There are few historic racing cars that embody the phrase 'big things come in small packages', and few are as significant in American racing as this 1971 Alfa Romeo GTM 1750. The Alfa Romeo was delivered new as a body-in-white chassis and raced primarily in Trans-Am in 1971 and 1972 by Horst Kwech, an Austrian-born Australian and a co-founder of the legendary DeKon Engineering.

Prepared by Kwech's AUSCA facility in Libertyville, Illinois, the car was extremely competitive and produced multiple 1st place finishes in 1971 and several high finishes in 1972. This particular car follows a lineage of Trans-Am successes of Alfa Romeo in America, and presents as an excellent prepared example, ready to race on any track.

The 'Mama's Pasta' Alfa Romeo with Kwech at the wheel won its debut race, taking 1st at Watkins Glen, 2nd place at Mid-Ohio, and 3rd place at Olathe and Road America, for a total of 5 podium finishes. It went on to finish 1st place at the championship-deciding epic dual with John Morton's BRE Datsun 510 at Laguna Seca, only to be disqualified due to a fuel capacity violation.

After its period racing, the Alfa Romeo was completely refurbished in the mid 1990s by marque specialist Roman Tucker, and subsequently won its class at the 2008 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. The 2.0L inline-four engine was overhauled by Rebello Racing in 2016, with only one race weekend campaigned on the engine since its rebuild.

The Alfa Romeo currently employs dual sidedraft Weber 45 DCOE carburetors, a 5-speed manual transmission, an Autodelta sliding-block rear axle locator, double-adjustable Koni shock absorbers, ventilated disc brakes with an in-cockpit adjustment, staggered 15” Minilite wheels, a fuel cell, a roll cage, a period-correct Racemark fiberglass bucket seat, and a 5-point racing harness.

A unique part of this historic Alfa Romeo is its incredible amount of documents that have followed it throughout its life. This includes a complete collection of documents including historical articles and photos, a VSCDA logbook, and a copy of an SCCA logbook. It has been included in the Historic Trans American Sedan Registry, and features the signatures of Horst Kwech and Lee Dykstra on the dashboard, both founders of the famous DeKon Engineering racing outfit.

Spare parts also accompany the Alfa Romeo, which includes a spare engine block, a specialized cylinder head, intake manifold, crankshaft, cylinder liners, pistons, camshafts, exhaust manifolds, and more. Maintained over the 11 years to be in proper excellent racing condition, this 1971 Alfa Romeo GTM 1750 benefits from being not only an excellent race car, but also with a properly significant history for both Trans-Am and Alfa Romeo.