Sprinting About

[Mikes4C1300]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sopp ...and sold on the 4th July 1958 to Hoffman Motor Cars Co., New York, U.S.A.

[Marco750B56]

Information send me " Archivio Storico Alfa Romeo ":

"Dear Mister Pestana,



with reference to your request we are informing you as follows.



According to our documentation files, the chassis number AR 1493.02095 and the engine number AR 1315.02131 originally correspond to an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, manufactured on the 8th May 1956 and sold on the 9th May 1956 to Mocar LdA from Lisbon, Portugal.





Yours, Sincerely,

Marco Fazio"

[pathung]

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Originally Posted by Mikes4C1300 What was Hoffman doing buying cars on the 4th of July!?

[CarPoor]

Ken Lee-
Thanks!
Pat

[AlfistiSA]

Hi Patrick

Great idea, here are our 4 Sprints – info courtesy of Archivio Storico Alfa Romeo, Centro di Documentazione

According to our register the chassis number AR 1493.05262 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint manufactured on the 28th August 1957 and sold on the 2nd October 1957 to Mr. John Palmar June from London, GB.
The body color is black (AR 901). The engine belongs to the serie AR 1315.

According to our documentation files, the chassis number AR 1493.05880 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, manufactured on the 28th November 1957 and sold on the 18th February 1958 to Titan Industries Corporation from Johannesburg, South Africa.
The body colour is grey.

The chassis number AR 101.02.160 835 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint manufactured on the 14th October 1961 and sold on the 2nd February 1962 to Achberg Robinson from Port Elizabeth. The body color is Gardenia white (AR 005) and the engine belongs to the serie AR 00102.

According to our register the chassis number AR 1493.21726 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, manufactured on the 11th January 1960 and sold on the 22nd January 1960 to Titan Ind. Corporation Ltd. from Johannesburg, South Africa.
The body color is Alfa red (AR 501).

Interesting that my ’61 was sold to Achberg Robinson, in Port Elizabeth, where I now live – he must have been an importer as a friend’s Sprint was also sold to him in ’61. Titan Industries was the main importer in Johannesburg.

O5262 is column shift – Cambio Volante, while 05880 is floor shift – Cambio Cloche

Ciao
Greig

[pathung]

Thanks, Greig. I will have them all listed in the top post.

Four Sprints and all different colors! I have to say though, that I've never seen a Sprint in grey color; is this the grey that we commonly see on Spiders of the same vintage? Got a picture?

[AlfistiSA]

The 750's are now resale red, courtesy of previous owners.......... sigh

Debating whether to paint the Avitiar car the original black or go to baby blue - my favourite.

Ciao
Greig

[AlfistiSA]

Here are some of the '61 - Olde Faithful

The addition of a 5th gear from a 1600 box had made for very relaxed cruising, note the oil pressure.........

This was a run we did 2 years ago, 2400kms, basically trouble free, excepting for no lights on the Sprint for the return run. This was the changeover point from Sprint to Spider as from the rear view mirror in the Sprint I could just see the top of Mum's head in the Spider, she was trying to hide from the wind - Dad doesn't believe in using the top. We swapped cars as the Sprint has a decent heater & was quite toasty inside. Mum was happy, Dad not so happy...... so we bought another Spider for him, also a '60.

Ciao
Greig

Giulietta's are FUN

(note to self: Don't lend the Sprint out again - the last person decided to fit new headlights from my stores - exit the rare 6V sealed beams for my '35 Renault Cabrio).

[Carlos Vasconce]

The data on the "Tornado Blue" car is as follows:

The S/N of the body is *659450*. The other nrs are: AR1493*10060 (chassi) and AR1315*08822 (engine). It is a Giulietta 750B manufactured in 1959, imported into Portugal and then registered and sold to its first owner on the 7th of September of the same year.

Congrats on the new thread...

Regards,
Carlos Vasconcelos

[pathung]

Thanks, Carlos. The list is growing steadily (actually, very quickly with Grieg FOUR cars). That just about covers most Sprint owners on the BB? A few missing still?

I was putzing around with my Sprint yesterday, and noted that the steering wheels has chunks of bakelite missing in two places! I have a feeling that this will be very difficult to repair (if not impossible), and possibly replace. Is there a source for reproduction Sprint steering wheels?

[pathung]

By the way, do Giuliettas Normales come installed with 5:12s? If so, what is the 1300 turning at 80 mph in top (4th) gear? My '71 Spider's 1750 is revving at around 4K rpm at that indicated speed in 5th gear, and makes for a very relaxed highway cruiser.

[Sopp]

With 26" tall tires, 1:1 top gear ratio, 5.12:1 rear gears, and 80mph you would be turning 5295rpms. She'd be sinigng a mighty sweet song.

[6alfas]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pathung I was putzing around with my Sprint yesterday, and noted that the steering wheels has chunks of bakelite missing in two places! I have a feeling that this will be very difficult to repair (if not impossible), and possibly replace. Is there a source for reproduction Sprint steering wheels?

[concept 101]

Patrick,

I finally remembered to write down my car´s numbers while in the garage and they are as follows:

´62 Giulia 1600 Sprint, chassis # AR 353011, engine # 00112*01375

Also from Archivio Storico:

According to our documentation files, the chassis number AR 353011
originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint (101.12), manufactured
on the 4th August 1962 and sold on the 13th September 1962 in Sweden.
The body colour is bluette (AR 327).

Dennis, Malmo, Sweden

[pathung]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlfistiSA According to our register the chassis number AR 1493.21726 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, manufactured on the 11th January 1960 and sold on the 22nd January 1960 to Titan Ind. Corporation Ltd. from Johannesburg, South Africa. The body color is Alfa red (AR 501).