RE: Alfa Romeo Giulia TI: Spotted

[waynedear]

For me they are the greatest looking saloon car ever.

[coppice]

Hmm . brave claim against stiff opposition such as the RO 80 and the Gordon Keeble (and Citroen DS , Cord XJ12 MK 3 , sundry Lancias , Quattroporte etc ) I also rate the 1600E Mk 2 Cortina - it is only its once ubiquity that has stopped it rising to its proper place in the pantheon of saloon greats .But the little Alfa it is still impossibly cool- and so is its modern namesake .

[andy97]

Not a beautiful car, but it has presence. Istr very aerodynamic, too.

[GTI16V]

"Achingly beautiful"? Lots of cars can be described thus: this is not one of them

[s m]

kambites said:

coppice said:

Achingly beautiful is just silly hyperbole but the Giulia was still an arrestingly attractive car in period, making nearly all UK equivalents look like the Jurassic era relics they were . Compare the spec of faux sporting horrors like the VX4/90 or the MG Magnette with the Alfa - twin cam, , 5 speed , discs all round and slipperier than an E-Type .

I dare say it was a decent car to drive, perhaps even a good one, but to my eye it's not as attractive as say a mk1 Cortina or indeed a mk4 MG Magnette.

Certainly looks cheap compared to something like a Lotus Cortina these days though.

Edited by kambites on Saturday 2nd February 12:23

I wondered if the beauty thing was just a sign of the times but I noticed the caption below the pic from one of the period road tests




These are cheap compared to a Lotus Cortina but the more natural competitor would have been the faster Alfa Giulia Ti Super........and those appear to be fetching 50k upwards looking at ads

These are comparatively good performance for the asking price as quicker than a Cortina GT

[Alex0904]

And annoyingly, in my youth I used to own a white Giulia Super. Taught me how to drive that car did.

[Sa Calobra]

No one called the Fiat 124 and is further derivative the Lads beautiful but aren't they closely related..

[RicksAlfas]

Certainly not the prettiest Alfa, but practical and fun with plenty of tuning bits available. Good price too.
In period they were certainly a cut above many of their contemporaries - discs all round, five speed, all alloy twin cam.
Most famous to UK car fans as the police cars in The Italian Job.

The weird bootlid design was part of Alfa's interest in Kamm tail aerodynamics, best seen on the TZ: