Alfa Romeo 105 GTA 1600 Coupe (1965)
This Is What It’s Like To Join An Alfa Romeo GTA Race Team For A Weekend At The Track
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The yellow 1965 Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA was prepared by Antoine Rotondi at Conrero, and it has been in Fernandes’ workshop since 2017. Mr. Antoine Rotondi owned the car himself until 1997. Today it’s one of the team’s favorites, and a real heartbreaker to look at on track or off it.
Autodelta, more or less the racing division of Alfa, originally developed the car for competition from the series-105 GT coupes, and named theirs the GTA, with the “A” standing for alleggerita, Italian for “lightweight.” The GTA has aluminum outer body panels instead of steel (the inner steel panels were also of a thinner gauge, and the inner and outer panels were bonded and pop-riveted together), magnesium alloy wheels, clear plastic side windows, aluminum rear upper control arms, and lightweight interior trim (or the outright removal of interior trim). The engine has a dual-ignition cylinder head with a Marelli distributor borrowed from the Ferrari Dino.
Alfa Romeo 105 GTA 1600 Coupe (1965)
This Is What It’s Like To Join An Alfa Romeo GTA Race Team For A Weekend At The Track
petrolicious.com/articles/this-is-what-its-like-to-join-a...
The yellow 1965 Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA was prepared by Antoine Rotondi at Conrero, and it has been in Fernandes’ workshop since 2017. Mr. Antoine Rotondi owned the car himself until 1997. Today it’s one of the team’s favorites, and a real heartbreaker to look at on track or off it.
Autodelta, more or less the racing division of Alfa, originally developed the car for competition from the series-105 GT coupes, and named theirs the GTA, with the “A” standing for alleggerita, Italian for “lightweight.” The GTA has aluminum outer body panels instead of steel (the inner steel panels were also of a thinner gauge, and the inner and outer panels were bonded and pop-riveted together), magnesium alloy wheels, clear plastic side windows, aluminum rear upper control arms, and lightweight interior trim (or the outright removal of interior trim). The engine has a dual-ignition cylinder head with a Marelli distributor borrowed from the Ferrari Dino.