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1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia GT Sprint Veloce
Designed by Giorgetto “Bertie” Giugiaro

One of only 54,378 red GTVs delivered on Tuesday October 12, 1967!

A. Romeo shocked the automotive world by naming this pretty little touring car after his sister, Giulia Romeo, who was known to be a little fast (hence the “Veloce”). Lower horsepower cars of that year where known as Normales (which means “half fast”).

The Veloce name was an apt one. In 1967 Alfas like this continued the company’s domination of European racetracks.

This is an especially rare model. It came equipped from the factory with 1974 2-liter hemi motor, 11mm cams, polished and ported big-valve cylinder head; high-performance 140 mph speedometer; lightened transmission gears; Brembo aluminum calipers on the front with vented rotors; stiffer suspension and larger front sway bar; and the always hard to find CD changer in the trunk.

As equipped, this Alfa defines the GTV driving experience: a little too loud, a little too jarring, and way too much fun!

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NOTE: These lies, exaggerations and threads of truth are courtesy of the car's owner, C.H. Schurdeleau, fourth great grandson of Pulitzer Prize winning author Carlton “Tennessee” Schurdeleau, whose works include: “Pigeon on a Hot Tin Roof,” “The Fiberglas Menagerie” (about the making of the first Corvettes), “Night of the 8C2600 Iguana” (about a famous racing Alfa of the 1920’s), and our personal favorite, “A Streetcar Named Apathy,” an expose on how General Motors single-handedly shut down the public transit system in Los Angeles.