Alfa Sprints, Giulias, and 105 Coupes

[joesnow]

After a bit of searching, I can't find anything on the forums about these great little alfas.

I have been looking at an Alfetta GTV6 as a second car (see the thread), but after posting up about them it seems that the older coupe is they way to go due to parts availability and working on them. Thankfully I prefer the Giulias, they tick the exotic box, are well engineered and good to drive. The GTAs at the Goodwood Revival always get my attention!

I now have a garage available so I think a 1600 Junior single headlight model would fit the bill nicely, but i'd really like a step front.

Anyone owned one? Also where is best to buy apart from the classifieds?
Cheers

[Wombat Rick]

Keep an eye on the Owners Club classifieds, as well as the ClassicAlfa and Alfaholics sites mentioned in my post here...
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=99&t=365341

If you are going for a stepfront remember that they had Dunlop brakes which are apparently pigs to set up and up to 1967 (I think!) they had a weaker 2 bolt front suspension design. Also, pre-1966 cars are very much sought after by the historic racing guys so you can end up paying more for these although you do get the purity of the original design.

[joesnow]

Cheers, those sites are good, I had a browse when you posted them up. There are loads of bits available, and the project cars are absolute beauts! i want to expand my knowledge, so I know what to look for when the right motor does come up. The Keith Booker guide book is a good start.

ETA: fantastic GTV Rick.

Edited by joesnow on Tuesday 17th April 16:13

[joesnow]

This is the sort of thing i'm after

www.classicalfa.com/cars/1600gt%20junior%20gkp428n.htm

[jimjamspider]

Also worth keeping an eye on www.velocesport.com too, he often has 105 coupes coming through

[tuffer]

I was in the States a few weeks back on business and had Saturday free (with no Golf clubs ), so took a drive up Route 1 on the California coast, just short of San Fran I had a whole load of Alfa's come the opposite way on some sort of jaunt. Some mighty sweet pieces of kit amongst them.

[Wombat Rick]

joesnow said:

ETA: fantastic GTV Rick.

Cheers!

I got it from Simon Whiting who is selling the one you linked to above. Good guy. Very helpful.

I forgot to mention Veloce Sport as JimJam says. Adam there is also very helpful and I spent quite a while picking his brains but he didn't quite have what I was after at the time. In fact I think you would be hard pressed to find a 105 person who wasn't helpful! They all seem very obliging. Ian Ellis is also an excellent guy... www.ianellisalfas.co.uk/

[alfa-chris]

Hi

I own a 1968 Giulia GT 1300 Junior, stepfront Bertone with Ate Brakes.
overhauled the front brakes a few weeks ago, not such a big thing. Parts are easy to get and not too expensive.

I did about 16.000km in the last two years.
She is really reliable and fast enough for everyday use. Just went to Dortmund today, about an hour from cologne, and did about 150/160 km/h on the Autobahn. If you really need it, she goes 180km/h.

before you buy one, take a look at several cars to get an impression of the condition of the cars you can get for your budget. A car that is rusty but with great techniques is not as good as a car with good body an dead technique. Motor, gearbox etc is cheaper than a restauration of the body! So be aware of cars that are too rusty. I spent two years on searching a car that fitted my budget and my expectation of its condition.

good luck and greatings from cologne
chris

Edited by alfa-chris on Tuesday 17th April 21:53

[Wombat Rick]

alfa-chris said:

I own a 1968 Giulia GT 1300 Junior, stepfront Bertone with Ate Brakes.
overhauled the front brakes a few weeks ago, not such a big thing. Parts are easy to get and not too expensive.

Yes, the ATE brakes are fine. It's the Dunlop ones which can be tricky!!!

[andy97]

joesnow said:

After a bit of searching, I can't find anything on the forums about these great little alfas.

I have been looking at an Alfetta GTV6 as a second car (see the thread), but after posting up about them it seems that the older coupe is they way to go due to parts availability and working on them. Thankfully I prefer the Giulias, they tick the exotic box, are well engineered and good to drive. The GTAs at the Goodwood Revival always get my attention!

I now have a garage available so I think a 1600 Junior single headlight model would fit the bill nicely, but i'd really like a step front.

Anyone owned one? Also where is best to buy apart from the classifieds?
Cheers

Try: www.alfaholics.com/

[AntMat]

And check eBay Italia. Remember there is no salt on Italian roads except way up north in the Alpine region! As there are far more Coupés over there, prices are surprisingly low and you can find loads of spares too.

[Bacchus]

a few nice examples can be found at mobile.de,

if you don't mind if it's LHD...:

[url]www.mobile.de/SIDmBRu10c-aI3-R7b0j8K71Q-t-vaNexlCsAsCsK%F3P%F3R~BmSB11Iindex_cgiJ1177079511A1Iindex_cgiD1100CCarY-t-vctpLtt~BmPA1B21B20B41%81T-t-vCaMkMoQuRDSeUnVb_X_Y_x_yrd~BSRA6D1100C900BgtBGND1975CPKWA0HinPublicA2A0A0A0D1960/cgi-bin/da.pl?bereich=pkw&sr_qual=GN&top=21&id=11111111253849959&[/url]

do it!

[Bacchus]

better: (and really really cheap) Don't know why..

[url]www.mobile.de/SIDQUGPgZdhK-JEM8ZYAn.Zyw-t-vaNexlCsAsCsK%F3P%F3R~BmSB11Iindex_cgiJ1177411579A1Iindex_cgiD1100CCarX-t-vctpLtt~BmPA1A1B20B70%81O-t-vCaMkQuRDSeUnVb_X_Y_x_yrd~BSRA6D1100C900BGND1970CPKWA0HinPublicA2A0A0A0D1960/cgi-bin/da.pl?bereich=pkw&sr_qual=GN&top=8&id=11111111255863630&[/url]

[joesnow]

Both very nice, prefer the 1750 I think. Thanks for the links.

[alfa-chris]

If you come to Germany for watching a car, just tell me.

actually I live in cologne, but will move to Dortmund in may.

[joesnow]

Thank you Chris. We have a customer in Dortmund that we visit each year, so if i come over i will email you.
cheers.