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Being offered at Bonham's Goodwood Festival of Speed auction on 27th June 2014 is the Scuderia del Portello Alfa Romeo. A 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Competition Saloon.

It comes with Italian issued FIA Historic Technical Passport and a large number of period and subsequent historic racing history. Centro Documentazione Alfa Romeo confirms it was built on 4th June 1965 and sold to the it's first owner as 15th June that year. The first owner being Scagliola Michelino of Turin.

It was first raced on 20th June 1965 at the Garessio - Colle San Bernardo, where it finished 2nd in class driven by Angelo Corio, who drove the car in a further four races in 1965 and the following year entered '613018' in no fewer than 11 events. He came 1st in class finishes in the Castel'Arquato - Vernasca hill climb, the Garesso - San Bernardo and the Course de Cote du St Cesaire. The car continued to be campaigned successfully every year until 1971 and even in that year was still competitive enough to finish 2nd in class twice.

In 1988 the Alfa was acquired by the well known official Alfa Romeo Club for historic racing, 'Scuderia del Portello' and embarked on an equally successful second career, commencing with a participation in that year's Historic Targa Florio, while in 1989 Marco Cajani drove the GTA to a very respectable 3rd in class (up to 1,600 cc) in The Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. In 1991 the car was again raced successfully in the FIA European Challenge for Historic Touring Cars by Paolo de Cristoforo and Gino Pozzo, finishing 2nd overall at Le Beausset and Zandvoort, 3rd overall at Vallelunga, 5th at Silverstone, 7th at the Nurburgring and 21st at Zolder.

After an accident in 1994, the GTA was professionally restored by the Scuderia del Portello and was once again ready for historic racing events, including the Coppa Intereuropa di Monza, the Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nurbrugring and the 100 Ore di Modena. At the Goodwood Revival Meeting in 2005, it was driven by the president of the Scuderia del Portello, Marco Cajani and Italian racing legend, Arturo Merzario, finishing 1st in class. Merzario drove this car successfully three more times: in the Coppa Intereuropa at Monza in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

This historic Alfa Romeo has a guide price of £175,000 - £200,000 plus commission.