RE: Alfa GTV6: You Know You Want To
Discussion
Chris71 said:
I'm not convinced they are.
For a while good ones were into double figures (and I'm talking fully rebuilt examples from the likes of Alex Jupe Racing). Dunno if they've all shot up or if this seller is taking a chance. Maybe it is a really exceptional example that justifies that sort of price, but certainly putting classic cars up for twice the price they'd normally be valued at and seeing if anyone bites is not unknown.
ETA Looks like I'm just a bit out of touch with the prices. That's the same sort of money that Alex Jupe is charging these days! http://www.alexjupemotorsport.co.uk/cars-for-sale
Based on the start of your post, I was just about to reply and point you at Alex Jupe, but then I read it properly and you've already seen.For a while good ones were into double figures (and I'm talking fully rebuilt examples from the likes of Alex Jupe Racing). Dunno if they've all shot up or if this seller is taking a chance. Maybe it is a really exceptional example that justifies that sort of price, but certainly putting classic cars up for twice the price they'd normally be valued at and seeing if anyone bites is not unknown.
ETA Looks like I'm just a bit out of touch with the prices. That's the same sort of money that Alex Jupe is charging these days! http://www.alexjupemotorsport.co.uk/cars-for-sale
Edited by Chris71 on Thursday 30th April 14:26
Mogul said:
Here's the one I had in '94. It was 10 yrs old at the time and looked great but had some tin worm (most do). Stuck a Momo Monte Carlo wheel on it (which I have kept as a souvenir) and loved it to bits. The top end was a bit tappety but an ex-Alfa mechanic suggested that I just lived with it as he couldn't guarantee that he could set it up any better. A tad frustrating at times sourcing bits even though it was *just* 10 years out of production at that point. Sounded good all the time but never better than when the back box needed changing!
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Is that fallen foliage on the kerbside or Iron Oxide?
I have to take exception to any GTV6 being described as "good condition" - brand new ones weren't, restored ones aren't - they WILL break down and misbehave, it's engineered into them ;0
I looked at a few in the early 90s and they were already rough then - a few were in need of deep restoration so I'd imagine a tidy car has either been stored or is on it's 2nd or 3rd restoration by now?
Lovely looking cars, sound fantastic - never been a sensible daily driver option tho - essentially they're soluble ;0
I looked at a few in the early 90s and they were already rough then - a few were in need of deep restoration so I'd imagine a tidy car has either been stored or is on it's 2nd or 3rd restoration by now?
Lovely looking cars, sound fantastic - never been a sensible daily driver option tho - essentially they're soluble ;0
405dogvan said:
I have to take exception to any GTV6 being described as "good condition" - brand new ones weren't, restored ones aren't - they WILL break down and misbehave, it's engineered into them ;0
I looked at a few in the early 90s and they were already rough then - a few were in need of deep restoration so I'd imagine a tidy car has either been stored or is on it's 2nd or 3rd restoration by now?
I don't know about that - you can get a specialist to do a better job than the factory ever could.I looked at a few in the early 90s and they were already rough then - a few were in need of deep restoration so I'd imagine a tidy car has either been stored or is on it's 2nd or 3rd restoration by now?
The reason I know of Alex Jupe is someone posted this the other day: http://www.alexjupemotorsport.co.uk/news/2014/alfa...
link said:
. As we were going that far it seemed a good plan to try and irradicate all rust & then try and make sure it never came back! So the shell was sent to SPL in Dudley, acid dipped & then e-coated, an electrolyticly applied coating that etches into the metal & is given a 12 month warranty even in its bare state. This process involves dipping the shell into a massive tank so all the cavities are coated too.
Happyjap said:
May I say this is a thing of great beauty!
It's the Octopussy spec...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwy8gBnKsaI
MJK 24 said:
There was no factory 3.0 GTV6. 2.5 only.
Great car but price seems high. £6k was the ceiling for these ten years ago. That said, everything else seems to have gone mental so maybe I'm out of touch.
No 3.0 here but some markets did get the GTV6 long after we stopped. There was also the wonderful oddity of the Callaway Twin Turbo GTV6 (don't get too excited, it wasn't much faster than a modern hot hatch, but very quick in its day). Great car but price seems high. £6k was the ceiling for these ten years ago. That said, everything else seems to have gone mental so maybe I'm out of touch.
http://www.alfagtv6.com/callaway.htm
They have been at the bargain basement end for far too long !MJK 24 said:
There was no factory 3.0 GTV6. 2.5 only.
Great car but price seems high. £6k was the ceiling for these ten years ago. That said, everything else seems to have gone mental so maybe I'm out of touch.
The South African 3.0 was a factory homologation special designed and built on the production line alongside the regular 2.5 by Alfa Romeo South Africa. I know of 2 of those in the UK, one currently in bits. It wasn't the 75 engine, which we never got there because Alfa pulled out of SA before the 75 was introduced.Great car but price seems high. £6k was the ceiling for these ten years ago. That said, everything else seems to have gone mental so maybe I'm out of touch.
In the UK I see quite a few GTV6s have been retrofitted with a 75 3.0 V6. Perhaps the article is referring to those.
EDIT: Oh, and that is pricey, but every Alfa I've seen on that Hollybrooks site has had a mental pricetag. Alex Jupes are expensive too but I've always put that down to him charging for the work he's done on the car. Most seem to be 15 to 18k at the moment, which is still at least 10k too much. They have climbed hugely with the current bubble, particularly in the last year. They used to be cheaper than S2 Spiders.
Edited by kiseca on Thursday 30th April 16:38
Edited by kiseca on Thursday 30th April 16:40
my father didn't have a 6; he had the 2000 4-cyl (a '77 car i think) - i remember as a 14-yr old being impressed for the first time by a car my dad owned. it was italian, looked awesome for 1978, had that weird alfa thing of only having the tach in front of the driver, which supposedly made it more racy, but wasn't in fact very practical. it also had a Blaupunkt radio - the first i'd ever seen - more euro exoticness creeping into our remote corner of the Great White North (or the 51st state, call us what you will).
unfortunately, it was still an alfa, wiht all the usual 70s alfa foibles - steel of the same gauge as tinfoil, wiht the anti-water properties of a paper bag, and a predilection for tires and clutches. although that last might have had something to do with my father's habit of making hill starts in 3rd gear......................
after 3 years he swapped it for a 5.0L Mustang 3-door. awful 4-spd manual box, weird bespoke metric michelins and a live axle, but the servicing costs were significantly cheaper!
unfortunately, it was still an alfa, wiht all the usual 70s alfa foibles - steel of the same gauge as tinfoil, wiht the anti-water properties of a paper bag, and a predilection for tires and clutches. although that last might have had something to do with my father's habit of making hill starts in 3rd gear......................
after 3 years he swapped it for a 5.0L Mustang 3-door. awful 4-spd manual box, weird bespoke metric michelins and a live axle, but the servicing costs were significantly cheaper!
daytona365 said:
Along with the likes of Granada's, Escorts and Capri's ?.......You must be very young.
When this came out I was 15 and it sat in my dream garage next to the LP5000S and the TR6. Not the quickest of cars but the 6 noise is amongst the best you can get out of a street legal standard car.
V6 will rev to 7K I believe. Search for the German 2.8 gems and then pay 20K.
sunbeam alpine said:
Joined these:
1993 Alfa 155 Q4 - ex Alfa Romeo press car bought 2 years ago with 19800 km from new and a massive folder of documents - €6200
1973 Bertone 1750 GTV - bought last year for €7500
1990 S4 Spider - bought in 2010 for €5300
Love these, especially the 1750 and the 155. Are they easy to come by in good condition for those prices?1993 Alfa 155 Q4 - ex Alfa Romeo press car bought 2 years ago with 19800 km from new and a massive folder of documents - €6200
1973 Bertone 1750 GTV - bought last year for €7500
1990 S4 Spider - bought in 2010 for €5300
"Why you shouldn't: Pricey and not a 3.0 but other than that..."
No one would have a problem with the price if it was a Ford of similar vintage and condition.
On the subject of not being a 3.0, South African import aside they didn't make a 3.0.
Well worth it for an original non-restored car in my opinion. (for rarity value alone)
No one would have a problem with the price if it was a Ford of similar vintage and condition.
On the subject of not being a 3.0, South African import aside they didn't make a 3.0.
Well worth it for an original non-restored car in my opinion. (for rarity value alone)
Lovely. Remember when they were new and did hanker after one. Seem to remember seeing one at auction going for buttons. Think I'd rather have an Integrale though
Like this one:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/l...
Like this one:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/l...
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