Description From a deceased estate; rare model, one of only 7,107 made; from 50-year ownership; complete car in need of full restoration One of the prettiest sports cars ever made, Alfa Romeo’s gorgeous Giulietta Sprint 2+2 Coupe was launched at the 1954 Turin Motor Show with perfectly proportioned coachwork penned by Franco Scaglione of Bertone.

Initially known as the 750 Series, it was replaced by the almost identical 101 Series in 1959 and from 1962 the original 65bhp 1.3 twin-cam engine was replaced in the Giulia by a more robust and powerful 91bhp 1.6 unit, allied to a 5-speed gearbox.

Spider and Berlina versions soon joined the range and it proved an absolute game changer for Alfa – around 176,000 were sold before production came to an end in 1965.

To put this in perspective, up until the Giulietta was launched, Alfa had only sold around 33,500 cars in total since it was founded in 1910.

The combination of a rev-happy engine, fine handling and excellent brakes made the Giulia...