1954 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint

1954 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (series 750 and 101) was a subcompact automobile manufactured by the Italian car maker Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1965.The first Giulietta model was a coupé, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, introduced in late 1954. This was followed by a sedan in spring 1955 and in mid 1955, the open two-seat Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, featuring convertible bodywork by Pininfarina.The Alfa Romeo Giulietta used an Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine of 1290 cc straight-4, with light alloy cylinder block and alloy cylinder head with twin overhead camshafts. The original Alfa Romeo Giulietta engine produced a power output of 53 bhp in the sedan and 80 bhp in the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint. This was to be increased to 100 bhp in later sporting models such as the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (Sprint Zagato).

Specifications

Alfa Romeo Giulietta BerlinaDisplacement: 1290 cc

Power: 53 bhp

Top speed: 142 km/h (88 mph)

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Giulietta T.I.Displacement: 1290 cc

Power: 65 bhp

Top speed: 156 km/h (97 mph)

Alfa Romeo Giulietta SprintDisplacement: 1290 cc

Power: 80 bhp

Top speed: 142 km/h (88 mph)

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint VeloceDisplacement: 1290 cc

Power: 90 bhp

Top speed: 180 km/h (112 mph)

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint SpecialeDisplacement: 1290 cc

Power: 100 bhp

Top speed: 193 km/h (120 mph)

Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZDisplacement: 1290 cc

Power: 100 bhp

Top speed: 193 km/h (120 mph)

1954 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint

1954 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sport Spider

1954 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sport Spider

Alfa Romeo 2000 (series 102) is a car produced by the Italian automobile manufacturing company Alfa Romeo as a successor to the 1900.First shown in 1957 on the Turin autosalon, the car was produced in two models, the Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina with 105 bhp (78 kW) and the Spider with 115 bhp (86 kW) since 1958. In 1960, the Sprint was added. The engine was an enlarged version of the Alfa Romeo 1900´s four-cylinder displacing 1975 cc. The cast-iron block and aluminum head engine using single downdraft Solex carburetor produced 105 horsepower (78 kW) at 5300 rpm in Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina and the version used in Sprint and Spider produced 115 bhp (86 kW) at 5900 rpm with two Solex sidedraft carburetors. The Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina had gearbox operated via column mounted shifter making space for three people in front. In Spider version the gearchange was located in floor and until 1961 it was pure two seater when 2+2 seater came available.

The four-door Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina was manufactured by Alfa Romeo itself, while the two others were designed and manufactured by the design companies Touring (Spider) and Bertone (Sprint).Only 2,814 of the Berlina, 3,443 of the Alfa Romeo 2000 Sport Spider and 704 of the Sprint were sold worldwide because of their high prices.The Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina was replaced by the six-cylinder Alfa Romeo 2600, produced from 1961.

1954 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sport Spider