Альфа Ромео Джулия: История и Модели (1962-1978)

the Type 105 Giulia Sedan of the 1960s and 1970s, and early to mid '60s Giulia Spider, Sprint and Sprint Speciale

Alfa Romeo Giulia is the name of three not directly related models by the Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. The first is a line of sporty four door compact executive cars (Type 105) produced from 1962 to 1978, the second is an updated, mainly up engined Spider, Sprint and Sprint Speciale Giuliettas, and the third Giulia is a compact executive car (type 952) unveiled in 2015. Alfa Romeo was one of the first mainstream manufacturers to put a powerful engine in a light weight four door car for mass production. The Type 105 Giulia was equipped with a light alloy twin overhead camshaft four cylinder engine similar to that of the earlier Giulietta (750/101) range, available in 1.3 litre (1,290 cc) and 1.6 litre (1,570 cc) versions. Various configurations of carburetors and tuning produced power outputs from about 80 to about 110 bhp (55 to 75 kW), coupled in most cases to 5 speed manual transmission. Giulia sedans were noted for lively handling and impressive acceleration among small European four door sedans of their era, especially considering modest engine sizes offered. The popular Super version with the twin carburettor 1.6 litre engine had a top speed of 170 km/h (106 mph) and accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in about 12 seconds, better than many sports cars of the late 1960s and early 1970s. particularly low for a saloon of the era. The Giulia Spider was succeeded by the Alfa Romeo Spider (105/115) in 1966.

Note: chassis and engine type numbers displayed in italic for each model are sourced from Fusi 1978, pages 841–848.

Tipo: 105.14 (LHD, column shifter), 105.08 (LHD, floor shifter), 105.09 (RHD, floor shifter). Engine: 00514. Unveiled on 27 June 1962 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, the Alfa Romeo Giulia TI was the very first of the Giulia family of cars to be introduced. Its 1,570 cc Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine was fitted with a single Solex 33 PAIA 7 twin choke down draft carburettor, and produced or 106 [[SAE International at 6,200 rpm. The "TI" nomenclature referred to a class of Italian saloon car racing known as "Turismo Internazionale", and had previously been applied to higher performance versions of the 1900 and Giulietta saloons in the 1950s. However, for the Giulia saloon, the TI was at first the only version available, and later, with the introduction of the TI Super and Super, the TI became the base version in the 1.6 litre engine class. A distinguishing feature of the original Giulia were drum brakes on all corners, the front ones of the three shoe type like on late Giuliettas; four wheel Dunlop disc brakes and a brake servo were phased in during August 1963, after 22–23 thousand cars had been built. The car was marketed as a six seater, thanks to a standard column mounted shifter and a split bench front seat—though Italian car magazine Quattroruote found it rather a comfortable four seater. The TI Super's 1,570 cc engine was the same installed on the Giulia Sprint Speciale coupé—though bearing a different type code. It was fitted with two twin choke horizontal Weber 45 DCOE 14 carburettors and, as on the Sprint Speciale, produced or 129 SAE rated PS at 6,500 rpm, pushing top speed to over Dry weight was compared to of the standard Giulia TI. Parts contributing to the weight reduction were mesh grilles replacing the inner pair of head lamps, bumpers without overriders, fixed front quarter windows, Plexiglas rear windows, and magnesium alloy wheels with hubcaps, very similar in appearance to the standard steel wheels of the TI. Braking was by discs all around, although the first cars used drums. Cars built from August 1964 used the bodyshell of the TI with mounting points for the brake servo, but were never fitted with one. Contrary to popular belief, the Giulias used by the Italian police forces (the Pantere of the Polizia di Stato and Gazzelle of the Carabinieri) were not tuned TI Supers but rather standard models; early ones were fitted with mesh in place of the inner headlights like the TI Super simply to make the siren mounted behind sound louder. Only two TI Supers were actually owned by the Polizia, and used at the police schools of Nettuno and Cesena. Top speed was A four speed gearbox with floor change fitted as standard; the 1300 would remain the only Giulia model not fitted with a five speed gearbox. Braking was by discs all around, without a servo at first, later with a servo. Visually the 1300 was distinguished by a new grille design housing single instead of twin head lamps, rectangular side repeaters without ornamentation, and all metal hubcaps. Claimed power was SAE. It was fitted with a naturally aspirated Perkins type 4.108 1,760 cc four cylinder,

The Spider, Sprint and Sprint Speciale Giulias introduced together with the Giulia sedan in 1962 were rebadged and updated versions of earlier Giulietta models (series 101), now with a 1.6 litre instead of a 1.3 litre engine. Easiest to distinguish from a Giulietta is the Spider (tipo 101.23), which featured a bonnet bulge to clear the slightly taller engine. The Giulia Sprint 1600 (tipo 101.12) arrived in June 1962. The Sprint coupé was also available for a short time with the 1.3 litre engine as the Sprint 1300 essentially a Giulietta Sprint with a different name. This version carries a small "1300" script on the lower bootlid, while Giulia 1600 Sprints have a "1600" badge just behind the rear wheel. Most models were discontinued in 1964, although the Sprint Speciale continued until 1966. The Spider was complemented by a Spider Veloce in 1964 (tipo 101.18), using the engine seen in the Giulia Sprint Speciale and Giulia TI Super, producing The Giulia Spider continued to be available until the mid 1966 introduction of the Spider 1600 Duetto.

In 1963 the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT (tipo 105) was first shown. This coupé (and rare convertible sister, the Giulia GTC) proceeded to be developed through numerous series with engines from 1.3 up to 2 liters. Production ended in 1976. There was also a range of competition models called the GTA as well as a Zagato bodied iteration called the Junior Z.