Autodelta SpA was the name of Alfa Romeo's competition department. Established in 1961 as Auto-Delta by Carlo Chiti and Lodovico Chizzola, former Alfa Romeo and Ferrari engineers, the company was officially made a department of Alfa Romeo on March 5, 1963 by the then president of Alfa Romeo Giuseppe Luraghi.[1] Originally based in Feletto Umberto, Udine, the team subsequently moved closer to Alfa Romeo's facilities in Settimo Milanese in 1964, officially becoming Autodelta SpA. The move enabled Autodelta to use the Balocco test track for new racing cars and prototypes.
The purpose of the company was bringing Alfa Romeo back to the top level of motor racing after Alfa Romeo's success in the 1950s. The first car jointly developed by Alfa Romeo and Autodelta was the Giulia TZ in June 1962.[2] The TZ was updated to TZ2 in 1965, with both cars taking many wins in various touring car championships. Alfa Romeo and Autodelta would later introduce the GTA.
After success in grand tourer racing, Chiti persuaded Alfa Romeo to develop sportscars for the World Sportscar Championship, from 1967 onwards. Alfa Romeo built 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 litre V8 engines, and later a flat-12 for what would become the Tipo 33 racing car. This racing program led to Alfa Romeo winning the constructors championships in 1975 and 1977. Autodelta manufactured a road going version of the Tipo 33, the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale between 1967 and 1969.
After winning the sportscar championships, Alfa Romeo turned to supplying engines to the Brabham Formula One team[3] and eventually returned to the sport with a factory team in 1979, run by Autodelta. The team also prepared Alfa Romeo rally cars such as the Alfetta GTVs.
In 1984 Chiti left Alfa Romeo to establish Motori Moderni. Although the division was eventually phased out, Alfa Romeo continued to use the Autodelta name again for their AutoDelta Squadra Corse team in the European Touring Car Championship run by N.Technology.
Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior, original Autodelta 1966.
The "Giulia TZ2" from 1965, one of the most famous achievements of Autodelta.
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Turbo, the last Autodelta car.
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Autodelta SpA was the name of Alfa Romeo's competition department. Established in 1961 as Auto-Delta by Carlo Chiti and Lodovico Chizzola, former Alfa...
built, 1004 of which were Selespeeds. London-based after market tuner Autodelta has produced a "bored out" version of the GTA, sporting a 3.7 litre V6...
requirements applied in the United States and Canada.[citation needed] Autodelta completed late in 1972 a Group 4 Montreal. It was launched at the London...
ignition advance, saw the 2.0-litre redesignated the Alfetta GTV 2000L. Autodelta also introduced a limited edition 2.0-litre turbocharged model, named...
5 Autodelta". italiaspeed. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2007. "Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon GTA 3.5 Autodelta". carenthusiast...
the late 1960s. At the time, Alfa Romeo was very active in motorsport. Autodelta, the racing division of Alfa, developed a car for competition that closely...
of Autodelta, the team operations and design of the car were outsourced to Euroracing in 1982, with the engines still being supplied by Autodelta. This...
It was sent to Autodelta to be completed and for additional changes to be made. It used a straight-4 engine from the TZ2, but Autodelta fitted it with...
The original 2.5 engine as used in the Alfa 6 was bored and stroked by Autodelta, the former Alfa Romeo racing department to match the racing rules for...
to the public in 1968 at US$17,000. The 33 Stradale was based on the Autodelta Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 racing car. The car, designed by Franco Scaglione,...
Campionato Italiano driving a Brabham-Ford BT16. Come 1969, he was employed by Autodelta, the competition department of Alfa Romeo. He was hired to help development...
Auto-Avio Costruzioni. From 1961 Alfa Romeo factory racing team was run by Autodelta. Alfa Romeo was purchased by the Fiat Group in 1986, and in 1987, Giorgio...
available. A number of Autodelta engines had them, and another 16-valve head was developed by the tuner Franco Angelini. Some Autodelta cylinder heads had...
Chiti re-entered competitive motor racing through a new project, Autodelta. Autodelta enabled Chiti to rekindle his association with Alfa Romeo, for whom...
engine supplier, via works entries (usually under the name Alfa Corse or Autodelta) and private entries. The first racing car was made in 1913, three years...
Romeo Tipo 33 engine in 2 L, 2.5 L and 3 L formats by Carlo Chiti at Autodelta. Construction of a Formula One car, the Tipo 100, began in mid-1962 on...
engine supplier, via works entries (usually under the name Alfa Corse or Autodelta), and private entries. The first racing car was made in 1913, three years...
bus or P2P) are purchasing B8RLE low-entry buses (Autodelta Volvo 8900LE replica) body by Autodelta Coach Builders, Inc. are built in Subic, Zambales...
TZ2. The TZ2 was only built as racing version; it was equipped with an Autodelta-prepared twin plug, dry sump lubrication 1,570 cc (1.6 L; 95.8 cu in)...
Builders bodied B11Rs. In the Philippines, B11R is being introduced by Autodelta Coach Builders, Inc., which is the sole distributor of Volvo Buses in...
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Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior, original Autodelta 1966.
The "Giulia TZ2" from 1965, one of the most famous achievements of Autodelta.
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Turbo, the last Autodelta car.
