1965 Alfa Romeo GTA 1600 Corsa

This 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA 1600 is one of approximately 500 examples of the aluminum-bodied homologation model built between 1965 and 1967 and is among just 50 cars originally configured in right-hand drive. Chassis 752540 was completed on July 22, 1965, and is said to be one of five GTAs shipped to Sebring International Raceway in the US by Auto Delta in early 1966. It was sold to Alfa Romeo Inc. in New Jersey and in turn to a New York owner who campaigned it in SCCA and Trans Am events. The car then spent time in Pennsylvania and California, where it underwent a refurbishment in 1988 before being imported to Italy in the early 1990s. An additional refurbishment and conversion to left-hand-drive was performed in 2011 before the car returned to the US, where it spent two years prior to being sold by the selling dealer and exported to the UK in 2017. Finished in red, the car is powered by a 1.6-liter DOHC inline-four that features twin-plug ignition, twin Weber carburetors, a magnesium oil sump, and a magnesium valve cover. Additional features include a five-speed manual transmission, a limited-slip differential, four-wheel Dunlop disc brakes, 14” magnesium Campagnolo wheels, plexiglass side windows, a roll cage, a fuel cell, a Sparco racing seat, and a six-point harness. The car is accompanied by its removed right-hand-drive steering assembly, a rear axle assembly with a 4.55:1 differential, Auto Delta-style bucket seats, and additional spare parts. This Tipo 105.34 GTA was reacquired by the selling dealer in 2023 and is now offered in Ascott, England, with an FIA Historic Technical Passport, historical documentation, and UK registration documents.

A derivative of the roadgoing Giulia Sprint GT, the GTA model was developed by Alfa Romeo's motorsport division, Autodelta, as a lightweight competition variant for homologation in the European Touring Car Championship, in which GTAs went on to win titles in 1966, 1967, and 1968. Alleggerita construction consisted of aluminum alloy body panels bonded and riveted to steel structural panels of a thinner gauge than that of the standard Sprint GT. The GTA model's weight-saving measures also included the use of magnesium in mechanical components, plexiglass side windows, and lightened door handles. This example is said to have been refurbished in California in 1988 before undergoing a further refurbishment in the Netherlands in 2011 that included a repaint in red. The mesh grille has been painted black, and additional exterior details include hood retention pins, trunk hold-down springs, dual side mirrors, Autodelta emblems, number 137 roundels, front and rear tow hooks, and an electrical cutoff pull-strap.

Silver 14″ Campagnolo magnesium wheels are wrapped in 185/70 Avon CR6ZZ tires. The car retains its Dunlop four-wheel disc brake system. The cockpit was converted to a left-hand-drive configuration under previous ownership and houses a single Sparco Grid-Q racing seat equipped with a red six-point harness. Additional features include a bolt-in roll cage, sliding side windows, a Sparco helmet box, and a fire suppression system. The three-spoke Nardi steering wheel sits ahead of instrumentation including a Stack 10k-rpm tachometer, a 220-km/h speedometer, and gauges monitoring oil pressure, fuel level, coolant temperature, and oil temperature. The five-digit odometer shows 33k kilometers (~20k miles), and total mileage is unknown. The 1.6-liter inline-four features dual overhead camshafts, two spark plugs per cylinder, twin Weber 45 DCOE carburetors with curved ram pipes, a finned magnesium oil sump, a magnesium cam cover, and an oil cooler. The engine was reportedly overhauled by Facetti Motori in 2017, and service performed by GPS Classic in Soragna, Italy, following the car's most recent race in August 2023 is said to have included race preparation and fluid changes. Engine number AR00502/A*18816* is shown stamped on the block in the photo gallery below, which also includes 2017 photos of internal number 00091 stamped on the block and cylinder head.

The close-ratio five-speed manual transmission sends power to the rear wheels via a limited-slip differential that is part of a conventional live-axle rear arrangement in lieu of the sliding-block assembly utilized on most GTAs. The suspension also incorporates a double-wishbone front setup, drilled front spring seats, and drilled rear trailing arms along with coil springs, Koni shock absorbers, and anti-roll bars at front and rear. A removed rear axle assembly is included in the sale, and a stamp designating a 9×41 differential ratio can be seen on the spare unit's differential housing in the photo gallery below. Also included are the removed right-hand-drive steering assembly, a Hellebore steering wheel, two Autodelta-style seats, a removed fuel tank, a variety of coil springs, and six spare wheels, with the latter including four wider-than-standard wheels.

The car's FIA Historical Technical Passport is dated September 2017 and is valid through the end of 2027. A chronological history of the car supplied by the seller and compiled by marque historian Ken Geiger can be viewed in the gallery. The car is registered in a country that does not issue titles for vehicles. It is being sold on its British V5 registration document.