Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale
The Giulia SS ('Sprint Speciale') started life as the Giulietta SS at the Salon di Torino 1957. Franco Scaglione designed the SS for Bertone as an evolution from his BAT 5, BAT 7 and BAT 9 aerodynamic studies. The design went through several changes before being launched to the press at Monza in June 1959. By this time it was becoming clear that the SS was too heavy, even in an aluminium-bodied form, to be a competitive racing car and in 1960 the Series II Giulietta SS was launched reconfigured as a grand tourer Power came from the Giulietta 1290cc dohc 4-cylinder engine tuned to give 116bhp, but in March 1963 the engine was changed to the new 1570cc Giulia unit and models re-badged as Giulia SS. Production ended in 1966 after 1400 Giulia SS and 1366 Giulietta SS were sold.
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Alfa Romeo Giulia SS - badge. Launched as the Giulietta SS ('Sprint Speciale'), it was renamed in 1963 when given the Giulia 1570cc engine.
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Alfa Romeo Guilia 1600 SS - Carrozzeria Bertone badge on front wing
Alfa Romeo Giulia 1965 SS Prototipo front
Alfa Romeo Giulia 1965 SS Prototipo, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bertone, this Sprint Special Prototype was given the 1,570cc 109bhp Giulia mechanics. But Alfa Romeo chose to upgrade the existing Giulietta SS instead.
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Alfa Romeo Giulia SS. The Giulia SS ('Sprint Speciale') started life as the Giulietta SS at the Salon di Torino 1957. href="http://www.simoncars.co.uk/designers/scaglione.html" title="go to page about designs by Franco Scaglione"> Franco Scaglione designed the SS for
Bertone as an evolution from his BAT 5, BAT 7 and BAT 9 aerodynamic studies.
Bertone as an evolution from his BAT 5, BAT 7 and BAT 9 aerodynamic studies.
Alfa Romeo Giulia SS frontr
Alfa Romeo Giulia SS. Intended to be a racing car, Alfa Romeo realised that the Giulietta SS was too heavy and the weight distribution was wrong, so the Giulietta SZ was campaigned instead. The 5 slots in the top of the bonnet were given in 1959 to relieve under bonnet pressure.
Alfa Romeo Giulia SS rear
Alfa Romeo Giulia SS. The original Franco Scaglione design shown in October 1957, was modified before production. By the Geneva Salon of 1958 the bonnet and boot had been shortened, the car heightened, and the production car was further modified front and rear for 1960.
Alfa Romeo Guilia 1600 SS frontr
Alfa Romeo Guilia 1600 SS - Alfa Romeo retained the Giulietta Sprint Speciale for the Giulia version, but gave it the 1,570cc dohc engine from the Giulia
Alfa Romeo Guilia 1600 SS rearr
Alfa Romeo Guilia 1600 SS - Franco Scaglione's original design was retained for the Giulia 1600 version
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Alfa Romeo Giulia SS. Franco Scaglione's design was almost a 'street' version of his BAT 5, BAT 7 and BAT 9 projects for Bertone. Early SS cars had horizontal rear lamps with reflectors in between.
Arnolt-Bristol rear
Arnolt-Bristol 2-litre 1954-9. Design by Franco Scaglione for Carrozzeria Bertone is an embryo of the later Alfa Romeo B.A.T. cars. It sits on a Bristol 404 chassis shortened to 96-inch wheelbase. Nearly all cars were left hand drive.
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Alfa Romeo Giulia 1965 SS Prototipo, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bertone, this Sprint Special Prototype was given the 1,570cc 109bhp Giulia mechanics. But Alfa Romeo chose to upgrade the existing Giulietta SS instead.
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