Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Bertone
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dinkel said:
Fame at last!
We spotted these nice classic Alfas last weekend:
New Bertone and the original letter box 1.6 car. Nice and in fast road spec.
Alfa Giulia 1300 TI. The lively and quick Giulia's were produced from 1962 to 1978. The 1300 TI is an early 70s car and has the 105-series engine which is sportier: 90 brake instead of 80 for the 101 engine.
As a kid I was fascinated by the awkward tail. And still I dunno if I like it or not. Often I get destracted by the barking pipe.
The 1.3 was also used in the Junior. Performance was up to par with bigger equipped sports cars. Well over 100 mph and a 0-60 in under 12 secs where ace numbers back in the day.
De Haar castle area is a splendid location for any event. The superb weather worked a treat and made the Bertones look like a million Dollars.
Totally sorted Giulia: note the sump protection!
When some kid was revving the nuts off the 4C (right) I drooled over this lovely 2 litre.
Lovely stuff.
Feel free to post your Junior, Bertone and GTV stuff.
New Bertone and the original letter box 1.6 car. Nice and in fast road spec.
Alfa Giulia 1300 TI. The lively and quick Giulia's were produced from 1962 to 1978. The 1300 TI is an early 70s car and has the 105-series engine which is sportier: 90 brake instead of 80 for the 101 engine.
As a kid I was fascinated by the awkward tail. And still I dunno if I like it or not. Often I get destracted by the barking pipe.
The 1.3 was also used in the Junior. Performance was up to par with bigger equipped sports cars. Well over 100 mph and a 0-60 in under 12 secs where ace numbers back in the day.
De Haar castle area is a splendid location for any event. The superb weather worked a treat and made the Bertones look like a million Dollars.
Totally sorted Giulia: note the sump protection!
When some kid was revving the nuts off the 4C (right) I drooled over this lovely 2 litre.
Lovely stuff.
Feel free to post your Junior, Bertone and GTV stuff.
Great Photos Dinkel and they've inspired me to get into the garage after a couple of months without any work done on my 2000GTV Bertone. Unfortunately mine looks like this tonight:
Yes it's got a long way to go still, but I've just drawn up a list of jobs to finish the shell, (which runs to several pages and will take me months) so maybe this weekend I'll do something again..
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Yes it's got a long way to go still, but I've just drawn up a list of jobs to finish the shell, (which runs to several pages and will take me months) so maybe this weekend I'll do something again..
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coetzeeh said:
Work in progress on my 67 Veloce - nut and bolt resto.
I'm very jealous! I had hoped mine would be at that stage by now, but I've been distracted by buying other old cars and generally being tired of welding and grinding. (Mine needed new floors, sills, lower panels, boot floor etc etc). Hopefully mine will look similar to yours within the next few months..I can't decide if I should stick with red which it has been or return it to the dark blue it was originally..
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My favorite colour for the Bertone is rare: lavender. Then the typical period Alfa green and mustard yellow.
Liking this grey as well.
Or bright yellow:
The lighter colours help the Bertone looking light and agile.
Red is cool though:
IMO the dark blue and black colours hide the beauty of the Giugiaro shape.
An Alfaholics car: I saw a handfull Convertibles on the net. But I do prefer the original Spider (tipo 2 or 3) and see the Bertones as a coupe.
Wiki: A limited production (1000 units) convertible was a modification from the standard car by Touring of Milan, offered as a catalogue model by Alfa Romeo called the Giulia Sprint GTC.
About modding a series 105:
http://www.alfaholics.com/2010/07/retro-cars-modif...
A 75 engine sounds good to me.
Wiki: A limited production (1000 units) convertible was a modification from the standard car by Touring of Milan, offered as a catalogue model by Alfa Romeo called the Giulia Sprint GTC.
About modding a series 105:
http://www.alfaholics.com/2010/07/retro-cars-modif...
A 75 engine sounds good to me.
I've driven both:
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
And I can say the Bertone is less refined but more fun to drive. The Fulvia - I drove a 1.3 S - has a super smooth engine and the car feels very relaxed. More GT-ish compared to the rallyfeel that is in the Bertone. Just my two pence.
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
And I can say the Bertone is less refined but more fun to drive. The Fulvia - I drove a 1.3 S - has a super smooth engine and the car feels very relaxed. More GT-ish compared to the rallyfeel that is in the Bertone. Just my two pence.
I have owned both Fulvia...a 1.3 and a 1.6, ....And 1600 and 1750 GTVs.
I personally prefer the Alfa for the opposite reasons Dinkel suggested! I found the Lancias more choppy than the GTVs I did not get on with the dog leg box ether, but they handle better.
The GTV is a lovely thing, and a better cruiser..............
I will just put my flack jacket on..!
I personally prefer the Alfa for the opposite reasons Dinkel suggested! I found the Lancias more choppy than the GTVs I did not get on with the dog leg box ether, but they handle better.
The GTV is a lovely thing, and a better cruiser..............
I will just put my flack jacket on..!
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