The sporting four-door Alfa Romeo Giulia first appeared as the Giulia TI in 1962 with a 1,570 cc engine, a full six months before the Ford Cortina GT which would be the Alfa’s main competition in the battle of fast touring cars.

It was only built for two production years, with many being converted for race use, so it is very rare for a genuine road car to become available.

Alfa Romeo, knowing that motorsport achievements really did result in better sales, developed a special version of the Giulia, the TI Super for motorsport use.

Compared to the standard car, it was lightened by 90 kg with the use of aluminium for the bonnet, boot lid and door skins, plus plexiglass rear window.

An increase in power, up to 110 bhp, was achieved by using the engine from the Giulia Sprint Speciale, still a 1,570 cc twin-cam, but breathing through twin Weber 45 DCOE carburettors.

The brakes were uprated to discs on all four corners and the wheels were Campagnolo magnesium items, made especially for t...