10/4/11 – The ebay listing has been removed without any explanation.

Even though they have not been barn finds, we have dug up some amazing finds today. Well, we found another one. This one may look plain, but this automobile is something very special. It is a 1966 Alfa Romeo GTA and we have not seen one come up for sale in quite some time. This car is located in Wellfleet, Massachusetts and is currently listed here on eBay. The bidding is at $20,000 and the reserve has not been met with two days left.

It may look like a run of the mill GTV, but this is no GTV. Autodelta built these by getting ahold of some standard GTV bodies which they then stripped all the outer steel panels off. They then drilled holes to lighten the inner structure. After that, they bonded new aluminum panels where the steel ones once were. It was all put back together with plexiglass windows and a GTA steering wheel. All this work created a very lightweight shell.

The standard 1600cc twin cam was nothing to look down upon, but they took things a step further by adding a special twin spark head. They also used magnesium parts to lighten things up even more. With its high revving engine, disk brakes, five speed, and a curb weight of about 1,640 pounds this thing was lethal on the track and street.

There were only 493 of these cars produced and this one will not go cheap. We suggest that you have it inspected and verify that it is a real GTA. Parts are readily available so clones are not unheard of. This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the best postwar Alfa Romeos ever produced.