Chassis Number: AR775816
At the beginning of the 1960s, Alfa Romeo was enjoying a return to success in motorsport. Having retired from competition in the preceding decade to focus on industrial production, the famous marque from Milan reignited its competitive streak with victories for the Giulia Sprint GTA and 1750 GTAm in the European Touring Car Championship, reserved for cars modified from mass-production models. In 1968, riding on its earlier successes, Alfa Romeo elected to participate in the class reserved for smaller-displacement engines. The Giulia GTA 1300 Junior was born. At the heart of the new Alfa Romeo was a 1.3-liter, twin-cam, straight 4-cylinder engine — small enough to comply with its intended race class — based on the existing larger 1,600-cc powertrain but with a shorter-stroke crankshaft. Of the 447 examples of the Giulia GTA 1300 Junior made between 1968 to 1975, almost every model was finished in the recognizable Alfa Rosso red livery with contrasting white elements. The car was an immediate hit with racing fans and created an enduring legacy as a competitive sports car that was cheaper to run than other contemporary models by Alfa Romeo. This Alfa Romeo was imported into the U.K. in 2015 by prominent collector and historic racing driver Richard Frankel. Titled with the age-appropriate registration of “HHW 607G,” the car retains this number plate today. After arriving in England, its new owner had the car inspected by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, whose correspondence is noted in the history file, along with letters from Alfa Romeo Automobilismo Storico. Throughout 2021, the Alfa Romeo was subject to an engine rebuild by John Danby Racing of Colchester, Essex, totalling in excess of £25,000. The car is set up in Stradale — or “street” — configuration, featuring glass windows rather than Plexiglas, flying-buttress seats and other features that differentiate it from the Corsa — “track” — model.
