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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Coupé in the (historic) test - yesterday's fast?

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Created in 1962

Reading time 12min

Written by:

Olaf von Fersen

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Coupé (1961) – vor malerischer Bergkulisse

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - unverändert, aber weiterhin beliebt

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Coupé (1954) – dynamische Linienführung, ohne Rückspiegel

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1957) - auf Probefahrt

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Alfa Romeo Giuliettta Sprint (1957) - auf Probefahrt

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1954) – charakteristische Front

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1954) - adrettes Coupé

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1954) – rechts ein 1900C Sprint

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1954) – kleine Heckflossen

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1957) – versprüht Fahrfreude

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1959) - Cockpit

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1955) - elegantes von Franco Scaglione bei Bertone gezeichnetes Coupé

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1959) – auch auf glattem Untergrund beherrschbar

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1962) - im Winter auf Schnee

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Coupé (1964) – die Karosserie entstand bei Bertone.

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1956) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1956) - Blick in den Motor

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce - kann auch im Sportboot eingesetzt werden - Genfer Autosmobilsalon 1959

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint - dem Gepäckraum zu wenig Gewicht gegeben? - Genfer Autosmobilsalon 1959

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce (1957) - die schnellere Variante

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce (1957) - Heckansicht

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce (1959) - attraktives Coupé

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1958) - Eleganz kommt immer gut an

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce (1957) - mit Werkstestfahrer Maccabruni auf der Probefahrt - Genfer Autosalon 1957

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1959) - Karl Foitek am Bergrennen Vaduz-Triesenberg im Jahr 1959

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce (1958) - Grand beim Bergrennen Mitholz-Kandersteg von 1960

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce (1960) - Ernst Schmid im von Karl Foitek frisierten Coupe

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (1955) - USA-Version

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Summary

In 1962, a good seven years after its first appearance, the Giulietta had collected a thin layer of dust in terms of both construction and design. The rigid rear axle is occasionally noticeable and the poor all-round visibility also shows that the pretty coupé is more in line with the automotive chronology of the 1950s. Thanks to its great twin-cam engine and the Bertone body, the Giulietta Sprint has hardly lost any of its appeal. The original test report from 1962 is accompanied by a wealth of historical images and sales documents.

This article contains the following chapters

Seven years
Sports car or not!
Magnificent engine
Good points also for the gearbox
Space, visibility and comfort
A lot of car for DM 12,950

Estimated reading time: 12min

Preview (beginning of the article)

There is no doubt that Alfa Romeo has just as good a reputation as Mercedes or Jaguar. What surprises and pleases us at the same time is the fact that even the state control under which this factory has been operating for many years has not detracted from the sporty character of the brand's vehicles. Owning an Alfa is in itself a certain "calling card" for the owner. From a technical point of view, the Giulietta "Sprint", which is the subject of our test this time, is a conventional car. It lives from its technical past and is a typical end product of a long development period. It has been around seven years since the Giulietta was presented to the public and immediately accepted by sports car enthusiasts all over the world. There is no formula for calculating the "age" of an automobile design and equating it with the age of a human being. With dogs, it is customary to multiply by seven. If we were to use the same system, then the Giulietta would be in its prime at 49 human years. At the height of her strength, free from the follies of youth and with a wealth of life experience. This is all true in practice.

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