Alfa Romeo 1957 Giulietta Spider. Significant SCCA FP Race Car - Time Capsule

Description

This is a historically significant SCCA F Production race car with a special provenance and well documented racing history that was successful in period in SCCA National and Regional entered events. This car is very well known by SCCA racers and Alfa fans alike in period.This Alfa Romeo racing treasure was raced and entered by Robert Greene in period and sponsored by Valvoline, Champion, Graku Wheels. The car is in it’s original 1970’s SCCA racing livery with it’s period racing paint from the 70’s, virtually un-touched with all it’s patina from it’s last race. This car is a real time capsule from Alfa Romeo SCCA racing history. This car entered, podiumed and won many regional and national SCCA races in period. The car won the both the 1976 and 1978 SCCA Regional Championship Race for F-Production(FP) at Riverside International Raceway.

This car is the matching sister team car to the Dick Blizzard Giulietta Spider that won the SCCA National Road Racing Championship in FP in 1976, sponsored by Shankle. This car is the sole survivor of the two sister cars as the other car was destroyed. I am told my Mr. Greene himself that this car was much more developed then the sister car. Mr. Greene himself will be happy to discuss and any other questions about the car with the new owner.

The car has it’s original racing rollbar and original SCCA number stamped and recorded by the SCCA CalClub of the Southern Pacific Division in period, circa 1970’s.The car is incredibly light and has many trick period racing components still on the car as it originally raced with from the 70's and 80's. We believe this car was a race car for the vast majority of it’s life (early 1960’s-early 1980’s) a huge time span for a car to be a successful, competitive race car. Car comes with a known history and pictures of it racing in period as well as scans of racing publications the car was in such as: ( ‘Finish Line’ Official Publication of the California Sports Car Club).

Racing parts on the car.The car has most all of it’s original 70’s special parts it raced with in period.

• Fiberglass racing bucket drivers seat.
• Trick aluminum suspension, and racing springs and shocks.
• Custom sway bars and aluminum mounts.
• Custom circa 70’s racing brake modifications.
• Stainless steel braided brake lines.
• Custom racing oil pan upper and lower sump with oil scavenging protection.
• All circa 70’s racing dash gauges the car raced with in period, etc.
• Fuel Cell circa 70’s
• Racing Accusump
• Racing battery box and exterior racing battery jump with external hookups at rear of car.
• Racing oil cooler and lines.
• Period Personal racing steering wheel

The car does have some drivers side damage where the headlight and front fender is that will need to be repaired. There are various other areas of the cars body that needs attention but overall very good for a very special and significant SCCA race car that has sat since the early 80’s. The car is in need of restoration. Due to the car’s paint, body and decals we would hope that work would be carried out to keep the cars original racing patina as it was in period and still as it is today. We would hope the new owner would keep as much of it original and as is as possible and race with it looking as original as it did in period! All original racing parts currently on car and those that come with the car should be carefully looked at and restored (a list of parts that come with the car are listed below). What is also very special is that this well known race carwill be eligible for all the BIG prestigious vintage racing events inthe US with it’s significant period racing history and well known livery. In addition the car will be highly competitive in it’s class.

This cars sister car as mentioned above was a giant killer and beat the Triumph Spitfires and British Leyland’s in period in 1975 and 1976. Thiscar is a time capsule. It still has it's trick aluminum suspension and many other special race parts it raced with in period.

Known details about this car.

·Very early and rare 1957 Giulietta Spider. The car was manufactured on Feb. 15th 1957 and sold new in Rome, Italy as verified with a letter by Alfa Romeo Storico Mueseo.

·The car has the same livery and paint as it was when it raced in the 70's and early 80's. It is untouched from that period.

·It was told to me that the early race history of the car was that it raced in the early 60's in Southern California with The California Sports Car (CSCC) group (prior to 1964 before the merger of CSCC and the SCCA) at tracks in Glendora, Pomona and Riverside by Dennis McGrew before there was a strong SCCA contingency.

·The car was then purchased byRobert (Bob) Green, teammate to Richard Blizzard. These two entered and raced the cars atNational SCCA events at: Riverside, Portland, Sears Point, Laguna Seca, Ft. Sumner, Bonneville, Hopeville, Phoenix, Willow Springs, Carlsbad. There home SCCA club was Cal Club in the Southern Pacific SCCA region. The car was entered in some National and Regional events from (70"-81") by Robert (Bob) Greene and later raced by Kathy and David Rice (81"-85").

·Original number stamped SCCA rollbar is in the car, stamped by SCCA CalClub in period. Info verified with CalClub and documented by CalClub in our records..

·The car was incredibly quick, light and highly competitive in period . I was told it held a FP track record at Willow Springs in the 1:35s low 1:36's in period.

·The car ran a documented 1:23:77 at Laguna Seca Raceway (LSR) on June 2, 1974. We have pictures of the car gong down the down the corkscrew ahead of the well known Alfa Romeo GTV John Norman. (See picture).

·Car and drivers were sponsored by Shankle in period.

·SCCA tech sticker still attached to the car’s original rollbar. We believe it was the cars last entered race a SCCA Regional held on 8/12/1985 as documented on the rollbar tech sticker.

·We believe the car won a national race in 1982 as the original SCCA winning event sticker that is on the cars cowl.

Partial race entries where I have pictures of entry’s, time sheets and/or SCCA Club Newsletters:

• June 2, 1974 - SCCA Regional Race, San Francisco Region. at Laguna Seca Raceway (LSR). Car entered as #61 in F-Production (FP) entered by Bob Greene. Fastest lap of 1:23:77. That time was good for a top 3 out of a 21 car field in F&G Production. Source: Entry/Time sheet from event.

• October 5-6, 1974 – SCCA CC Regional Race at Willow Springs International Raceway. Car #612ndin Classin F-Production (FP).Source:Finish Line News Letter, November 1974. (Official Publication of the California Sports Car Club).

• May 1975 SCCA CC Regional Race at Willow Springs International Raceway. Car #613rdin Classin F-Production (FP).Source:Finish Line News Letter, May 1975. (Official Publication of the California Sports Car Club).

• June 27, 1976 - SCCA Northern Division Pacific Championship Races, SF Region at Laguna Seca. Car entered as #61 in F-Production (FP) entered by Bob Greene (CC/Cal Club). Source: Entry List/Official Race results.

• August 21-22 1976 - SCCA Regional Championship Road Races at Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, CA. Car is listed as CC (Cal Club) #61 entered in F-Production (FP) entered by Robert Greene. Source: Entry List.

• August 29, 1976 – SCCA Regional Championship Races, SF Region at Riverside International Raceway;1stin Classin F-Production (FP).Source:Finish Line News Letter, September 1976. (Official Publication of the California Sports Car Club).

• October 2 & 3 1976- SCCA CC Regional Race at Willow Springs International Raceway2ndin Classin F-Production (FP) entered by Bob Greene (CC/Cal Club). Source: Finish Line newsletter November 1976.
• Picture of this car #61 in period at Laguna Seca (down the corkscrew).
• One of the Alfa GTV’s in back of it is and was a very successful Trans-Am car. You can see how fast this Giulietta was in period while ahead of much more powerful cars in period.

• May 29, 1978 SCCA Regional Championship Races at Riverside International Raceway;1stin Classin F-Production (FP).Source:Finish Line News Letter, May/June 1978. (Official Publication of the California Sports Car Club).

• June, 1978 SCCA Super Nationals Regional Championship Races at Riverside International Raceway;3rdin Classin F-Production (FP).Source:Finish Line News Letter, June 1978. (Official Publication of the California Sports Car Club).

• The car has a 1982 National Winner sticker on it’s windscreen. We believe the car had a single SCCA win at a National race in 1982.

Loose parts that come with the car:

• Cars original 70’s aluminum airbox.
• Cars additional racing trunk.
• Cars original racing exhaust manifold
• Veloce Spider exhaust manifold
• 6 of it’s original magnesium racing wheels and 4 Goodyear Slicks from period.
• 4 OEM Giulietta wheels currently on car.
• 1300 block
• Extra drum brake with original hub mount.
• Racing oil dump with slosh control.
• Driveshaft
• Radiator
• Various other parts.

The car is currently owned by a long time Alfa Romeo collector with a significant Alfa Romeo collection.We had trulyintended to getthe car back out onthe track at the Rolex Montery Motorsports Reunion, SonomaHistoric's, SVRA HistoricChampionships, etc. and for it to shine inglory again as it did in years past! Truly a one of a kindpiece ofAlfa Romeo history.

The car will be sold on a Bill of Sale to the new owner.

Please feel free to message me anyand any and all questions that you may have. In addition you can email me at: stradaecorsa@icloud.com In addition I would be happy to have a phone conversation to discuss in more detail.

As seller I reserve the right to end the auction early.

Grazie!!