To Be OFFERED AT AUCTIONEstimate:
$225,000 - $275,000
- Period Austrian racing history, now restored to semi-race
specifications
- Ideal for rallies and track days
- Offered with extensive documentation
This handsome and exciting 1970 GTA Junior was delivered from Alfa
Romeo in Milano to Mr. Hans-J�rg Nisslm�ller of Linz, Austria and
registered in July 1970. Being a racing enthusiast, the GTA was the
perfect choice for Mr. Nisslm�ller, who almost immediately entered
the Alfa into several races around Austria. The GTA's extensive
period documentation indicates that the car was raced in the
Austrian national championship by Scuderia Nisslm�ller, with Josef
"Pepi" Pammer behind the wheel, also verified in Martin �belher and
Patrick Dasse's Alleggerita register. In its last test before the
start of the season, the Alfa Romeo was entered in the M�hllackner
Hillclimb in March of 1973 where the GTA finished 4th and 5th
during the two races. The Nisslm�ller team would go on to race at
various tracks such as Salzburg-ring, �sterrichring and the
Innsbruck airfield. Two folders with letters, photos, newsletter
articles and many other period documents accompany the GTA , and
carefully document the car's early history. After a successful
racing career for the better part of a decade, the GTA relocated to
Vienna, Austria, then to Belgium and most recently, the United
States.
Finished in striking red and white livery, this rare
Bertone-designed GTA looks just right. In recent years, the car has
been subject to a restoration and engine refurbishment. The
interior has also been refurbished and fitted with dark competition
seats and a black OMP roll cage.
As you would expect from one of the most well-known weekend racers
of the 1960s and 1970s, this GTA is dually set up for both race and
street use. A close-ratio transmission ensures that the driver can
shift smoothly and quick in order to keep the high-revving GTA
engine on its cams. Ideally suited to be a competitor for historic
racing, rallies or enjoyed on club tours, this Alfa is accompanied
with an extra set of wheels and tires , and the aforementioned
extensive history file, which includes original period racing
photos, newspaper articles, engineering drawings of the engine
setup, the original log book, and registration cards containing
ownership information from new until 1979 . This GTA presents a
rare opportunity to own a truly great Alfa Romeo with a rich
history.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo20.
