1965 Alfa Romeo Sprint GT GTV Race Car

General

Offered for sale is a 1965 Alfa Romeo Sprint GT that has long since been converted to a full race car. I am selling as is. The body work is not perfect but OK for a race car. Mechanically it is on the button and ready to go. It is fully eligible for vintage racing (VARA, HMSA, etc). I’ve used this car very little in the last few years after going through it numerous times. 2-liter engine was rebuilt in 2014, has only two track events (time trials) on it since. Transmission, brakes, differential, suspension are all either new or in top condition. I’ve been running this car and one before it in Alfa Club events for 20+ years, learned a lot as I went along, and this car reflects all I’ve learned. I was Competition Director of AROSC (Alfa Romeo Owners of Southern California) from 2000 to 2005.

The car is at Omega Motorsports in Culver City, CA. If you want to take a look call Uwe Backer at 310-836-3160 for an appointment.

History

Built as race car at Omega Motorsports in the 1980s.

Was a rent a racer for a time before my ownership. The very last picture shows Nigel Olsen, drummer for Pink Floyd, driving it, sometime around 1995.

I bought it from well-known Alfa collector Dirk Stoehr in 2000.

Raced in VARA, Alfa Club and others. I raced it in the Alfa Club (AROSC) regularly 2000-2015.

My best time at Willow Springs was 1:40.9 with the previous engine, now with 20 more horsepower and a better driver I am confident it could do mid to high 1:30s.

Body and Interior

1965 Alfa Romeo Sprint GT

Gutted and lightened

Body is straight and rust free except for some light damage (shown) at right rear fender--it was repaired but bondo is now cracking. It's a race car not a concours car! If you want to make it look really nice you could have it repainted.

No lights or turn signals except brake lights

Fiberglass hood

Original 52 year old dash (not perfect, has some gashes)

Race seats

5 point harness (driver + passenger)

Welded roll cage

Plastic windows except windshield

Door windows deleted

GTA style outside door handles

Race steering wheel

Fire system

Fuel cell (12 gallons)

Suspension

Heim joints

Panhard rod (Ward & Deane)

Front sway bar mounted at rear of engine

Ward & Deane springs

Konis

Adjustable upper control arms

Set up for neutral handling

Brakes--Stock Alfa, except:

Braided lines

Cross drilled rotors F+R

Racing pads

Tilton pedal assembly

Proportioning valve

Wheels

14x6 Panasports with near-new tires. If interested I have a set of GTA repros I could sell as well.

Engine

2 liter Alfa Nord

Rebuilt in 2014 with fresh pistons, rings, bearings. Only 2 races on engine

Arias pistons, custom 84.5 mm, 10:1 CR (runs on 91 octane)

Hastings rings

All moving components balanced by Engine Machine Service

RML electronic ignition with rev limiter mounted inside car

Head ported by Engine Machine Service

Intake and exhaust valves 1 mm oversize

Saenz rods

12 mm cams

Weber 48 carbs

Filter socks at intake

Block cross drilled for better lube

Crankshaft plugs drilled out and threaded in

Spruell oil control kit

Heavy duty oil pump

Oil impregnated bearings

Remotely mounted oil filter

Oil cooler

Aluminum radiator with overflow tank

Twin electric fans with thermostat

Spruell heavy duty motor mounts

Centerline headers—never a problem with cracking or fitment

Custom full exhaust

Runs on 91 octane

Dyno'd at 164 horsepower at rear wheels, about 190+ at engine

Clutch/Trans

Steel flywheel—stronger than aluminum

Lightweight clutch disk and cover

TZ type close ratio trans with lightened gears: 2.54, 1.70, 1.26, 1.0, 0.86

Trans rebuilt with all new bearings and synchros

Spruell heavy duty donut assembly

Tilton hydraulic clutch

Rear axle:

Stock 4:56 with extra clutch disks for better lockup

Interior/Instruments

Race seats and harness, nearly unused.

Full instrumentation, all rewired: mechanical tachometer, water temp, oil temp, oil pressure, ammeter, gas gauge

External cutoff switch