1964 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA Ti SUPER

Not too long ago, I had the chance to take part in one of those great, little known events of which you find hundreds in the European racing calender, the 750 Meilen von Nürburgring, a 750-mile event for historic cars at the Nürburgring in Germany. I was fortunate to get to drive a lovely 1966 Alfa Giulia 1300 Ti. We won our class and I was very impressed by the handling and poke of this little car. Two of the three co-drivers, Dutch father and son team Thom and Tommy Fransen, went away and found and restored another racer for this type of event, but this time it was the earlier 1964 Giulia Ti Super. Where the 1300 put out 82 bhp, the road-going 1600-cc version managed 92 bhp, but Alfa’s little Ti Super race version produced an impressive 112 bhp.

Thom and Tommy had their blue bolide at Spa in Belgium recently, having done several races already and testing for the up-coming Spa Six Hour on that daunting road circuit and for the Goodwood Revival. They asked, “Would I like to try it and see how it compares to the later model?” You don’t usually have to ask twice.