This drop-dead gorgeous classic Alfa Romeo Giulia GTC could now be yours for RM 1.1 million.
Now that summer has begun to slowly transition into autumn, there might just be a few Malaysian multi-millionaires around who are perhaps currently having some vacation blues from their prior time in the sun on the Italian riviera. It is after all likely quite demotivating to get back to work, after a prolonged period enjoying the sunshine and sea breeze by the azure blue waters of Sanremo or Porto Fino.
Handily though to these aforementioned multi-millionaires, something has recently popped up online that might just recreate the true Italian la dolce vita lifestyle right here at home. Such is as spotted for sale in Malaysia is a 1967 Giulia GTC, which could be yours today for just RM 1.1 million!
Now just for those who might be a tad unfamiliar with this drop-dead gorgeous drop top here, the Giulia GTC is essentially the cabriolet counterpart of the 105-series Giulia Sprint GT. This open-sky Alfa Romeo was first shown off to the world back in 1965 Geneva Motor Show, with the task of turning the traditionally tin top Alfa Romeo into a fun-in-the-sun machine being carried out by Milanese coach builders Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera.
Aside from notable omission of its tin top, a script reading ‘Giulia GTC’ on its pert little bottom is really all that visually distinguishes this cabriolet’s exterior over the coupe counterpart. A number of reinforcing braces were nevertheless added by the coach builders to several areas under its skin, in order to restore some of the structural rigidity of its body shell that was lost by removing the fixed roof and pillars.
Another subtle identifying trait of Alfa Romeo Giulia GTC meanwhile over its hard top counterpart is that the drop-top’s dashboard came finished in black, instead of grey crackle. This cabriolet still however retains the coupe’s 2+2 seating layout, such that 4 people could simultaneously enjoy some fun in the sun with this classic Italian roadster.
Powering the Giulia GTC was Alfa Romeo’s legendarily fizzy all-alloy twin cam four-cylinders, which in this particular drop-top form displaced 1,570 cc and output a decent 106 horsepower when screaming at 6,000 rpm. A five-speed stick shift is to be responsible for sending drive to the rear wheels of this Giulia, while a set of solid disk brakes are to be featured on all four corners of this cabriolet.
Despite the extra steel reinforcements added, the Giulia GTC surprisingly still only tipped the scales at a featherweight 905 kg. This therefore saw this lithe roadster be supposedly capable back in the day of accelerating from 0-100 km/h in around the 11 second mark, before eventually topping out at a top speed of 183 km/h.
And for those who wish to witness how sweetly this little Alfa cabriolet handles at the hands of a true driver, here is a certain Juan Manuel Fangio ragging this rag top around Monza back as part of a Pirelli commercial back in 1965.
Going from its production data, only a paltry total of 998 units of the GTC were churned out by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera in its short three-year production span from 1964 to 1966. What more is that those featuring the steering wheel on the right side accounting for just 99 examples out of the aforementioned total, which makes this white unit for sale here a rather rare car indeed!
Interestingly enough too, a quick check on its British registration shows for this very car to have been first registered in the UK in February 1967. This is somewhat significant as it thereby makes this very car likely one of the last examples of the Giulia GTC made by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, before the Milanese coach builder themselves went belly up in 1966.
In discussing more regarding this particular car for sale at the end here, the advert that came along with it states that this particular Alfa underwent a full restoration back in the UK before arriving over here. From the pictures at least too, this Giulia GTC looks to be in a decent (and decently standard) condition.
It would be remissed not to add a buyer beware here however, DSF had already publish an article regarding the sale of this Alfa Romeo here some four years prior, with exactly the same pictures used in this advert too. So at the very least then, it currently remains unknown as to how this GTC actually looks like today (or if there is even a car for sale in the first place).
Moreover, seeing as this GTC has apparently still remained unregistered for all this time since at least the original DSF story back in 2020, a discussion with the seller regarding registration costs to see this Alfa be legally allowed to drive on public Malaysian roads is something prospective buyers will need think about as well. And given that similar (even right-hand drive) examples are currently only on sale in Europe for around the €100,000 (RM 480,000) mark, one might perhaps start to wonder if the RM 1.1 million asking price for this particular vintage Italian drop-top might is perhaps to be ever so slightly inflated…
