
Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior Green Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Alfa Romeo
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 155120022
- Year
- 1971
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Coupe
- Vehicle Class
- Modern Classics
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138753624
About the Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior Green Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior in green reproduces the lightweight "Alleggerita" coupe Alfa built from the Giulia GT to homologate its touring car racing program. Diecast construction with period-correct proportions suits a Modern Classics display with genuine racing DNA.
GTA stands for Gran Turismo Alleggerita, lightened, and Alfa Romeo took that name seriously rather than treating it as marketing.
Minichamps' Diecast Build on the GTA Junior
The compact Giulia-based coupe body, tauter and more purposeful than a standard road-going Giulia, is reproduced in weighted zinc-alloy diecast with the green finish set against the model's clean, understated trim. Doors open onto a cabin that reflects the lighter-weight construction Alfa applied to the real GTA, and the 1300 Junior's smaller-displacement engine bay detailing distinguishes it from the larger GTA variants in Alfa's period lineup. Panel lines hold consistent for a mid-tier diecast producer working at this scale.
The GTA's Legacy in Touring Car Racing
Alfa Romeo built the GTA specifically to satisfy homologation rules for touring car racing, stripping weight and sharpening the Giulia GT's chassis to create a genuinely competitive racer disguised as a road car. Alfa's works team, Autodelta, campaigned GTAs across European touring car championships through the late 1960s and early 1970s with considerable success, and the 1300 Junior variant extended that same lightweight philosophy to a smaller-engined, more accessible version of the formula.
A Road-Going Link to Alfa's Racing History
This green GTA Junior pairs naturally with Minichamps' liveried GTA race cars from the same period, giving a collector both the street version and the competition history it made possible on the same shelf.














