My first Alfa was a brand new 1976 Alfetta 1800. I did over 200k and loved every moment with it. My last Alfa was a 156 V6 2.5, best sounding car ever.
Long ago when l was a boy in 1961 l saw for the first time this car, not only l liked how it looked,but l saw it in competición at the 6 horas Standard AAAS race at Buenos Aires autodromo These cars which belonged to a team sponsored by Sr Viannini,fought head to head with a Jaguar MK II 3.8 during all the race!! In the straits the Jaguar was ahead,but when cornering in short radios bends the Alfas whent ahead!! all the race like that!! 👍 Their were fantastic pieces of engineering,and raced from 1961 to 1963 in every Touring class race in my Country Argentina!! Thank you for this great video!!Salute Cavalliere!!!
What a cool video. A lottery to help raise money to fund a car! What a good idea. I love these cars, such a pity Lancia had problems, I love their cars. Alfa and Lancia from this period were such great cars.
Glad you enjoyed it! I don't know how much the Portello Factory asks for it, but the value of a pristine Giulietta Ti from the same year is about 27k Euros. While not insignificant (I can't afford it), it's far from unobtainable :)
In the 1950s ...They Made TwinCam Technology.....Most Other Car Makers Are Using Over Head Valves...Single Overhead Camshafts at their best ...Alfa Has Done it Earlier ...
@@studiocalder818 Now that the channel is maturing, I try to use as much of my own footage as I can. But I'll still use vintage videos, when appropriate :)
First car I ever rode in was when in 1964 when I was born, I came home from the hospital in my dad’s 1962 Giulietta Sprint. Unfortunately other than photos with me as a baby and a toddler with it, I have no recollection of the car. He traded it in for a VW Squareback now that he had a family…sigh
@@Matteo_Licata very very true however he did trade in the Squareback a few years later for a 1970 Fiat 124 Coupe….now that was an amazing car that I do remember
If the new owner lives in Italy, do they get to keep the old-style license number on it even if they're outside the district it was originally issued in?
Why is the shadow line (not sure I am using the right design term here) on the side of the car is getting lower towards the rear end of the car? What is it supposed to express? The tail of the car looks nearer to the ground because of this, but I cannot really find out the purpose of this design element. Maybe I have to rewatch your early design videos again :) Nice video, as always :D
@@rangleri Yeah but what would be the benefit, especially for production models except the aforementioned valve angle on the intake side and possibly the better central spark plug positioning? Is that much horsepower gained by those two advantages that result from the DOHC configuration compared to the added complexity and weight vs SOHC? When 4 valves per cylinder and variable timing are brought into the mix it’s understandable but in this engine maybe it’s something else.
@@cancracker They probably would have made more money using more conventional engine designs. But they made things their way, and I think it is fantastic, it must be one thing that made this company special. A desired valve angle can be achieved using different kinds of rocker setups, even with pushrods (If you think about Peugeot engines from 1940's or 50's, or american Hemi engines for example) But it might not have been possible at higher RPMs. These Giulietta models have peak horsepower at over 6000 rpm, to get more horsepower from a small displacement. Many countries in Europe had heavy tax rates for big engined cars.
@@rangleri maybe it was the higher revs they wanted and the conventional engine design of that time wasn’t able to achieve that economically. As metal technology and standards change so does the economic factor thus favoring one engine design over the other. Nowadays the Corvette OHV revs beyond 7k, that might not have been possible 70 years ago economically. I don’t think they made them uselessly expensive by design, it’s just sometimes their cars became that way, especially since they only occasionally sold massive numbers. My interest is from an engineering viewpoint and what they considered to make that design choice. Taxes are still high in Italy, especially the VAT. For a Ferrari it’s almost one third of the net price.
@@Matteo_Licata And why not? The colour of nine is rather close to british racing green anyway. Light brown belts should look cool AND help to avoid the grille falling off. I'll also put a big white circles on the doors with a 1 in it. And what about a set of wire wheels? :-)
Since I'm not involved in the actual sale, I don't know how much the Portello Factory asks for it. To give you an idea though, a Giulietta Ti in pristine condition is valued at 27.000 Euros here in Italy.
Again a lovely Alfa to fall in Love with. 😍
Such a charismatic car
I love the downward sloping swage line . It makes the rear look squat like it’s a cat ready to pounce
Well said! That's exactly why that line is there: without it, the car would have looked a bit tall over the rear.
@@Matteo_Licata wow I kind of sound like I know what I’m talking about then 😂😂😂
My first Alfa was a brand new 1976 Alfetta 1800. I did over 200k and loved every moment with it. My last Alfa was a 156 V6 2.5, best sounding car ever.
That's great! Yes, no V6 sounds better than the Busso 2.5
The Giulietta was so far advanced, decades ahead of the competition. And the styling achingly pretty.
Indeed. In its class, nothing could touch it.
Still enjoying mine after 50 years. Alfa spider 101 on track ( u tube )
What a desireable car, so pretty! Thanks for another informative video. Ciao 🙋♂️
Glad you liked it, my pleasure!
Long ago when l was a boy in 1961 l saw for the first time this car, not only l liked how it looked,but l saw it in competición at the 6 horas Standard AAAS race at Buenos Aires autodromo
These cars which belonged to a team sponsored by Sr Viannini,fought head to head with a Jaguar MK II 3.8 during all the race!! In the straits the Jaguar was ahead,but when cornering in short radios bends the Alfas whent ahead!! all the race like that!! 👍 Their were fantastic pieces of engineering,and raced from 1961 to 1963 in every Touring class race in my Country Argentina!! Thank you for this great video!!Salute Cavalliere!!!
Thank you for sharing such a fascinating memory with me, loved it! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@@Matteo_Licata Dont mention it !!! Best wishes
What a stunning car!
What a cool video. A lottery to help raise money to fund a car! What a good idea. I love these cars, such a pity Lancia had problems, I love their cars. Alfa and Lancia from this period were such great cars.
Glad you enjoyed it! I don't know how much the Portello Factory asks for it, but the value of a pristine Giulietta Ti from the same year is about 27k Euros. While not insignificant (I can't afford it), it's far from unobtainable :)
What a masterpiece. Especially the one in the video with this beautiful colour. Even the name of the colour sounds beautiful.
Stunning car..
In the 1950s ...They Made TwinCam Technology.....Most Other Car Makers Are Using Over Head Valves...Single Overhead Camshafts at their best ...Alfa Has Done it Earlier ...
No . MG also had a twin cam 1600.
Lovely car
Cool car but that Giulietta Sprint looks AMAZING!
One of my favourite cars al all.
Someone could call me crazy but in my personal list, the Sprint is ahead of many Ferrari
It does! It's on display at Turin's National Automobile Museum, that's where I filmed it :)
I don’t like the later styling on these cars, but this early version is very beautiful and well balanced.
I see what you mean: the later, sharper Giuliettas from the early 60s did lose a bit of charm, I agree.
Super video. Enjoyed. Could you please do one on the Fiat 1100 TV? The first sports saloon?
Great suggestion! I'll see if I can find an owner willing to let me film a 1100 TV
@@Matteo_Licata Please Matteo also include period images and videos, I miss them in your latest reports
@@studiocalder818 Now that the channel is maturing, I try to use as much of my own footage as I can. But I'll still use vintage videos, when appropriate :)
First car I ever rode in was when in 1964 when I was born, I came home from the hospital in my dad’s 1962 Giulietta Sprint. Unfortunately other than photos with me as a baby and a toddler with it, I have no recollection of the car. He traded it in for a VW Squareback now that he had a family…sigh
Ouch! From the Giulietta Sprint to the VW, that was quite a downward step... Well, that's life :)
@@Matteo_Licata very very true however he did trade in the Squareback a few years later for a 1970 Fiat 124 Coupe….now that was an amazing car that I do remember
If the new owner lives in Italy, do they get to keep the old-style license number on it even if they're outside the district it was originally issued in?
Yes, as long as the car stays in Italy, it can keep the original plates indefinitely.
Now a law comes out whereby if you re-register a vintage car you can recover the old license plate
Why is the shadow line (not sure I am using the right design term here) on the side of the car is getting lower towards the rear end of the car? What is it supposed to express? The tail of the car looks nearer to the ground because of this, but I cannot really find out the purpose of this design element.
Maybe I have to rewatch your early design videos again :)
Nice video, as always :D
Think you mean swage line
I just commented the same ☺️ I think it makes the car look like a cat ready to pounce , the rear sits down squat
As Matt said, that swage line is there to play a visual trick with your eyes and make the car look like it's sitting on its back wheels
It’s amazing they were using the DOHC engine design in the fifties yet I can’t think of a reason for that other than achieving a desired valve angle.
Alfa Romeo was involved in racing, they had DOHC engines already in the 1920's, in some production cars as well.
@@rangleri Yeah but what would be the benefit, especially for production models except the aforementioned valve angle on the intake side and possibly the better central spark plug positioning? Is that much horsepower gained by those two advantages that result from the DOHC configuration compared to the added complexity and weight vs SOHC? When 4 valves per cylinder and variable timing are brought into the mix it’s understandable but in this engine maybe it’s something else.
@@cancracker They probably would have made more money using more conventional engine designs. But they made things their way, and I think it is fantastic, it must be one thing that made this company special. A desired valve angle can be achieved using different kinds of rocker setups, even with pushrods (If you think about Peugeot engines from 1940's or 50's, or american Hemi engines for example) But it might not have been possible at higher RPMs. These Giulietta models have peak horsepower at over 6000 rpm, to get more horsepower from a small displacement. Many countries in Europe had heavy tax rates for big engined cars.
@@rangleri maybe it was the higher revs they wanted and the conventional engine design of that time wasn’t able to achieve that economically. As metal technology and standards change so does the economic factor thus favoring one engine design over the other. Nowadays the Corvette OHV revs beyond 7k, that might not have been possible 70 years ago economically. I don’t think they made them uselessly expensive by design, it’s just sometimes their cars became that way, especially since they only occasionally sold massive numbers. My interest is from an engineering viewpoint and what they considered to make that design choice.
Taxes are still high in Italy, especially the VAT. For a Ferrari it’s almost one third of the net price.
Sadly not in the position to purchase an Alfa yet, but what do you think of a 2013 Fiat Punto? Good stylish italian daily commuter?
I prefer the original 2005 "Grande" Punto to the ham-fisted restyling made later. But I admit the Punto Evo has a nicer interior.
@@Matteo_Licata I agree
Backwards driving Fiat 500 at 4:10! Totally hilarious!
Wow man, you got the eyes of an eagle :)
I reversed the footage and totally missed the 500 passing in the background...
Has anyone put an Alfa Romeo DOHC in an MGA ? That would have been a logical engine swap.
I've never seen it done, but it does seem a good idea to me too!
Hm, trouser belts are not so expensive. Maybe I can put some on my cars bonnets as well and then sell it as a rare rallye special!
Wouldn’t look good on the XM though 😆
@@Matteo_Licata And why not? The colour of nine is rather close to british racing green anyway. Light brown belts should look cool AND help to avoid the grille falling off. I'll also put a big white circles on the doors with a 1 in it. And what about a set of wire wheels? :-)
Lovely. Made of unobtanium. At least for me.
Since I'm not involved in the actual sale, I don't know how much the Portello Factory asks for it. To give you an idea though, a Giulietta Ti in pristine condition is valued at 27.000 Euros here in Italy.
@@Matteo_Licata thanks for the update. But I can't.
@@kevgermany Neither can I :)
But one day I will, hopefully