Highlights Bob Dove Motorsports ‘fast road’ build Upgraded steering and suspension Alfaholics brakes Previously restored to a high standard “Wants for nothing” Available for inspection at the PistonHeads Annual Service on 8 Aug Overview Designed as the entry point to the Alfa Romeo Coupe range of the time, the GT Junior has gone on to achieve a revered status amongst Alfa enthusiasts, thanks to its beautiful styling - arguably, some of the best of the period - and rev-happy 1300cc twin-cam engine, which still gave respectable performance for the era.

Evidently, Alfa struck gold; The combination of a low-displacement engine to avoid higher tax brackets and the aforementioned enthusiast support of the period meant that the 1300 GT Junior stayed in production for over a decade, during which time it received numerous revisions and updates along the way.

This 1972 ‘Junior’ may have been outshopped with the 1300 engine, but that has now been replaced with a significantly more powerful 2.0-...