1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT 2L Twin Spark ●

During the dark days of ‘lockdown’ in 2020, our intrepid European client, a gentleman of mature years and great taste, decided to contact the UK-based Alfaholics team to establish the likely lead time of one of their amazing GTA-R, 105-Series individual creations. Having established this could take a number of years, he decided to embark on a different route and managed to source in Germany an excellent, partly restored but unfinished 1965 ‘step-front’ Giulia Sprint GT as a donor car for €40,500.

He then commissioned highly-respected Alfa specialist, Bas Aalberts of ‘BAS Auto Service’ of Lichtenvoorde in the Netherlands, to set about completely stripping and rebuilding the car to his ultimate road-going specification, very much in the style of Alfaholics’ much admired R-Type, but with a number of bespoke modifications to suit his personal requirements.

Parts were sourced from the best specialists around Europe, including Alfaholics in the UK, Porsche spec leather, Tillet seats, and a Springall steering wheel in order to create the ultimate Giulia Sprint finished as he wanted it. All mechanical work was completed by BAS, however, the chassis stiffening, paintwork and the interior trim were outsourced to local Dutch specialists.

The car was refinished in its original Bluette (AR506) with a full blue Porsche leather interior and looks extremely smart in the metal, totally underplaying the fantastic performance available from the freshly-built, bespoke 2,000cc Alfa 155 Twin-Spark engine. This special unit is on mappable fuel-injection with Jenvey ‘Heritage’ throttle bodies, very similar to the specification of the Alfaholics’ unit in their GTA-R, and generates 210bhp which, in a car weighing only 930kg, offers truly outstanding performance.

All invoices for the build are included in the comprehensive history file and, when totalled, suggest that the overall build cost will have been close to €200,000, however, the quality of the workmanship and attention to detail can clearly be seen in our images. This project took more than a year to complete and the sparkling little Alfa was handed over to its excited owner in September 2021. He was totally delighted and set about the running-in process with care, prior to trailering it to Goodwood for a few enthusiastic laps which were recorded on video for posterity. The car has been lightly used since its completion and has covered only 3,700km in that time.

The Alfa 105-Series has a worldwide following and we are delighted to be able to offer this carefully considered and superbly presented, bespoke 2-litre Giulia Sprint GT at a very tempting guide when you consider the original build outlay and the likely cost (when you can get one) of an equivalent Alfaholics R-Type. The car presents beautifully, drives extremely well and we welcome and encourage you to come along to our sale and inspect this delightful little Giula Sprint for yourselves. One for the true Alfa connoisseur.

Please note, if the car is registered in the UK, the buyer will be responsible for completing a NOVA declaration within 14 days and paying the import VAT at 5% on the hammer price plus buyer's premium. We encourage buyers outside of the UK to confirm any local tax, VAT or duty that may be payable upon purchase.