A spectacular 1971 Alfa Romeo GTAm with a great race provenance
A spectacular 1971 Alfa Romeo GTAm with a great race provenance
£175,000
Super Classico are very pleased to offer a stunning 1971 Alfa Romeo GTAm chassis no AR2427012 that has been prepared to an exceptional standard and lead a very successful race career around the world as a Group 2 period car with an FIA Historical Technical Passport. It looks incredible in the FIA approved Jagermeister livery with its aggressive and purposeful stance.
Provenance
The car has been raced very successfully at Daytona in the Rolex Historic Festival, at Phillip Island Australia with the VHRR race club, support race to the Australian F1 race at Albert Park, Algarve Historic Festival at Portimao, raced in the Italian series Alfa Revival Cup and also competed in several of the Coppa Inter Europa cup races at Monza. The owner is a member of the Scuderia del Portello which was the original race team for Alfa back in the day, and even shared races with Arturo Mezzario.
There is a 2.0 litre single spark engine running original Weber 45DCOE carbs, fitted with race spec pistons, rods & valves. It is also fitted with Magnecor spark plug & coil leads. The diff is a very rare and expensive Conrero differential and is fitted with a Zanghellini 5-speed dog box, which was purchased new with special “Nanni Ratios” at a cost of approximately £7000. The prop shaft has been built by GKN, and the prop doughnut has been replaced with a special machined one, as these are a common Alfa . There is a new radiator exactly made to original GTAm spec with bespoke header tank, catch tank and oil cooler. The side windows and rear have been replaced with aluminium-framed sliding Lexan race windows, and there is a 100-litre FIA spec fuel cell.
Facet fuel pump fitted. Importantly, the original Autodelta Sliding Block is fitted, which is very rare and works brilliantly to keep the rear of the car planted when on track.
The Preparation
There is a 2.0 litre single spark engine running original Weber 45DCOE carbs, fitted with race spec pistons, rods & valves. It is also fitted with Magnecor spark plug & coil leads. The diff is a very rare and expensive Conrero differential and is fitted with a Zanghellini 5-speed dog box, which was purchased new with special “Nanni Ratios” at a cost of approximately £7000. The prop shaft has been built by GKN, and the prop doughnut has been replaced with a special machined one, as these are a common Alfa . There is a new radiator exactly made to original GTAm spec with bespoke header tank, catch tank and oil cooler. The side windows and rear have been replaced with aluminium-framed sliding Lexan race windows, and there is a 100-litre FIA spec fuel cell.
Facet fuel pump fitted. Importantly, the original Autodelta Sliding Block is fitted, which is very rare and works brilliantly to keep the rear of the car planted when on track.
It was restored approximately 15 years ago, where it had an acid dip, bare shell restoration and all floors and sills were replaced with new panels and fitted new fibreglass arches to FIA spec. The owner even went to the Alfa museum in Italy and measured the pop rivet gaps to make sure they were to spec as they were in period. As the vehicle is a Group 2 period car it was allowed to be fitted with fibreglass doors, boot and bonnet.
It was painted by the superb Normandales in Daventry and the roll cage is made from T45 by Custom Cages. There is also a heated front screen installed.
Race Modifications
This GTAm has also undergone a complete Vehicle Geometry Report by Nigel Rees of GSD RaceDYN which involves a complete measurement of the car and its telemetry of steering, suspension, ride heights and general car set-up which he then calculates the most optimum set-up for the car for different race tracks and race conditions to get the best set-up you can achieve, whilst an expensive process, it was worth every penny and turned the car from a competitive car into to a front running and winning car, the full report folder will be sold with car.
The cockpit is fitted with an original GTAm dashboard which has been covered and stitched with Alcantara and fitted with the original Oil Pressure / Temp Water / Benzine gauges – all work except for the fuel, which was never wired in on build. The gear stick has been extended Car is fitted with the original speedo. More importantly, on the left-hand side is a STACK 700 speedo with a digital display, which scrolls through various menus. There is a bespoke electric box mounted on tunnel floor with main ignition, stack menu button, fuel pump and cameras. Also, a GoPro on/off switch. Odyssey Extreme battery is installed under a cover plate in the spare wheel well.
There is an electronic Lifeline Extinguisher which is due a service. A Carbon Corbeau Recaro Revolution Seat, wing back type, which is on adjustable Corbeau seat rails, fitted with 5-Point TRS wide belts, which are out of date. The FIA passport FIA Class CT19 Period G2 1970 to 1971 has expired and will need renewing.
The car is fitted with a Race Keeper again hidden under the cover in the spare wheel well. This is a HD video camera system with GPS for mapping, lap and splits timing and driver comparisons.
External USB port mounted up against fuel cell linked to the Race Keeper for ease of retrieval of data during racing so that you don’t have to remove the cover plate.
A spare set of wheels and unused slicks are also available.
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Please contact us if you would like any further information about this car. This is a managed sale for our client. We maybe able to help with part exchange or with funding through one of our approved partners. Viewing is by appointment only.
