Alfa Romeo GTA-R

Alfa Romeo was very active in motorsport. Autodelta, the racing division of Alfa, developed a car for competition that closely resembled to the roadgoing model. These cars were named GTA instead of GT, the ‘A’ standing for “Alleggerita”, Italian for lightweight. The GTA was produced first in 1965 as a 1.6 L (1,570 cc). The GTA automobiles were also manufactured in either street (Stradale) or pure race (Corsa) trim.