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Rare six-cylinder Alfa Sprint up for grabs
1963 six-cylinder Alfa Romeo right hand drive coupe heads the list at Shannons Sydney Late Autumn auctionNowhere near as familiar as the much-loved 105 coupe, Alfa Romeo's six-cylinder 2600 Sprint from the mid 1960s is nevertheless a pretty, desirable two-door coupe.
It is no surprise there is a familial resemblance. Both the 2600 Sprint and the 105 series Alfas were styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bertone; the former established the basic template for the four-cylinder car.
The 2600 Sprint was on sale here between 1964 and 1967, while the first version of the 105 series coupe, the 1964 Giulia Sprint GT 1300, was followed by numerous iterations that continued through to the GT Veloce 2000 coupe that was discontinued locally in 1976.
With a relatively short lifetime in Australia, the 2600 Sprint is today a rare sight, which is what makes this imported right hand drive car something special.
Delivered new in the UK in mid 1963, it was changed to right hand drive by a conversion company that specialised in 2600 Alfa Sprints.
After being imported to Australia, the car lived in the Bathurst area, and then came down to Melbourne in the late 1980s, where it has been subjected to a major mechanical refurbishing and a "total" body restoration. It won the "Wash and Shine" trophy at the 2004 Alfa Spettacolo in Melbourne and the owner estimates that approximately $64,000 has been spent on the car since 1989.
The 2600 Sprint was powered by a 2.6-litre inline six-cylinder engine in the twin-cam Alfa mould. It produced 108kW/212Nm and drove the rear wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox. An all-disc braking system supplied the stopping power.
Shannons is offering the 2600 Sprint as a "no reserve" lot and is expecting it to bring between $32,000 and $38,000 at auction.
For the Sydney Late Autumn auction, which will be held on Monday May 26, Shannons will for the first time be taking on-line bids.
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