1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Confortevole at Auction

A rare 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Confortevole is listed on Bring a Trailer. Explore its history, specs, and market context in detail.

A claimed one-of-199 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Confortevole has surfaced on Bring a Trailer with bidding at $65,000, and the listing immediately stands out as more than just another attractive Italian classic. Seller Wob presents chassis  as a rare Confortevole, a version of the Giulietta Sprint Veloce that combined sporting credentials with a more road-oriented specification.

That distinction is what gives the car its real weight. This is not simply a Giulietta Sprint, or even just a Sprint Veloce. The Confortevole occupied a special place in the range: unlike the more uncompromising Alleggerita, it kept an all-steel body and a fuller cabin specification. The listing points to added interior trim, a heater, a glove box, and roll-up door windows. For the classic Alfa Romeo market, that makes the car significant not only as a rare performance variant, but also as a more usable and more touring-friendly expression of the early Veloce formula.

The history of this particular example adds another layer. According to the auction description, Bob Mosier of Mosier Restoration in Los Angeles acquired the car as a non-running project from a Southern California garage sale in the early 1990s. After it changed hands around 1997, the car underwent a multi-year refurbishment completed between 2002 and 2003. The work reportedly included an interior re-trim by D’Alessandro Designs of Culver City and a rebuild of the 1,290cc twin-cam inline-four by Engine Machine Service of Los Angeles.

The specification helps explain why the lot has drawn attention. The car is fitted with dual Weber DCO3 carburetors, a five-speed manual transmission, 15-inch steel wheels, drum brakes, and Koni shocks at all four corners. Inside are low-back bucket seats trimmed in ivory cloth and black vinyl, while the driver faces a Veglia instrument cluster centered around an 8,000-rpm tachometer. The odometer shows 40,000 miles, although total mileage is listed as unknown.

The gearbox has become one of the key talking points of the auction. In the comments, several participants focused on the transmission specification, and the seller later clarified that the car does in fact have a five-speed manual. That matters because 1958 Giulietta Sprint Veloces sit in a transitional period in the model’s development, and transmission details on early Alfa Romeos tend to attract close scrutiny from specialists and collectors.

The broader context strengthens the story. The Giulietta Sprint is widely regarded as one of the defining postwar Alfa Romeos, and the Sprint Veloce represents the sharper, more competition-minded edge of that family. Within that already desirable group, the Confortevole stands apart as a rarer derivative that pairs Bertone styling and Veloce mechanical character with a more comfortable road-going setup. That combination helps explain why cars like this draw interest well beyond the usual pool of marque enthusiasts.

Market history adds another useful frame. Comparable Giulietta Sprint Veloce Confortevole examples have already posted notable results on Bring a Trailer, with one selling for $155,000 in 2025 and another for $120,000 in 2019. That does not predict the outcome of this auction, but it does show that the Confortevole is treated as a distinct and valuable branch of the Giulietta Sprint Veloce story.

The car is now being offered on dealer consignment by Wob in Newbury Park, California, with a clean California title carrying VIN 149306539 and a “Title Only” notation. With time still left before the auction closes, the central question is now a simple one: how far the market will go for a rare Confortevole with a long restoration history and a specification that has already sparked detailed discussion among early Alfa Romeo followers.