Description
This car is Lot 108 to be auctioned by Bonhams|Cars at the Goodwood Members' Meeting Sale on the 13th April, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
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Available Saturday 12th April from 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 13 April from 09:00, at Goodwood Members' Meeting.
Lot 108
1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Super FIA Competition Saloon
Registration no. ULP 99F
Chassis no. AR 720449
Raced successfully in the UK and Europe for more than 20 years
FIA HTP valid until 31st December 2025
Eligible for the St Mary's Cup at the Goodwood Revival
This Alfa Romeo has been constructed along the lines of the Giulia Ti Super, 501 of which were produced by Alfa Romeo for homologation purposes in order to compete in GT and Touring car championships. Initially a club racer in Belgium, the Alfa found its way to the UK where it was purpose built into a competitive lightweight competition saloon. This Giulia Ti Super has been successfully raced for more than 20 years in the UK and all across Europe in the FIA Historic Touring Car Challenge. It has also been a frequent competitor in the popular, two-driver, two part St Mary's Trophy at the Goodwood Revival.
The Alfa is eligible for many events at venues in the UK including Silverstone, Donington Park and Goodwood, and abroad at tracks such Zolder, Zandvoort, Nürburgring, Imola and many others. With an up-to-date plumbed-in fire extinguisher and a second seat with harness, it even qualifies for the Tour Auto and Modena Cento Ore. Reportedly the car is great fun at hill climbs, proving a veritable 'wolf in sheep's clothing'.
Lightweight components include aluminium doors, bonnet and boot lid. The bodyshell is reinforced around the suspension pickups, steering box and steering column, and is fitted with a full Sparco roll cage, Ridgard seat and Willans five-point harness. It also has a laminated windscreen and lightweight Perspex windows. The dry weight without fuel and driver is 850kg.
Lowered to the maximum permitted by FIA Appendix K regulations, the suspension features special springs and anti-roll bar, re-valved Bilstein front dampers, Koni rear dampers, specially designed Nylotron bushing, lightened trailing arms and short forged steering arms for a 'quicker' ratio. The wheels are 15x5½" Technomagnesio. The braking system is dual-circuit with adjustable brake balance and remote reservoirs. The disc brakes themselves are Dunlop with modified stainless steel pistons to the front with F1 seals and mica heat shields to enable the use of carbon-metallic and other high-temperature pads.
The AR105 1, 588cc single-plug engine is equipped with GTA connecting rods, forged pistons and specially developed cams. It is fed by 45DCOE Webers and has a GTA exhaust manifold and a straight-through system (98dBA Appendix K legal). Other specification highlights include a special high-capacity oil pump, sump baffling, custom-made ducted oil cooler, racing alternator, and aluminium radiator by Serck. Maximum power is a dynamometer-tested 162bhp at 7, 700rpm.
The gearbox is a close-ratio hollow-shaft lightweight GTA 'box, while the driveshaft is modified with GKN bearings to eliminate centre bearing float and reduce weight. The clutch is an AP twin-plate racing component, modified from cable to rod operation. In principle the same as the Alfa Romeo equivalent but better, the differential is a Gripper limited-slip unit.
The vendor purchased the Alfa from the Bonhams Goodwood Revival auction in 2023. The previous owner had been Ben Shuckburgh, who was the managing director at Jaguar specialists CKL Engineering. It was his personal racecar with which he competed successfully for many years. At that time, it had been professionally freshened up by a race-shop in Germany. Little used since purchase, the car is offered with a current FIA Historic Passport (Appendix K Period: F - 1962 to 1965, FIA Class CT8 Competition Touring) valid until 31st December 2025.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams|Cars website for all pertinent auction information.
