ (Andrea de Adamich / Nino Vaccarella) by Autodelta SpA at 24h Le Mans.