Giocalloto Group B. Today's featured vehicle.
Giocalloto Motori, An Australian car company started in 1986 by sports car enthusiast Paul Halstead and Formula One designer Barry Lock.
Giocolloto used an Alfa Romeo Sprint 4 cylinder body shell. They fitted a rear mounted 5l (205cu) Holden V8 engine built by Holden Special Vehicles (run by Tom Walkinshaw) As well as being cheaper, these engines had more power than the Alfa engines they had originally intended to use. the reported top speed of the Giocattolo was 260 km/h (160 mph). Weighing in at just 1085kg and having 300hp it made for a quick car.
Only 15 were built when the company closed in 1989 and 13 still known to exist. One was destroyed in a racing crash. The car pictured was at the National Motor Museum Australia.
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Is this based of the Alfa GTV's they raced at Bathurst?
No based on the Alfa sprint.
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Very cool car. Super light! I wonder if using some other body and then redesigning made it more dangerous? Cause at those speeds if engineering is wrong, ZOOM, BOOM.
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These one's was set up well so no problem there.
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Man that car is sweet!!!
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Yep little car and a decent V8 = fun :)
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I like this car a lot
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Huge fun to drive I would think :)
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What a neat machine!
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Yes indeed mate :-)
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