1976 Alfa Romeo “1600 GT JUNIOR” DELUX - South Africa ONLY The ALFA ROMEO GIULIA 105/115 Series COUPÉs are a range of cars based upon the shortened floorpan from the same model range sister car, the GIULIA BERLINA (Saloon), They were manufactured in Italy from 1963 until 1977, but CKD Assembly also took place for the RHD “Local Market” in South Africa. Notable, one third of all countries globally still drive RHD cars on the left side of the road, yet as an example of this range the official figures reveal that of the RHD with MPH-Speedo’s production in Italy - to serve the global requirement which included countries like Australia, Cypress, Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, UK, et al, which were built to the identical specification under the same “Tipo Number” as the LHD cars – and only represented less than 3.5% of the total at best. Whereas the huge popularity of ALFA ROMEO in the South African market meant these unique “Tipo Number for CKD-packs” (RHD with KPH-Speedo’s - South Africa adopted the metric system in 1970) represented 6.3% of the same overall manufactured total – almost double the demand in just one country. Which is probably why so few RHD Non-CKD units remaining. Throughout the 1960s until 1976 ALFA ROMEO range was CKD assembled at the Automakers Rosslyn Plant but post-1976 they opened their own BRITS Plant near Pretoria – and thereafter full manufacturing took place of all models until the financial problems of Alfa Romeo culminated in its sale to the FIAT Group in 1986, at which time the Brits Plant was closed. This was and still is their only Plant ever located outside of Italy. This superb ALFA ROMEO GT 1600 JUNIOR DELUX is one of only 200 “limited production” Type 115 Coupes built by ALFA ROMEO South Africa in its fanfare year of 1976/7. It is identical to the GTV 2000 COUPE in appearance and specification but for the 1600 motor, conforming exactly to the specifications of the GTV 2000 RHD CKD model in terms of their interior finish & fittings, instrumentation, driveline, suspension, brakes, and rear lights. AR-SA even continued in the use of the “GT-1600-Junior” boot badge, but it dropped the “Green Serpent” insignia on the C-Pillar. These Coupes were supposed to also drop the front & rear bumper over-riders – but some owners had them retro-fitted “after-market”. Apparently, this unique model was due to the impending launch of the ALFETTA GTV and BERLINA models, and the SA Plant were short-stocked of the 2000-engine to phase-out their body-in-white 115-shells - so put in the 1600 motor as their “swan song” of the much loved 115-Series using this unusual specification for their globally unique 1600 Junior Delux. This SA-Only limited production is unlike the 1974 GT-1600-Junior and 1300, “rationalization” program with the GTV 2000 model at the Italian Plant - in essence only changed the front grille and headlamp layout and the rear light units. This Coupe is an original car “survivor” from this final batch, and currently with 4th owner. The car has been garaged its entire life and has a genuine 92,015km on the KLM odometer – this equates to 57,175 MLS. Furthermore, it has always resided in the Johannesburg area of Guateng Province – meaning at high altitude of 2,000 metres, well above the escarpment and away from sea-level ozone bearing salt and high humidity, at least 570 klms (350-mls) inland, in a dry climate which only has a few hours of snow every ten years or so. The point being is that if you buy a SA-based Classic car, make sure you know where it has spent its life. You have been warned in the politest way! When recently restoring the car, only the undercarriage components and all the mechanicals were required to be restored – although entire body including the stripped-out engine-bay had a respray in the original ex-factory body colour. Notably, there was no rust that needed to be removed or panel replacement, and the entire underbody had been professionally sealed at the cost to the thoughtful 1st-Owner. The interior – seats, dashboard, door-cards, kick-panels, seats, carpeting, and roof headlining are also original and in well-above average condition and therefore were re-installed. All restoration or replacement of parts as required was conducted by a well-qualified and highly experienced Alfa Romeo trained Mechanic. There is a file of 51-images showing this work in progress – I’ve included a few here. There isn’t an inch of this car that has not been examined to ensure she is simply superb. This car can be driven and enjoyed, without worrying about reliability or how soon you are going to face a very expensive cosmetic bodyshell restoration. Kindly remember; “The only cheap Classic Car to own is the most expensive one to buy”! The Purchase Price of (GBP) £31,800 includes our Brokerage Fee, all of the Vehicle Transport Carrier charges as your newly acquired vehicle is never driven on SA public roads again, and always transported as required for all Export procedure Inspections and Certificates required. Also included for your peace-of-mind, the Certificates for a new (current) DEKRA RWC (Road Worthy Test and Certificate) which is on par to international standards, such as the TuV and MoT standards. And more importantly the DEKRA TECHNICAL INSPECTION, the most unbiased and attention to detail scrutiny any car can undergo and even ensures that chassis measurements and alignment are identical to ex-factory specifications and includes Report and Images of identified problems. These tests are done prior to payment by me for the car in the unlikelihood of problem/s exist or are identified, that same are either rectified immediately or your funds are returned forthwith. The vehicle also gets an Intensive VALET of the entire vehicle, Steam Clean of the Engine and Undercarriage and specialist “Asbestos-Free” test. NOT INCLUDED IN THE PURCHASE PRICE: The costs for 2-Car shared 40” Sea Container ex-Cape Town, LLOYDS Maritime In-Transit Insurance, all Departure and Arrival Port Charges, Import Duties as applicable, and all Forwarding and Clearing Agents charges will be subject to requested quote in accordance with the destination country and that countries tariffs required. Other post-arrival services such as home delivery and/or Vehicle Registration are also available at extra charge if required. THE HISTORY: The Alfa Romeo 105 and 115 series COUPÉS are a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer ALFA ROMEO from 1963 until 1977, based on a shortened floor-pan from the Giulia saloon. The basic body shape shared by all models was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for BERTONE. It was one of his first major projects for Bertone and borrowed heavily from his earlier design for the 2000 Sprint/2600 Sprint. The balance of glass and metal, the influence of the shape of the front and rear glass on the shape of the cabin, and the flat grille with incorporated headlights were groundbreaking styling features for the era. A limited production (1000 units) CONVERTIBLE was a modification from the standard car by CARROZZERIA TOURING of Milan, offered as a catalogue model by Alfa Romeo called the GIULIA SPRINT GTC. A small number of the GT JUNIOR ZAGATO were also built with very different aerodynamic two-seater coupé body designed by ERCOLE SPADA for ZAGATO Coachbuilders of Milan. These two were offered by Alfa Romeo as catalogue models, as the GT 1300 Junior Zagato and later GT 1600 Junior Zagato. All models feature the four cylinder, all-light-alloy Alfa Romeo TWIN CAM engine in various cubic capacities being the models “GT 1300 Junior” (1290 cc) and “GTV 1750” (1779 cc) that later in 1972 was cylinder-bored for larger capacity, becoming the “GTV 2000” (1962 cc), all with two valves per cylinder. Also, in 1972 a “GT 1600 Junior” (1570 cc) engine was launched - whereas previously the “GT Junior” was only available as a 1300 (1290 cc) model. The “GT Junior” cars all featured large 7” Carello headlamps with grille crossbars differentiating these two models – whereas the “GTV” models are fitted with dual-headlamps on each side of the grille feature of a larger 7” outer lamp with a smaller 5 ¾” inner lamp. There was also a decidedly different design of the rear-light clusters fitted to the “GT Junior’s” to that of the GTV’s. From 1974 on, the GT 1300 Junior and GT 1600 Junior were rationalised into a common range of models with the 2000 GTV and were rebadged as 1.3 GT Junior and 1.6 GT Junior, sharing most of the interior and exterior features with the larger-engined GTV. The only exterior differences were no bumper over-riders, lack of C-pillar green serpent badges, small rear light clusters same as pre-'74 Juniors and the rebadging on the boot. Apart from the engine size, the only mechanical differences were smaller front brakes, as the Juniors had not adopted the larger units fitted to the 1750 GTV and 2000 GTV from 1968 on, differential ratios (Junior models 4.55:1, 2000 GTV 4.1:1) and 5th gear ratio (GT 1300 Junior 0.85:1, all other Alfa Romeo 105 models 0.79:1). All “cc” versions of the engine fitted to the 105 series COUPÉS featured twin carburettors - except for US market 1750 GTV and 2000 GTV cars which were fitted with mechanical port fuel injection by SPICA. Competition “GTA” models featured cylinder heads with twin spark plugs. Common to all models was also a 5-speed manual transmission - although at Alfa Romeo’s Brits Plant in Rosslyn, South Africa a few GTV 2000 Automatic were made for the local market featuring the “ZF 3-Speed” automatic transmission – which was sluggish in performance. Thankfully, the engineering team made retro-fitting a Manual 5-speed a relatively simple conversion to swap in the pressure plate and clutch – plus of course changing the driver’s footplate and installing a three-pedal arrangement and slave cylinder. All models have solid disc brakes on all four wheels, and later models were fitted with dual-brake lines and two master servos. The rear suspension uses a solid axle with coil springs, bump-stops, canvas strap travel limiters, and shock absorber dampers as standard. A Limited Slip Differential and Factory Air Conditioning was available as options. A limited slip differential was standard on the GTV 2000 for North America 1972–1974. Factory air conditioning was available on the 1973-1974 only in the USA.