Early Giocattolo magazine article

[87Sprint]

hey - thought a few of you might be interested in this, its out of an old car magazine i had 'Sports car world October/November 1996'
When this story was done they were still on track to be using the alfa v6 as seen in the red car...

[87Sprint]

also forgot this - an early advert in the same magazine!

[Eddie W]

What a concept! Wicked. What became of it?
Regards Eddie

[87Sprint]

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Originally Posted by Eddie W What a concept! Wicked. What became of it? Regards Eddie

[eminence]

Giocattolos fetch about $55k AUD these days. There was a nice example for sale about a year ago.

To see Tod Wilkes's (R.I.P.) modified Giocattolo I recommend this site: http://www.twinturbov8.com

There are a few more sites dedicated to them, but none as nice as his now destroyed one.

One usually runs around the tarmac rallies of Australia. Was driven by Adam Kaplan a few years bag in the Targa Tasmania in metallic blue.

I have seen three of these in the "metal" and they look and sound awesome. The Holden engine, whilst antiquated, isn't as bad as everyone makes out on these Alfa forums. I have not managed to blag a ride though.

Simon

[87Sprint]

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Originally Posted by eminence Giocattolos fetch about $55k AUD these days. There was a nice example for sale about a year ago. To see Tod Wilkes's (R.I.P.) modified Giocattolo I recommend this site: http://www.twinturbov8.com There are a few more sites dedicated to them, but none as nice as his now destroyed one. One usually runs around the tarmac rallies of Australia. Was driven by Adam Kaplan a few years bag in the Targa Tasmania in metallic blue. I have seen three of these in the "metal" and they look and sound awesome. The Holden engine, whilst antiquated, isn't as bad as everyone makes out on these Alfa forums. I have not managed to blag a ride though. Simon

[eminence]

Yeah I took a look in it when it was parked for the Targa Tasmania "show off" in Wrest Point. I can't remember whether it had the Bundy kit in it or not now.

Simon

[Vindingo]

this seems to be an aussie thread, but i just wanted to add a little... Tod Wilkes's giocattolo was called the Judge and was bright yellow. here is also a write up on these cars http://www.alfagtv6.com/ in the gallery section 1996. sweet cars.....

[eminence]

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Originally Posted by Vindingo this seems to be an aussie thread, but i just wanted to add a little... Tod Wilkes's giocattolo was called the Judge and was bright yellow. here is also a write up on these cars http://www.alfagtv6.com/ in the gallery section 1996. sweet cars.....

[ALFA GTV6 GP]

There were only ever 15 of these cars built. Conceived by Paul Halstead and engineered by Barry Lock.
A mid-mounted 233kw (300HP) Holden HSV V8 engine was prepared by Walkinshaw and mated to a ZF transaxle like the ones used by the Detomaso Pantera's. Formulae 1 style suspension completed the business end of the car. The chassis was an Alfa Sprint and all the body panels were Kevlar and Carbon Fibre. The whole package weighed 1086Kg.


The precision and handling of the car is superb and acceleration is what you would expect from a combination like this. Factory performance figures have the car doing 13.5 sec ¼ mile times and 0-100kph in 5.4 secs. Later cars reportedly did 12.9 and 4.9 with the improved engines.
the JUDGE had 1000 rear hp dyno proven 850 hp before its tradgic crash at Eastern Creek raceway feb 2001.

[beatle_bayly]

And....the Queensland Police tested one (or maybe more) with a view to placing orders for highway patrol duties. Yet again it was not to be.