Huge Pack of Classic Alfa Romeos Take Monza by Storm, Pure Awesomeness Ensues

There was a time when Alfa Romeo designed and built some of the most beautiful cars out there. Particularly from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, a period that saw nameplates like the Giulietta, 2000, Giulia Sprint, Spider, Alfetta, and Montreal see the light of day. And most of them weren't just lookers; they were lightweight and fast too.

These feats were quickly transferred onto the track, with almost a dozen Alfa Romeos models lapping the world's most famous tracks to great success back in the day. The 2000 GTAm, 2000 GT Veloce, Alfetta GTV, Giulia Sprint GTA, and the Giulietta SZ2 are the first that come to mind, but the Italian firm built race-spec versions of almost every production model from the 1950s to the 1970s.

They weren't the most powerful race cars out there, so they couldn't compete against the prototypes of the era, but often enough, they were the cars to beat in the small-displacement classes. And I might be a bit biased here, but they all looked good taking turns and overtaking their opponents.

Walter Owen Bentley once said that "there's no replacement for displacement," but classic Alfa Romeo race cars are proof that this iconic statement isn't true. Sure, you could argue that Alfa Romeo competed mostly against other small-displacement racers, but in 1966 it won the Trans-Am championship against V8-powered American cars like the Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda. And that's just one example.

Anyway, I'm actually here to tell you about the 2021 Alfa Romeo Revival Cup that took place about a week ago at the Monza track. It brought together a big pack of classic Alfas, including all of the company's iconic racers from the 1960s and 1970s. There's even a rare Giulietta SZ2 Coda Tronca among them, plus the highly successful 1750 and 2000 GTAm.

If you're an Alfa Romeo nut, this is the video for you. And make sure you crank up the volume as you hit the play button.