“You can’t be a true petrolhead until you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo.”

It was the acquisition of this original 1975 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Trofeo that inspired our name in 2011. The Alfasud Trofeo was based on the Alfasud Ti and this example competed in the Alfasud Trofeo Series, piloted by Nino Campani in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

We may have recently road-registered our example…

The Alfasud Trofeo Story

The Alfasud Trofeo race series was started in 1975 by Johannes Ortner, an ex-racing driver who initiated a racing series specifically for Alfasuds. It was so popular that in 1976 Alfa Romeo started the official Alfasud Trofeo series in Italy and Austria. These series attracted young drivers wanting to test themselves in what became known as fierce and exciting racing — perhaps the best known driver to emerge from this series was the then unknown Gerhard Burger.

This car was raced in the 70’s and 80’s by Nino Campani, a winning driver who dominated and competed in the Italian race series, and won a place racing in the legendary Trofeo Europa Alfasud series — a special series for the best drivers of each national series to race against each other.

Each driver was given a number, which remained the same throughout the season. Campani’s number 38 is still on this car along with the original race livery, which includes the original decals that were part of the Autodelta kit along with the names of Campani’s sponsors.

The car is fitted with a genuine, original Autodelta Trofeo race kit, which includes a larger front spoiler, wheel arch extensions and a larger rear spoiler, new coil springs and shock absorbers, Campagnolo alloy wheels and 235/45 x 13 tyres.

The Autodelta Trofeo race kit also includes modifications to the engine such as the addition of two Weber 44 IDF 20/200 – 21/200 twin choke downdraft carburetors, and a new racing exhaust pipe which ends just below the driver’s door. The kit also includes safety modifications such as race seats, a roll cage and a fire extinguisher — all of which are still completely original.

To comply with racing regulations, the Alfasud Trofeo had to weigh a minimum of 820 kg including all safety equipment: without fuel, tool-kit and spare wheel, but including all liquids such as oil and coolant. They produce around 122 bhp and have a top speed of around 200 kph. It is not by accident that the Italians used to describe the Autodelta race kits as, “giving the snake some muscle.”