RE: Alfa Romeo GT Coupe | Showpiece of the Week
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James B said:
Interesting comments on the weights and power etc. Mine is 860kg and 185bhp. The engine, whilst still within the regs for the series I run, is bored to 2000cc rather than its original capacity.
Yes, the kerb weight I found was just for the standard Alfa 1300GT Junior with approx. 2 gallons of petrol = 960kg. Weight with 2 testers, test equipment etc came out at 1153kg2000GTV with approx. 2 gallons came out at 1028kg
Those are just from the Autocar/Motor road tests of the time so won't be lightened panels, stripped interior etc
RicksAlfas said:
Chunkychucky said:
dinkel said:
The Giugiaro penned Giulia GT Coupe / Junior must be one of the most versatile, pretty and great driving 60s cars around.
Uhhhhhh, Bertone did those ones old sport Giorgetto Giugiaro designed them when he was working for Bertone.
kiseca said:
RicksAlfas said:
Chunkychucky said:
dinkel said:
The Giugiaro penned Giulia GT Coupe / Junior must be one of the most versatile, pretty and great driving 60s cars around.
Uhhhhhh, Bertone did those ones old sport Giorgetto Giugiaro designed them when he was working for Bertone.
I find the 2600 a bit ungainly, it’s clearly a practice run for the Giulia GT, along the process also came the Gordon Keeble GT, which is probably now the rarest of the three.
The Nord engine is a wonderful thing, common thinking seems to be the 1750 is the sweet spot, and indeed it’s a lovely engine, but I prefer the extra grunt of the 2000.
I’ve never driven a 1600 or a 1300 though.
The Nord engine is a wonderful thing, common thinking seems to be the 1750 is the sweet spot, and indeed it’s a lovely engine, but I prefer the extra grunt of the 2000.
I’ve never driven a 1600 or a 1300 though.
StescoG66 said:
How easy would it be to make a modern reinterpretation of these on a Giulia chassis..........
Not easy at all I think. One day Alfa might do Giulia Coupe again, we can but dream.They reckon the lines of the new Tonale pay homage to the shape of the original Giulia GT, but you really have to stretch your imagination for that.
stickleback123 said:
I clicked on this expecting a fat FWD Fiat with an Alfa badge, but was very pleasantly surprised
Sadly so did I!, most people don’t say GT Coupe in reference to these, Sprint GT, Giulia GT, Bertone Coupe..... etc.Mind you what really gets my Goat is the Vauxhall boys who refer to the Astra Coupe as a Bertone Coupe........ Sacrilege!
velocemitch said:
I find the 2600 a bit ungainly, it’s clearly a practice run for the Giulia GT, along the process also came the Gordon Keeble GT, which is probably now the rarest of the three.
The Nord engine is a wonderful thing, common thinking seems to be the 1750 is the sweet spot, and indeed it’s a lovely engine, but I prefer the extra grunt of the 2000.
I’ve never driven a 1600 or a 1300 though.
Have to agree with you on the looks Re the 2600The Nord engine is a wonderful thing, common thinking seems to be the 1750 is the sweet spot, and indeed it’s a lovely engine, but I prefer the extra grunt of the 2000.
I’ve never driven a 1600 or a 1300 though.
I wouldn’t have minded the 2000GTV years back when they were cheaper but they seemed to be a lot rarer than the Juniors
The 2000s seem respectable even now
Certainly enough I could enjoy it on the roads round here
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