Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm voted fan favourite

Alfa Romeo has made 70 models in their 100 year history. 2010 just happens to be the centenary year of the famous Italian marque, so what better time to work out which car Alfa fans (that’s Alfisti to you and I) think is the best Alfa made to date. As the article title suggests the Giulia GTAm won the poll, with a narrow margin over the 8C Competizione. Voting was conducted via the Alfa Centenary website.

The Giulia GTAm, based on the 1750 GT Veloce, achieved notoriety in 1970 when it won the European Touring Car championship.

There’s more from Alfa after the break, including wallpaper sized pics of the first two cars and a list of the top nine cars.

ALFA FANS PICK THEIR FAVOURITE CARS FROM 100 GLORIOUS YEARS

Alfa Romeo fans from around the world have selected their favourite Alfa Romeo from 100 glorious years of automotive glory from the legendary Italian car maker with votes being collated on a web site specifically set up to celebrate Alfa Romeo’s centenary.

Although Alfa Romeo has to date created more than 70 models in its rich 100 year history, it all came down to a battle between just two iconic Alfas in a poll of fans’ favourites, with the Alfa Giulia GTAm topping the poll, beating the 8C Competizione supercar to the chequered flag with less than one percent of the vote.

The Alfa Giulia GTAm, which gained 20.4 per cent of the overall tally, derived from the standard 1750 GT Veloce production model, and secured its place in the Alfa Romeo elite by winning the 1970 European Touring Car Championship in the hands of Dutchman Toine Hezemans. The votes for this poll were collected from admirers and owners – known as Alfisti – who submitted photos of their Alfas to the alfacentenary.co.uk website to create a unique piece of mosaic artwork.

The GTAm and Alfa’s current supercar, the 8C Competizione, led the way against a shortlist of classics including the 2900 B Le Mans, Alfasud and the 156 GTA.

A worthy runner-up with 19.8 per cent, the 8C Competizione debuted as a concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2003 and went on to be produced in 2008 as a limited edition model of just 500 examples and selling out almost immediately. The car’s name derives from Alfa’s world famous 8 cylinder (8C) engine and the marque’s racing pedigree.

The Alfa Spider Duetto, widely regarded as a design classic, finished in third place with 16.01 per cent of the vote. This car was first launched in 1966 and famously starred in the legendary film The Graduate in 1967, alongside Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft.

Alfa Romeo’s newest model, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta arrives in Australia and New Zealand in December.

1. Alfa Giulia GTAm 20.4%;
2. Alfa 8C Competizione 19.8%;
3. Alfa Spider Duetto 16.1%;
4. Alfa Giulietta 13.1%;
5. Alfa Sud 11%;
6. Alfa 156 GTA 7.5%;
7. Alfa 159 Alfetta 7.3%;
8. Alfa 8C 2900 B Le Mans 3.4%;
9. Alfa Giulia 1600 Sprint Speciale 1.4%