50 Shades Of Giulia: A Journey Through Alfa Romeo Colors
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- The name #AlfaRomeo is very much linked to bright red sports cars, and rightfully so, given the marque's back catalog.
Still, over the years, Alfa has offered many excellent alternatives to the classic #RossoAlfa so I've decided to pick #Top50 of my favorite shades and put together a sort of post-war history of Alfa Romeo cars through their colors. I hope you'll enjoy it!
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So many colours... So many beautiful colours... I want to go back to times, when cars had proper colours, which screamed passion for the design.
Thank you Matteo for this brilliant video. I will watch it and stop it several times to really appreciate all the colours mentioned. Which is my favorite? All of them... :D
Thank you!!!!
My family don't agree, but more than half the cars I see are grey/silver/black/white and many that aren't are very mild tints of these colours. Bring back bold, yes!
I recently had occasion to look up the color options for the 1978 Plymouth Horizon and there were two different oranges! Granted, one was very red, similar to VW Mars Red, but the other was true orange - and Chrysler didn't want to pair either with a tan interior! Anything other than black or white (with black dash and carpets) would've been an extra-special-order.
This was a very informative video of an aspect of the Alfa Romeo brand not often covered. Thanks Matteo!
My father's 155 (which he has since 2006) is "Verde Mirto", I always liked that shade for the 155 along with the "Blu Nord" offered in the Super.
The 145 also had some great colours IMO. My favourites being "Rosso Prugna" for the phase 1 and "Giallo Zoe" for the facelift. There also were some cool metallic paints as Verde Cariabi, Verde Artic, Azzurro Fantasia and a few others.
156 had the Azzurro Nuvola, 166 had Aurora Nuvola
In newer examples, MiTo had "Giallo Imola" and a cool metallic brown. Giulietta (and MiTo) had "Nero Etna", satin "Griggio Magnesio", the metallic blue shades. In the last facelift they included "Verde Visconti".
That new Giulia in green is just pure class 👌🏻
Verde Mirto was very popular here in Italy on late 33s and 155s. And rightfully so, as it really suited those cars. Yes, the 145 had cool shades as well... Too many for a single video!
I'm trying to imagine the Giulia in Azzurro Nuvola... I think it would look nice.
I also loved the Giulia in Rosso Monza but it was only available for a short time
Ocra 109 over black basket weave is the ultimate 1750 GTV combination 👌
Ochre in English.
And I look forward to see your GTV painted that color! It's going to look fantastic, a very much underrated shade for that model
Thank you again Matteo for this wonderful breakdown of colour palates on offer by Alfa. I now know the next colour I will go for on my next Alfa project. Grazie di nuovo 👍🇭🇲
I special ordered my 2018 Giulia Ti Sport Q2 in [eye-popping] Trofeo White Tricoat Metallic over a red interior.
Thank you!!!
Grazie mille or as they say in the countryside “tante cose” for this important scholarship, it is not just entertainment. Rosso Amaranto for me!
Prugna 525 is the BEST Alfa colour!
I had a LHD 1300 Junior which was in this colour.
Stromboli Grey and Maranello Red are 2 of my favourites - admittedly, those are the paint colours of my 156 and Giulietta respectively! My 145 was in the classic Alfa Red!
I’d have to have my Alfa in Azzurro Achille (405) in honor of my Husky Achilles
Interesting video, thank you!
The 70's was far more interesting and colourful. But I remember in the late 90's when the 156 first started appearing (I lived in London at the time) in Azzurro Nuvola, they really stood out and was the trendiest colour to have for a year or two.
My old 159 in Grigio Stromboli (my profile pic) was absolutely beautiful. Changed with the light. It suits the most other Alfas too.
I must admit that Azzuro Nuvola and Bianco Aurora Iridescente are my two favourites from modern Alfas. There is also a gorgeous deep blue on the GT called Blu Chiaia di Luna that looks stunning on that car; even nicer than Blu Oltremare that I have on mine which turns purple in the sunlight.
OH! And Verde Minerva on the 166, Verde Gemma on the 147 and Rosso Rubino on the 159 - my favourite red ever.
There's also a stunning metallic brown available on the 159 in other parts of Europe and the Middle East but I never found what it was called.
The Rosso Rubino was also available in the GT and brera! I own a GT in that color. Its gorgeous! Especially combined with the blackline edition
il nuvola fu certamente una grossa novita' all'epoca, ricordo bene le prime 156 di quel colore.
pero' per me l'alfa e' rossa... c'e' poco da fare.
il rosso alfa e' quello che "creo'" la ferrari come la conosciamo oggi...
c'e' da dire che ho avuto un'alfetta blu "carabinieri", ed era all'epoca (gia' molto oltre i tempi di produzione), un'auto che aveva una certa presenza (la fari rettangolari) in quel colore.
I had Alfa 166 in Volcano Nero. A real beautiful car and for me the best Alfa ever.
Another awesome video!
I own an alfa GT in Rosso Rubino and I really love the color. I also saw it on a brera 3.2 once but I was too late to buy it...
Alfas are rare in HK, so I couldn't be picky when choosing the colour of my cars. Still, I love them all:
1) 916 GTV in Rosso Alfa
2) 156 2.5 V6 in Grigio Sterling
3) 939 Brera in Grigio Silverstone
Once I have seen an Alfa Romeo color code chart, and as I remember, there were some 30 (?) different shades of red colour…. To me the most alfas are desirable in classic rosso, but a giulia is very imaginable in bianco, with a thin stripes of italian tricolore (as i am from Hungary, red-white-green means to me not only the italian, but the hungarian tricolore as well).
Off topic, but the 1969 33/2 Coupe Speciale is insanely beautiful. It reminds me of Speed Racer's Mach 5. What a sublime design!
It's stunning. Interestingly, it was an adaptation of a design Pininfarina had recently presented, but on a Ferrari chassis, the P5. Alfa's president Luraghi liked it, and asked Pininfarina to adapt the design to a 33 chassis.
Very nice video! I really love the light blue, green and yellow ones! Hard to choose, but the "kind of mustard yellow" of the GTV is just delicious!
Good choice! :)
Beautiful Alfa's of the 60s ..70s and 80s ....Nice Video Matteo ..Yellows My Favorite Colour Thank You ..
I once had a Giulia in Azzuro Le Mans. Ultimate combination. Also Gialo Ocra is beautiful and playfull. My current ‘69 Giulia is in Rosso Amaranto, which makes it classy
Amaranto is a great shade for the Giulia berlina, one of my faves!
Azzuro Nuvola is such a gorgeous colour. My dad had 2 156 SW and a 147 3Door in that colour. Every car was a bit different in kinds of the shade. And nice to that Blu Posilippo is also on your List. I own a Alfasud that’s in that Blu with Velour Tan interior. Giallo Piper that I really like on Alfetta‘s. My dad has an Alfetta Berlina in that very 70‘s colour❤️🚗
Giallo Piper is so cool, and I love its reference to period Italian pop culture.
For the 156 my favourite was the Artic Verde 316.
Hard to pick other colours without picking the car first. But Alfa Romeo have had plenty of great colours.
I’m surprised Verde Muschio didn’t make the list. Great period color for the 105/115 GTV and Giulia.
I admit I forgot Verde Muschio and I regret that, as it’s a color I like a lot!
My Stelvio is Rosso Competizione!!! Lovely color. Deep in the shadows, brilliant in the sun. Dynamic! Rosso Alfa is my all time favorite.
Fantasia blue my 1999 156
Nero my 2 75 147 gta 159 156
Alfa red my stelvio
Cosmo blue my 156
Meteor grey my 916 spider
I had white alfetta off white alfetta
Dark blue alfetta
Burgundy alfetta
Red alfetta gtv
Blue alfetta gt
Light blue 2004 156
White 75 twin spark
Silver alfa 90
Grey green metallic alfa 90
Grey green alfa 156 2000
White 164
White gtv6
My lovely 1972 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Veloce Quadrifoglio Verde with azzurro blu metallizato with black skin interior. Oh how I regret selling it 1982.
If I had a 6C: Rosso Corsa
If I had a GT Junior: Ocra
If I had the new Giulia: Blu Misano
I'll keep my Brera black though...
My top 3 colors are:
Fantasia Azurro (Alfa 156)
Nero Volcano (Alfa 166)
Verde Tropico Met. (Alfa 146)
My '69 Alfa is French blue.
By the 1970s, most Alfas in the UK were rust red.
Unfortunately, yes. Even in Italy rust was an issue... But not just with Alfas. In the 70s most carmakers didn't really do much to rustproof their cars.
I had a 1975 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 in PininFarina Rosso, absolutely beautiful on the Spider.
Very interresting video and infact several different colors of Alfa Romeo exists. Even the Code color of Alfa Romeo is Alfa Rosso , my favorit Alfa color is the nuovola ice blue of the 156 that we can see in Alfa Romeo Museum
Mr. Roadster,
I am an enthusiast with distinct love for Alfa cars. This episode was one of my favorite ones, and it also gave me an idea for a suggestion. Can you research all different types and colors of interior leather used in mainstream Alfa Romeo products. As always, the interior tells a story that many other brands just look over.
Kind regards.
Wow, thank you for your appreciation! I like your suggestion, I'll see how much information I can gather on that subject.
Had to say classic 'Grigio Chiaro 612', the colour that most accents the beautiful lines, just as the silver foil used by designers on clay models.
Maybe a bit biased, but my Giulietta in Nero Etna is gorgeous, understated when cloudy but when the sun shines and those bronze flecks sparkle.. 👌
Again a great video, Matteo! Thank you.
So many people think AR only came in red…
My 1969 1300 Gt junior is repainted in its original 506 Bluette. An amazing color. In green enviroment it looks green. In dusk it looks grey.
Im so happy my car came in that color. 🍀
Right on! The GT bertone looks great in those pastel period colors, much better than the usual red, in my view
Wow, what a great idea for a video. Both informative and entertaining. I like all the light blue shades, although classic rosso Alfa is never a bad choice. Thanks, Matteo! Ciao 🙋♂️
To me tha Alfa GTV from the 70's in purple (Faggio) with tan interior and greenish tinted windows is the most beautiful
My favorite Alfa colour is Azzuro Gabbiano! No its not because its the hue of my GT; Honest!
My father owned a Giulia Super 1600 in Ocra and this ist still my one and only alternative to the Rosso Alfa.
Beautiful shades indeed, but Jaguars are green, Mercedes are grey, Hondas are white and Alfas and Ferraris are Rosso
thank you for showing which lovely colors Alfa used to offer! The 60s and 70s were just beautiful.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
Sure Rosso Alfa is on top of my list, but Azzuro Nuvola and Giallo Zoe i liked also.
My Sprint was a light metallic gold which was called Champagne, at least by the UK dealers.
Great video! I’m glad to hear you describe Prugna as the most outrageous Alfa color ever. I bought a 1972 2000 GTV in this color and had a love/hate relationship with it. After body restoration, I decided to change the color to an Alfa color not mentioned here: Rubino Scuro, (used in the 1930s and on the 1961-68 2600).
Indeed Prugna is a color so cool that you can love it and hate it at the same time, and I can understand your choice to go for another color during your car’s restoration. The GTV, in standard form, is perhaps too elegant a shape to pull Prugna off. I’d paint a Junior Zagato in it all day, but a GTV or a Spider? Not so much.
@@Matteo_Licata Yes! The color (Prugna) upstaged the design, I found.
Verde Mitro 364 is quite nice. But I *am* partial to greens...
501 on a Bertone GT. Nothing more visceral.
Bosco Verde. Quattroporte IV or 916 spider wearing it are stunners.
Beautiful colors on most beautiful models. My favorite is still the blue hollandaise in combination with burgundy red upholstery from my '77 Spider 2000 Veloce. Keep up the great posts about Italy's most beautiful cars!
That's a lovely combo! Congratulations!
Thank you Matteo for the great video! Please do not worry to trust your instincts in case of setting up different types of content than succesfully applied in the past. This is beautifull content! Absolutely looking forward to your next upload!
Wow, glad you think so, thank you!
Best color in my opinion is Alfa 348 Azzurro Le Mans
Rosso farina 1960,S with the orange hue.
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Wow, thank you very much!
203/B Blu monte carlo. is the best blu alfa had made.
Lake Garda, a subtle colour, but it grows on you!
I liked the Montreal blue of my 147
Uff, I thought you’d now tie and spank the poor ladies. I guess that remains my privilege.
Thanks for another great production though I must admit that I mildly regret Verde Oliva Metallizzato not getting a mention.
Brilliant video, so well produced. Thanks for sharing the Alfa ❤️.
Thank you!!
Wonderful video of the diverse range of paint colours used by Alfa Romeo over the ages. The colours on offer during the late 1960s and 1970s were both vibrant or subdued, depending on custormer preference, and a far cry from the current very limited lot of very boring colours used by OEMs which are based on the 'German rainbow' colour palete of: white, silver, grey and black - with VW-AUDI providing at least 150 shades of grey. How sad.
Thank you. I, too, have a soft spot for the late 60s-early 70s Alfa colors, but the brand currently still offers some of the loveliest shades on the market.
Got the Trofeo White which is beautiful
Thank you Sir !
here is my #1
ar-337-blu-verde-chiaro-metallizato-1967-1977
also known as
337 BLEU CHIARO-AZZURRO MEXICO CITY 1967 1969
That's cool! Thank you!
Piper Giallo 116 my 1971 Berlina 2000!
That's very cool! I've never seen a 2000 in that shade!
Very innovative episode,,,Really interesting topic that I don’t think somebody talked about before..Go ahead continue wishing you the best...By the way you Asked which is my favorite alfa color,, I prefer ROSSO ALFA witch is the color of my 2010 alfa romeo159 3.2. Q4 ,,,,, Again good luck
best regards. ,,,,,,,, Maher Gritli
Thank you so much 🙂
Rosso, Verde, Bianco Perlato, Giallo.
Interesting stuff.... I confess I am a sucker for the bold but subdued shades of the '60s. Bianco Spino is an almost perfect way to show the lines of a car in any light.
It makes a sedan in a parking bay appear like a modeller's buck in a design studio.
For the same reason, I rather like the greys and pale blues of that era.
As to "Testa di Moro", the same phrase (or worse) was used in both the UK and France. Elderly relatives would speak of "N***** Brown' paint well into the 1970s. It is a name from another time and it is good that we no longer use it...
The Montreal.... You could paint it any colour...... In fact that goes for most of the Alfas of my childhood.
I still recall (1982?) strolling proudly up to the parts counter at a London Citroen dealership and asking for a can of orange paint for a 2cv. Asked which one, I said "A 1974 2cv4, Belgian import...."
The guy at the counter put five rattle cans of orange paint on front of me and asked again "Which one?"
The start of an education....
Nice video. Thank you.
Now that you've mentioned Citroen... A Citroen color video could be an idea too :)
Very nice subject 👍😀
Thank you!
Rosso Etna is my Favorite today!!
I have a GT in Stromboli Grey metalico 651with black and grey interior that works well and a GT in Nero Jarama metalico 846 with tan and black interior. Both metallics really sparkle in the right light and seem to have more noticeable flecks than most other car makes. Although the black and tan combination is probably my favourite on a GT, the Stromboli Grey really shows the cars lines and is probably my favourite colour for the 147, 156 and GT. A Cloverleaf GT in Atlantico? Blue is pretty eye catching too though!
Wow, two very tastefully specced GTs indeed. Congratulations!
Loved the video😉 as every video like a true alfisti. My fav colour is Rosso. I had a giulietta in Rosso maranello. A 75 turbo first serie in Rosso. A Nero 146 1.6ie a 916 spider 2.0ts ph2 and now since 2 weeks a Rosso giulia veloce with cognac leather. So have to say I’m a Rosso man😊🚗 🇮🇹
Sounds great, you got a succession of cool cars! Well done on your Giulia, I specced one exactly like that once at a dealer. Congratulations!
I've had 2 Alfa GT's
My first was Grigio Stromboli
And my 2nd is Nero Carbonio
Please forgive my spelling of these colours in Italian. But Alfas colour will always be red!
🇮🇹🍀🏎️🐍
You wrote the names perfectly, no need to apologize :)
Well done!
My Alfa GT was quite a rare colour. I bought the car new in 2006 and, rather than going for Alfa Red, I decided to be adventurous and choose a colour I hadn’t seen, but I thought would suit the car. That colour was Rosso Radicofani and with the tan leather and black interior was, in my opinion at least, a gorgeous combination. Rosso Radicofani is a metallic and the colour of red wine in the sunlight. It really sparkled on a sunny day. I’m pleased to say, although I no longer own the car, it is still on the road today and has covered about 130,000 miles or just over 200.000 kms. I would love to be reunited with it one day. Radicofani is a small town in the beautiful Val d’Orcia, Tuscany, famous for once being the home of Ghino di Tacco, Italy’s Robin Hood. Grazie mille Matteo for a fascinating and unusual video.
Thank you very much for sharing this interesting info about your GT. Rosso Radicofani was rarely seen indeed, so much so that I completely forgot about it. Radicofani is also on the Mille Miglia route, so I guess that's why Alfa used the name :)
Ordered my 156 in 1999 in Azzurro Achille with a red interior as I was an Alfa-Romantic and loved the reference to the 1960's Giulia and was fed up with the boring palette of cars generally at the time - red, black, white and silver. My colleagues thought it an odd choice but alas the colour was discontinued and I had to have white!.....
Ouch, sorry you didn't get that color then... It was a cool choice, but apparently too few customers bought it.
What a fantastic vid, I couldn't possibly say the Italian but my old 75 was in a sort of Gunmetal/Slate Grey & with the Veloce bodykit & Turbo Evo front bumper it REALLY caught the eye
Thank you! Yes I remember that grey… I’ll look for the exact name and code.
Incredible video with great information about Alfa Romeo colours, I love ocra but my Alfa Romeo (147) is in Azzurro Gabbiano, a color i underestimate but quickly fell in love with!
Good choice!
What is the color of the 1982 alfetta sedan dark blue solid paint please is it blu olandese AR 343 ?? As my car has no sticker
Thank you.
It looks like the 115 giulia dark blue.
Yes, for the 1982 model the solid dark blue was Blu Olandese
Blu Misano and Blu Monte Carlo for a GIulia.
My favourite colour is Azzurro Acqua di Fonte, because my first Giulia Super of 1970 was this gorgeous colour. It really suited the body shape of the car.
Indeed. Those light pastel shades suited the car and were very common in those days!
My first Giulia Nuova Super had the colour 516 Faggio ( Eggplant Colour). Still one of my favourite colours. Nice video. Timetravel!
Thank you! Faggio was a cool shade for the Giulia!
I love that you created a video explaining all of the colors and their proper names - no one (except hardcore collectors and restorers) remembers them. I personally have a weakness for the "off" colors that so many people dispise - the deep greens, browns and warm whites and blues but particularly the greens and browns. A beautifully designed and sculpted car in a flawless shade of green or brown metallic just does something for me. And please, no - the offhand and disrespectful "turd" brown - Oy!
Thank you! Yes, color names and codes are seriously anorak stuff... Yet this video has done surprisingly well in terms of views :)
I do like brown cars... But only if it's a metallic shade, like Luci di Bosco, for example
The 1970s Raspberry colour was one of my favorites, I think it was Prugna with code 525.
Prugna is very cool, yes!
My favorite color is faggio (Ambassador Maroon) which made me fall in love with my 1975 Alfetta Berlina, especially in combination with the beige leather interior.
Very nice! Congratulations for you cool classic too!
My first 156 was a dark Cosmos Blue metallic, and still think it is the best colour for the model. Also recently saw a Giulia QV in a similar shade and it was truly menacing in the twilight coming up behind me on the freeway.
A Giulia QV is a menacing sight in the rear view mirror, regardless of shade :)
And rightfully so, it's a beast of a car I'm so glad it's got an Alfa badge. In its tiny niche, it's quite successful too, regularly outselling M3s and AMGs
What an eyecatching and beautiful video. The details of colours and shapes are fascinating.
Which is better? An apple or an orange? Personal taste separates us, but, Alfa Romeo unites us.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
Prugno!
And you know why 😊
I know :)
That's a seriously cool shade. I rarely see it, but when I do it's a treat!
Wow!!!!
Your best video ever. Complimenti. Due spider S4 Rosso 130, ma sempre cercavo la gialla. Pazienza. Chissà Como verrebbe fuori la spider verniciata Rosso Competizione….
Thank you! I think pretty much everything looks cool sprayed in Rosso Competizione, so I guess a classic Spider would pull it off very nicely too. My favorite color for the Spider S4 is Rosso Proteo
I bought the new Giulia QV because of the Ocra Gt Jr. Color. It can be golden, dusky or bright yellow. I love it.
That's an awesome car, congratulations!!!
interesting topic and video thanks for sharing some insights into the wonderful world of Alfa colours. would love to know what the Alfa models were nos. 33-35.
The cars at 33 and 35 are Alfa 6s. I've made a video about that model, check it out to know more: th-cam.com/video/73CpL-sQXd0/w-d-xo.html
My favorites is Alfa Rosso 530, Nero Vulcano 814, Giallo Ocra 109, Azzuro Nouvola 414 and the latest Misano Blue on the Giulias.
Love the Giallo Ocra, very cool color on the Giulia and Juniors :)
My favorite is (no surprise) my boxer in 303A verde bottiglia. Best looking green colour out of all available in my oponion
Very nice!
I have to agree with you on the Misano blu Giulia. A Veloce will be my next Alfa. Thanks for another cracking film Matteo.
Thank you! I'm glad you're getting a Giulia then, I hope to be able to do so one day!
Any color looks good on a Alfa Romeo
Many thanks, beautiful video and very interesting. Congrats
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!
No wonder this was late. Pulling all those colours together was a labour of love and a very protracted labour.
My favourite? The red of the alfetta gt./gtv
Indeed. Just selecting 50 has been a struggle, then I had to double-check the codes and make sure I had video or pics of a car in that color... Took a while, but I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Nice! But i would love have seen mentioned the Bianco Farina 008 used on my Alfa Spider Coda Tronca😊
Maybe next time :)
This was really really great to watch!! I will watch it again just pausing and looking at the different colors for longer. I think it would also be great if you could do a similar video about Lancia's color pallet over time, and also the great color variety of the interiors thanks in large part to Frau leather. In fact, Frau and Lancia might deserve a separate video all together : )
Agree, and let's not forget a video on Lancia & Alcantara!
Russo of course. Oh the pinkish Russo next
Now I have to match these colors to Pantone for my layouts.
The paint color numbers match DuPont's Duco enamel automotive paint.
What a fantastic video, “Nero Jarama 846” GT owner here 😊
Very cool, thank you!
Grigio Nube Metallizzato No. 763, available for GTV 2.0 & GTV6 from 1983 to 1986 🙂
That’s lovely. It suited the GTV6’s shape and character very well.
The colors of my life!
Todays Alfa Romeo come in a gorgeous green which I adore.But I was drooling at all the lovely cars in the film.Another top video.Keep 'em coming👏👏👏