Alfa Romeo Giulietta (750/101)

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (3rd series)
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint (3rd series)
Giulietta
Production period: 1954-1964
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , roadster
Engines: Petrol engines :
1.3 liters
(39–74 kW)
Length: 3800-4120 mm
Width: 1535-1660 mm
Height: 1220-1405 mm
Wheelbase : 2250-2380 mm
Empty weight : 750-915 kg
successor Alfa Romeo Giulia

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (750/101) is a model range of the Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo , which was produced from the beginning of 1954 to the end of 1964. The internal type code is initially "Tipo 750" and from 1959 "Tipo 101". Alfa Romeo has used the model name "Giulietta" several times over the years.

History and facelift

The Giulietta was presented to the market for the first time at the Turin Motor Show in April 1954. Contrary to what was originally planned, the first model in the series was not the sedan, but the two-door “Giulietta Sprint” coupé. The design of the Sprint comes from Mario Felice Boano of the Carrozzeria Ghia in collaboration with Franco Scaglione , chief designer at Nuccio Bertone , the body building firm Bertone then restored the vehicle. The four-door sedan with the designation "Giulietta Berlina" followed a year later. The body is an in-house development by Alfa Romeo. In the second half of 1955, the open two-door “Giulietta Spider” appeared. The Spider was designed and manufactured by Pininfarina . The product range was subsequently expanded to include more powerful versions, which were given the suffix “Veloce” for Sprint and Spider and “ti” (turisma internazionale) for Berlina. This was followed later by other variants with comparatively low numbers, a station wagon called “Promiscua” and two sporty coupés, the “Sprint Zagato” and the “Sprint Speciale”.

With a total of around 177,000 vehicles produced, the Giulietta series was a great success. While the Alfa Romeo 1900 , which appeared in 1950 and with which Alfa Romeo first introduced production on assembly lines, is still in an upscale vehicle class and achieved correspondingly small quantities, the compact Giulietta was affordable for a larger group of customers. Alfa Romeo became a large-scale manufacturer for the first time. The two body manufacturers Bertone and Pininfarina also had to increase their capacities due to the commercial success of the Giulietta. The Giulietta was often affectionately called "Julchen" by the German-speaking owners.

There are three series, the original series and changes that were implemented in 1959 and 1961. This was followed by the transition to the successor Alfa Romeo Giulia

Facelift 1959

The front of the Berlina and Sprint was redesigned for the 1959 model year. The bezel and glass of the headlights have been changed. In the Berlina, the two horizontal air inlets, which Alfa Romeo calls "Baffi" (mustache), received more chrome jewelry and two horizontal bars each. Chrome grilles were used in the sprint. The taillights have been replaced by an enlarged version on all models. The dashboard has also been redesigned. The spider was lengthened by around 5 cm behind the doors. In addition, the type designation changed from 750 to 101.

Facelift 1961

In February 1961, the 100.001 Giulietta left the Portello plant. A second revision of the vehicles took place in the autumn of the same year. The Berlina and the Berlina ti received more powerful engines with the same displacement. The number of horsepower increased from 53 to 62 hp for the Berlina and from 65 to 74 hp for the Berlina ti. The front of the Berlina was changed again, the Baffi were given chrome grills, as in 1959 with the Sprint.

Transition to the Giulia

From June 1962 the Giulietta was gradually replaced by the Giulia . The Giulia sedan, including the engine, was a completely new design. The first Giulia Coupé, however, was still the Giulietta Sprint, which however received the 1600 cc engine of the Giulia sedan and was equipped with front disc brakes. The same applies to the open Spider, which for reasons of space also received an air scoop on the bonnet. The Sprint Speciale was also continued to be built as Giulia.

Alfa Romeo offered the Giulietta sedan parallel to the Giulia with the same equipment until the end of 1964.

Body versions

sprint

When the two-door coupé appeared at the Turin Motor Show, the stand staff had already collected around 3,000 orders. A thousand pieces were expected at the beginning. The customers liked the elegant body shape; it later served as a model for the successor Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT , called “Bertone”, as well as for two-door coupés with sporty demands from other manufacturers. For the German market, however, the price of 14,980 D-Marks was very high. With a weight of 880 kg, the sprint was also suitable for motorsport. To reduce weight, you could order the hoods and doors made of light metal from the Veloce. The Giulietta Sprint Veloce achieved numerous successes both on the racetrack and in rallying. In the 1970 film The Things of Life with Michel Piccoli and Romy Schneider , a Giulietta Sprint is a central point of the plot.

Berlina

Around 130,000 of the four-door sedan were manufactured in the ten years of production, almost 40,000 of which were in the more powerful ti version. Compared to the other two-door Giulietta versions, the Berlina and Berlina ti have modified carburettors and lower compression. This means that the performance is slightly lower, which has a positive effect on fuel consumption. Another distinguishing feature is the steering wheel gearshift, which was only built into the Berlina. Numerous competitors discovered the market niche of the sporty sedan only later and then successfully expanded it into their own business success.

Spider

The US importer of Alfa Romeo, Max Hoffman , had convinced the management of Alfa Romeo to also develop an open roadster . At an early stage he committed himself to accepting 600 vehicles. This was the hour of birth for the development of the Giulietta Spider. The British manufacturer Moss produced small numbers of kit vehicles with a plastic body based on the Spider from 1981 to 1985; the vehicle was marketed as the Moss Mamba .

Promiscua

Under the name "Promiscua" or "Giardinetta Promiscua", a small number of five-door station wagons was manufactured by the Milan company Carrozzeria Colli from mid-1957 . A modified rear axle has increased the payload to 500 kg, and the vehicle is also equipped with a roof rack as standard. The Italian police were an important customer.

Sprint Zagato

Elio Zagato , designer and owner of the body construction company Zagato , took on the Giulietta Sprint in 1957 to develop a version improved for motorsport. The result was the "Giulietta Sprint Zagato" also called Giulietta SZ, which came on the market in 1959. Because of its round shape, the car was nicknamed "Bread Roll". The body is made of light metal. When fully fueled, the power-to-weight ratio is only 8.5 kg / hp. In motorsport, the Sprint Zagato has won numerous prizes in the 1,300 cc class, including class victory at the Targa Florio in 1962 and 1963.

Sprint Speciale

At the same time as the SZ, the sporty, luxurious “Giulietta Sprint Speciale”, also known as the Giulietta SS, was released with a Bertone body designed in the style of the BAT models by Franco Scaglione . In both vehicles, SZ and SS, the performance of the 1.3-liter engine was increased to 100 hp thanks to a higher compression. In Germany in 1959, the price of the SS when it was launched was a proud 23,000 D-Mark.

Production table

Typenbezeichnung        Typenkürzel    Typenkürzel       Bauzeit       Stückzahl
                          bis 1958       ab 1959
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Berlina                   750 C          101.00/28      1955–1964       39.057
Berlina t.i.              753            101.22/11/29   1957–1964       92.728
Sprint                    750 B          101.02         1954–1962       24.084
Sprint Veloce             750 E          101.06         1956–1962        3.058
Spider                    750 D          101.03         1955–1962       14.300
Spider Veloce             750 F          101.07         1955–1962        2.907
Promiscua                 750C           101.22         1957–1962           91
Sprint Zagato                            101.26         1958–1961          210
Sprint Speciale                          101.20         1958–1961        1.366

technology

As is typical for Alfa Romeo, the Giulietta has some technical features with a sporty character. The cylinder head and engine block are made of an aluminum alloy to save weight and better dissipate heat. With two overhead camshafts and hanging valves, the engines are speed-friendly. At that time, other large-scale manufacturers offered engines with a camshaft below and valve control via bumpers and cylinder heads made of cast iron .

The Giulietta's engine has a capacity of 1290 cm³ . The engine outputs vary depending on the model and level of development, Berlina from 50 PS (37 kW) to 62 PS (46 kW), Berlina ti from 62 PS (46 kW) to 74 PS (54 kW), Sprint and Spider from 65 PS ( 48 kW) to 80 PS (59 kW) or as Veloce 90 PS (66 kW) and SZ / SS with 100 PS (74 kW). The top speeds are correspondingly high, which is why the Giuliettas were among the faster vehicles in road traffic at the time. All models have a characteristic exhaust sound typical of Alfa Romeo.

The chassis allows a sporty, understeering driving style. It is equipped with generously dimensioned drum brakes. The rear rigid axle is elaborately guided on trailing arms in connection with a reaction triangle and has coil springs. The front axle is as independent suspension with double wishbones designed stabilizer bar and coil springs.

Technical data Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Alfa Romeo Giulietta: Berlina Berlina TI sprint Sprint Veloce Spider Spider Veloce Sprint Speciale Sprint Zagato
Engine:  Four-cylinder four - stroke in - line engine ,
engine block and cylinder head made of cast aluminum , cylinder liners made of gray cast iron , crankshaft with
five bearings , pressure circulation lubrication - oil content 6.25 liters
Displacement:  1290 cc
Bore × stroke:  74 × 75 mm
Power
(PS)
at 1 / min: 
39 kW
(53 PS)
5200
48 kW
(65 hp)
5500
59 kW
(80 PS)
6000
66 kW
(90 PS)
6000
59 kW
(80 PS)
6000
66 kW
(90 PS)
6000
74 kW
(100 PS)
6000
Max. Torque
N m
at 1 / min: 

92
2800

97
3500

102
3500

112
4500

102
3500

112
4500

117
4500
Mixture preparation:  1 downdraft carburetor
Solex 32 PBIC
1 double carburetor
Solex 35 APAIG
2 double carburetors
Weber 40 DCOE
1 double carburetor
Solex 35 APAIG
2 double carburetors
Weber 40 DCOE
Valve control:  DOHC : two overhead, chain-driven camshafts actuate two V-shaped valves per cylinder via bucket tappets
Cooling:  Water cooling
Transmission:  4-speed gearbox, steering wheel gearshift 4-speed gearbox, center shift 5-speed gearbox, center shift
Front suspension:  double wishbones , coil springs
Rear suspension:  Rigid axle on trailing arms and triangular link hinged
on the differential housing , coil springs
Brakes:  Drum brakes front and rear
Steering:  Worm steering
Body:  Sheet steel, on platform frame Aluminum, on platform frame
Track width front / rear:  1292/1270 mm
Wheelbase:  2380 mm 2250 mm
Dimensions:  4033-4106 × 1555 × 1405 mm 3980 × 1535 × 1320 mm 3900 × 1580 × 1260 mm 4120 × 1660 × 1240 mm 3800 × 1550 × 1220 mm
Empty weight:  915 kg 880 kg 895 kg 860 kg 865 kg 860 kg 750 kg
Top speed:  140 km / h 155 km / h 165 km / h 180 km / h 165 km / h 180 km / h 200 km / h 215 km / h
0-100 km / h:  not specified
Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers, CUNA norm):  8.3 N 8.5 S. 9.0 S. 11.0 S. 9.0 S. 11.0 S. 12.5 S.
Price 1960 (Switzerland, SFr):  12,500 13,500 15,900 17,900 15,250 17,250 21,500

See also

literature

  • Automobil Revue , catalog number 1960 (for technical data and prices)

Web links

Commons : Alfa Romeo Giulietta  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

The Giulietta Register

Individual evidence

  1. a b Jörg Walz: Alfa Romeo - Yearbook No. 4 . Heel Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-889880-205-1 .
  2. a b Giulietta 750/101. Italian-Classics.net, May 26, 2006, archived from the original on April 8, 2012 ; accessed on May 17, 2017 .
  3. a b c Maurizio Tabucchi: Alfa Romeo - The Complete Type History . Heel Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-89365-837-8 .
  4. ^ Luigi Fusi: Alfa Romeo — Tutte le vetture dal 1910 — All cars from 1910 , 3rd. Edition, Emmeti Grafica editrice, Milan 1978.
  5. ^ A b Christian Schön: Alfa Romeo - Yearbook No. 5 . Heel Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-89880-348-1 .
  6. ^ Christian Schön: Alfa Romeo - Yearbook No. 7 . Heel Verlag, 2007, ISBN 3-89880-821-7 .
  7. ^ David G. Styles: Alfa Romeo - The Spirit of Milan ( en ). Sutton Publishing, 1999, ISBN 0-7509-1924-8 .
  8. Christian Schön: Alfa Romeo - Yearbook No. 6 . Heel Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-89880-491-1 .
  9. ^ David Hodges: Alfa Romeo - Giulia & Giulietta, Coupé & Spider . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-613-01741-5 .
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