FERUARY 2000

In February 2000, the Alfa Romeo Styling Center directed by Walter De Silva, commissioned STOLA s.p.a. to create the styling models of the 156 GTA sedan and sportwagon versions.
It was a complex job for a very small budget and with an extraordinarily short time to market.

Order opening table for the GTA project.

The new parts, in addition to the new bumpers and the side skirts, included obviously enlarged front and rear wings.
Class C surfaces were supplied directly by the Arese Style Center and, after approval of the model by the management of Fiat Auto, they instructed Stola s.p.a. to carry out the complete engineering design.
Giuseppe Di NunnoGiuseppe Di Nunno, a graduate of the 1981/82 modelling course, was appointed project manager by Gottardo Bustreo.
For these two GTA versions, Stola started from standard production bodies going on to produce six prototypes whose final assembly, including the sophisticated mechanics, were carried out by Alfa Romeo themselves.
The two prototypes of the 156 GTA sedan and Sportwagon went on to have their world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show in early September 2001.

September 2001 Frankfurt the two 156 GTAs on the Alfa Romeo stand.