ALFA ROMEO
Giulietta
The beautiful curves, shapes and lines on this car are timeless. A true Italian Classic
T
he first Giulietta to be introduced was the Giulietta Sprint 2+2 coupé at the 1954 Turin Motor Show. Designed by Franco Scaglione at Bertone, it was produced at the coachbuilder's Grugliasco plant near Turin. Owing to overwhelming demand upon the model's introduction, the earliest Giulietta Sprints were hand-built by Alfa Romeo with bodywork made at Bertone and Ghia providing interior and electrical components. Approximately 200-1000 "preproduction" cars were made in this manner, with numerous cosmetic and mechanical differences from the later production cars built at Grugliasco. A year later, at the Turin Motor Show in April 1955, the Sprint
was joined by the 4-door saloon Berlina. In mid 1955, the open two-seat Giulietta Spider, featuring convertible bodywork by Pinin Farina. In 1957, a more powerful Berlina version, called Giulietta T.I. (Turismo Internazionale), was presented with minor cosmetic changes to the hood, the dial lights and rear lamps. Carrozzeria Colli also made the Giulietta station wagon variant called Giulietta Promiscua. Ninety-one examples of this version were built. Carrozzeria Boneschi also made a few station wagon examples called Weekendina.
Photos taken at the private collection in São Brás de Alportel; 'Fábrica Móveis Beirão' where the family owners are happy to show off their fabulous collection. See our article in the February 2022 edition for more details, online at www.eastalgarvemag.com.
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