Alfa Romeo To Bring NRing Models, F1 Car And Classics To Goodwood Festival

Alfa Romeo will be present at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed with a broad range of cars, including both modern and classic metal.

The Stelvio Quadrifoglio will make its dynamic UK debut while the company will have on display the Giulia and the Stelvio NRing limited edition models, as well as the Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 F1 car.

The special series NRing models were created to celebrate the two cars’ records on the Nurburgring. Each will be limited to 108 units, while their lucky owners will enjoy an exclusive customer experience on the famous German track.

Alongside the special edition models, Alfa will also have models like the Giulia Veloce Ti and the Giulietta Veloce on display.

But cars from the company’s heritage collection will also be on display. The Italian car maker’s Heritage department will showcase two true gems, the 1750 GTAm and the one and only 1900 Sport Spider. The 1970 1750 GTAm was based on the US-spec 1750 GT Veloce (hence the ‘Am’ for America) and was type-approved for racing. Unlike the European 1750 GTV, the 1750 GTAm featured the Spica indirect mechanical injection system which complied with USA’s emission standards and was well suited for racing.

Unlike the Giulia Sprint GTA and the later GTA 1300 Junior, the GT Am features steel body panels and riveted fiberglass wheel arch flares. The engine produced 220hp at 7,500rpm while the top speed was set at 149mph (240km/h).

As for the rather lovely 1954 1900 Sport Spider, it’s one of the just two ever produced and the only one to have survived to this day. The two-seated Spider was built under the supervision of Orazio Satta and Giuseppe Busso.

Power comes from a twin-cam engine that originated from the 1900 Super Sprint, but displacement is closer to the 2-liter limit (at 1,997cc) for racing. It features a higher compression ratio and dry sump lubrication, making a total of 138hp. The chassis utilized a double wishbone front suspension and a DeDion rear axle, a solution that was adopted 20 years later on the Alfetta sedan.