Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Bertone

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David, you might like this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

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LOL - it's classic car event time and all I can see is a full diary: Aaargh!

Maybe check this one: http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

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David, can you give us some info about tires (size) on the GTV and Spider?

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sunbeam alpine said:

GTV: 185/65 on 15" rims (originally 155's on 14")

Spide:195/65 15"

Cheers for that David.

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Last Post ceremony last wednesday. Pack of 12 and this was ou Post-ceremony parking space. Let's have a look at the gold inside?

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Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior.


A smokey screamer.

Slightly OT:

2600 Berlina.


2000 Berlina.

More to come.

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And why not? It would not look too good on the Bertones follow up:

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2.5.


It's been over a year when I first and last drove Davids Alfa Romeo 105 Bertone 1750 GTV. And what an improvement. Fresh brakes felt confident, gear changed smoother, front felt lighter which made the unassisted steering way more precise. The Bologna Webers seemed more in tune and above 2500K the Nord was happy to pick up smoothly. What a car!


Still the Bertone must be the most handfull of the pack (which I did not mind at all). Best handling car was Davids 'pace car' Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 with tasty Alfaholics bits on.


Allrounder Alfa Romeo Spider S4 - in the afternoon the team dropped the top.


Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1500 Ti and wow. A peach of a car with a raunch soundbyte: quick!

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The blue one is a 6 indeed. Great car and I believe for sale. More pics to come!

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Ah, 2.5 V6 indeed. That's a Jag S-type behind the Berlina. The garage holds two 2.4 diesel 75 Alfas which were in bits and pieces. For good reason I guess

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Alfa Romeo 105 Bertone 1750 GTV: I rest my case - what a gorgeous car.


Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1600: close parking.


GT Junior 1600, Giulia 1600, Bertone 1750 GTV Alfa pack.

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Windy and gray day did not stop the Alfa Pack - well, they did at this WW1 cementary - and explore the Eastern Flanders rural roads.


"Can we get back on the road without smashing our exhausts?" - Errrrrr.


That looks the bits and sounds even better.

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Bliss line-up. British Cemetery.


300 brake Focus beast and 105 brake Boxer howler.


The Sud Ti aged well. Perfect preserved car.


Back to back: 2 litre Berlina and 1600 GT Junior. Berlina has a longer wheel base (and is a bit heavier) than the period Giulia. IMO it's a prettier and cleaner car. Catch one if you can. Jans brown B is lowered and stripped. I like it. A lot.

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Bertone hand on the 2000 Berlina.


Ready for take of.




Oof what a beauty.




The Busso.


Finale: a hommage to this stunning little Bertone.

Please feel free to drop your Bertone 105 pictures.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_105/115_S...

GT Juniors had the 1300 and 1600 engines: single headlights.

GTV came with the 1750 and 2000 engines: double headlights and extra badges.

The SPICA EFI cars were for the US market.

Question: does it take much effort to convert these cars to Weber or modern Bosch EFI spec?

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deltashad said:

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Slightly OT:

Got any of the big Six?

Nope, sorry, it was a bit cramped in the garage

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RicksAlfas: you spoil us! OMG and what an utter beauty that Nord is. Big sump carries well over 6 litres of oil. Overheating won't be a problem!

Spider and 75 have EFI indeed. I wonder if a conversion form US spec (SPICA) to modern (Bosch) would improve things, other than availability and maintainance.

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http://www.boija.com/photos/1750_gtv.htm

Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Mk 1 (1968-70) brochure material.

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Longer: when I was a kid in the mid / late 70s I lust after a TR6, Marcos, TVR M3000, Jaguar XJ6 and the 105 in all her guises. Apart from the unreachable goal to ever own an Aston V8, LP400S or a Maserati 3500GT a Bertone has been on my 'doable'-list for over 35 years. I'm so happy with Davids big heart and passion for the Alfa brand to trust his friends with these gems.

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ParanoidAndroid said:

Been lusting after this for the last week or so. Went for £23k on eBay, very jealous of the lucky purchaser.

That looks like a jewel.

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joesnow said:

I have a couple of short videos of mine in action at Curborough. Sounds great from outside the car! I love taking it out for events and it always gets a great reaction.

http://vid16.photobucket.com/albums/b16/alastair12...

http://vid16.photobucket.com/albums/b16/alastair12...

Wow - how high do you dare to rev? Racers go 7K+ easy.