This Sprint Veloce was built on July 3, 1959 with engine no. 32618 and sold on July 22nd to Societa per il Commercio dei Prodotti, an Alfa Romeo distributor based in Lugano, Switzerland, according to a letter from Archivo Storico Alfa Romeo on file. While the car’s subsequent early history remains unknown, in 1989, it was acquired by New York-based architect Daniel Rowen, who had the car restored and configured for vintage racing the same year. Components installed during the restoration included 10:1 high compression pistons, lightened flywheel, GTA-specification racing clutch, five-speed gearbox, a new set of headers, and a roll bar.

Following this work, Mr. Rowen entered the Sprint in a number of northeast vintage racing events including the 1989 Bridgehampton Vintage Races, the 1990 BMW Vintage Fall Festival at Lime Rock Park, and the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, where the Sprint was fastest in its class. By 1999, the car had been acquired by Skip Persson of Stratford, Connecticut.

Tommy Trabue acquired the car in 2010 and entrusted Alfa Romeo specialist European Car Company LLC of Wichita, Kansas to perform service work on the Sprint over a two-year period. The result is a well-presented car equipped with its matching-numbers engine and ideal for use on tours and numerous vintage racing events worldwide.