Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale – A Racing Statement

The tale of one man and his Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale, built to tackle the grueling Mexican countryside over long distance, at high speed..

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Conrad Stevenson first raced in the revived Carrera Panamericana in 2001. It was a fast, grueling event and he was hooked instantly. Originally entered in a friend’s Studebaker, Stevenson soon decided to build his own race car, a machine which would become this 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale.

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He describes it as a “patchwork quilt”, referring to his own handmade metalwork which makes up the body. Stevenson admits that the car was never intended to be a showstopper, it’s a race car, built to go fast over speed bumps for more than 2,200 miles through the Mexican countryside.

“It’s not an authentic ’65 car. But it is true, I believe, to what the designer, Bertone, intended” he notes.

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