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Growing up is a good thing - Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider in the (historic) test

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Created on April 1, 1963

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Clauspeter Becker

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Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider (1962) - Pininfarina was responsible for the design of the model

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider (1964) - there was hardly anything to improve on this Pininfarina creation

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider (1963) - the name changed from Giulietta to Giulia

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Pininfarina (1962) - the spacious Pininfarina production hall - where the Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider is manufactured, among other things

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Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider (1963) - recognizable by the hat on the hood

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Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider (1963) - compact sports convertible for two

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Super Sprint Spider (1955) - early version of the Giulietta Spider

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (1961) - shown at the Turin Motor Show

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (1957) - a pretty convertible

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (1955) - still without triangular window

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (1961) - still without a hood scoop

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (1960) - also appeals to women - Geneva Motor Show 1960

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (1957) - View of the cockpit of the cheaper version - Geneva Motor Show 1957

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Summary

The Giulietta from Alfa Romeo was a fine lady. Especially as a spider, it impressed above all with its beautiful design, as one was accustomed to from the Milanese. Over time, however, there was criticism of its performance. It was time to grow up and so the Giulietta became a Giulia. In 1963, the open Giulia with 1600 engine was extensively tested, this report reproduces the original wording and shows the car in historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Time to grow up
Looking ahead
Playful and unfinished
Heir to good virtues
Gentle yet free-revving
A completely new driving experience
The sweet poison
Plenty of reserve
Technical and test data

Estimated reading time: 16min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Giulia is a lady with a past. She started out small as a Giulietta with 1300 cc and has already made a name for herself with this displacement. In Sporttahrer circles, people talked about her temperament and at the regulars' table about her moods. Even the man who was supposed to introduce her to Germany's automotive gourmets remained firm in the face of such frivolous temptation. He cheated on Giulietta with another "lady" - air-cooled. In the meantime, everything called Alfa is now managed by the parent company in Germany. A few years have also passed in the meantime, and people talk less about the whims and more about the driving performance. And that with awe, because the Giulietta was unbeatable in sport and in its class. It even beat bigger cars, even those favored by the aforementioned advertising manager.

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