Own this legendary Alfa GTA
The winningest Alfa Romeo from the Golden Era of Trans-Am racing.
Own this legendary Alfa GTA
The winningest Alfa Romeo from the Golden Era of Trans-Am racing.
6 Trans-Am race wins, 14 podiums — Bravissimo!
If you're familiar with Trans-Am racing, you know about the fiercely contested battles between Alfa Romeo, Lotus, Porsche, BMW and Datsun during the Trans-Am's golden era. And you know that, in 1966 and 1970, Alfa Romeo's Giulia GTA (Gran Turismo Alleggerita) won the Trans-Am Championship for Under-2-Liter sedans—outscoring Mustang, Camaro and Javelin to boot.
Amongst the Alfas that raced in the Trans-Am Series, one stands out as having the best overall record: AR752507. Presented today in her 1972 Bobcor livery, AR752507 has been painstakingly and accurately restored to the highest standard and is now ready to return to the track as a vintage racer or assume a place of honor in your collection.
Ready to Show
AR752507 was shown, by invitation, at the Concours d'Elegance of America (formerly the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance), 2012.
Ready to Race
The engine has been properly run in and the car has been track tested. After a test fitting, you'll be ready to go racing.
Ready to Enjoy
Nothing feels quite as sweet as a well-set-up Alfa Romeo GTA on the track. The motor is strong, the steering deft, the balance superb.
The Glory Days of Trans-Am
From the first race to the last, AR752507 was fighting for wins.
The Glory Days of Trans-Am
From the first race to the last, AR752507 was fighting for wins.
During the Golden Era of Trans-Am racing (1966-1972), AR752507 was one of the true stars.
In the late '60s, the Sports Car Club of America's professional road-racing series, the Trans-American Championship, was the hottest thing going. Except for race numbers and sponsor decals, Trans-Am race cars looked just like the Mustangs and Camaros that real people drove to work each day, but they sounded and handled like no street car ever had. Fans developed a powerful connection with these new "pony cars" and the race series they spawned. Manufacturers rushed to cash in on the series' popularity. Pontiac named their hottest Firebird model the 'Trans-Am.' BFGoodrich named their new performance tire the 'Radial T/A.' The Mustang model that raced in the Trans-Am series was christened 'Boss 302'—a reference to the maximum engine displacement permitted (in good old American cubic inches) for Over-2-Liter Trans-Am cars. Driven by guys like A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Dan Gurney and Mark Donohue, they captured the imagination of the American public like no other road-racing series before or since.
But not all Trans-Am cars were fire-belching, 5.0-liter, American muscle cars. The Under-2-Liter class was an integral and exciting part of SCCA's nascent professional racing series.
AR752507 (#25) is shown in red and white livery (which it wore prior to 1972) on this poster created by Alfa Romeo, Inc. in 1970.
The U2 class was comprised of smaller, lighter, more nimble sedans with a maximum engine displacement of 122 cubic inches. In fact, it was one of these U2 cars that shocked everybody by winning outright the very first Trans-Am race, at Sebring, on March 26, 1966. Finishing ahead of all the 5.0-liter American V8s was a 1.6-liter Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA—a sister car to AR752507, which finished 3rd in class and 4th overall that day. In the hands of drivers like Bert Everett and Gus Andrey, AR752507 would go on to capture a total of 14 podiums and 6 wins over the next few Trans-Am seasons.
The Restoration
If you're restoring an Alfa GTA, there's really only one place to go.
The Restoration
If you're restoring an Alfa GTA, there's really only one place to go.
AR752507 — restored by the best
No one knows the Alfa GTA quite like Roman Tucker. He has been restoring and racing GTAs since 1990. Roman knows in minute detail what is correct and what is not on these rare factory race cars. And he painstakingly researches the history of each car he restores in order to get all the details right. Roman has reverently disassembled and faithfully restored more GTAs than anybody—more than a dozen so far—Including the three most notable GTA race cars in America.
Tucker's GTAs are not trailer queens. His clientele is comprised of collectors and racers who value his ability to set up an Alfa so it is both very fast and a delight to drive.
GTAs restored by Roman Tucker have been shown at The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, The Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance and The Concours d'Elegance of America (previously known as The Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance). Three of the GTAs Roman restored were invited to race at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
A proper restoration means stripping the car to its bones and making certain the underpinnings are sound. Among other things, striker posts and door sills were replaced on AR752507 in order to restore the GTA's structural integrity.
Cleco fasteners hold the aluminum roof panel and F.I.A.-approved fender flare in place while awaiting final assembly.
When Tucker restores a car that had hand-painted graphics back in the day, the graphics are faithfully recreated in paint, not vinyl.
AR752507 on the surface plate at Tucker's shop. Custom jigs ensure that the chassis is true and suspension pick-up points are where they should be — critical when restoring a car with such an extensive race history.
On the left is the original striker post, showing clear evidence of the shunt that took place at Mid-Ohio in 1971. Everett did not race AR752507 for the rest of that season.
Roman Tucker (right) in his shop in Attica, MI., with his father Robert Tucker, a noted architect and Alfa aficionado.