Alfaromeo Giulia 1300jr
June 1962 saw the introduction of the new 105 series, but it was not until 1963 that the Giulia Sprint GT was introduced. This was an all new two door coupe designed by Bertone, with similar lines to the bigger 2600 Sprint and based on the mechanicals of the TI berlina but with 106bhp. This replaced the 1600 Sprint in production.
In 1965 the Giulia GTA was released, this was a Sprint GT with a light alloy bodyshell and an engine with two spark plugs per cylinder, a higher compression ratio and twin 45DCOE carburettors generating 115bhp in standard trim and up to 170bhp in competition. A total of 500 GTAs were built for motorsport and scored numerous successes in 1966, 67 and 68 including the European Touring Car Championship in all three years.. A smaller number (10!) were supercharged for use in Group 5 racing in the UK, Belgium and France in 1967 and 1968. Producing around 220bhp these were known as the GTA-SA(sovralimentato).
The Giulia GTV (Veloce) was introduced in 1966 which coupled the Sprint GT with a 109bhp engine and various other small changes. Another new addition was the 1300 GT Junior which fitted a 103bhp 1300 with twin carburettors and a five speed gearbox into the Sprint GT bodyshell. A lightened version of this appeared in 1968 as the 1300 GTA which incorporated most of the earlier GTA modifications. The engine still displaced 1290cc but with a different bore and stroke, two spark plugs per cylinder, and in competition trim produced some 160bhp, or 165bhp with fuel injection. In total 447 examples of this car were produced.
みなさんご存じのこの車は1300ccのコンパクトなFRクーペです。デザインはジョルジオット・ジウジアーロ。あれですよ、フォルクスワーゲン・ゴルフＩとかフィアット・パンダをデザインした人です。あと国産ではいすず・ピアッツァとかね。
この車は高性能なエンジンとバランスの良さで当時のツーリングカーレースで勝ちまくったといういわく付きです。すごいねー。