Alfaholics GTA conversion

[anonymous-user]

http://www.alfaholics.com/our-cars/completed-build...

This has to be one of the prettiest cars I've ever seen, up there with the db4 gt zagato.
Excuse my almost total alfa ignorance but what is it a 'conversion' from?

Cheers

Edited by fbrs on Thursday 17th January 18:29

[Chimune]

Christ that is stunning. More info welcome !

[Willeh85]

Good god that is amazing, and that engine bay *drool*. Why don't all engine bays come like that

[arguti]

fbrs said:

http://www.alfaholics.com/our-cars/completed-build...

This has to be one of the prettiest cars I've ever seen, up there with the db4 gt zagato.
Excuse my almost total alfa ignorance but what is it a 'conversion' from?

Cheers

Edited by fbrs on Thursday 17th January 18:29

Conversion of Alfa "ordinary" 105 series coupes into Alfa 105 GTA replicas from the 60s

Sublime and these cars can outrun a 911 on the Nurburgring but you do need around £80K plus for the full monty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_GTA

In my opinion, the 105 coupes are far better smile per mile than anything else out there.... Get one before the values climb too much

Edited by arguti on Thursday 17th January 21:27

[screwloose]

My father has one build number 1004.

This one in fact: http://www.alfaholics.com/our-cars/completed-build...

[anonymous-user]

arguti said:

Conversion of Alfa "ordinary" 105 series coupes into Alfa 105 GTA replicas from the 60s

Thanks! Beautiful cars, I can't believe how cheap the non gta cars are

[Chimune]

screwloose said:

My father has one build number 1004.

This one in fact: http://www.alfaholics.com/our-cars/completed-build...

Thats #1 on the lottery win list for me....

[anonymous-user]

screwloose said:

My father has one build number 1004.

This one in fact: http://www.alfaholics.com/our-cars/completed-build...

yeah nothing personal but i hate you. and your father.
stunning

[velocemitch]

Is that the one on the 2011 Octane calender?, I've got a shot of it right in front of me on my office partition as constant inspiration to finish my 1750GTV

All the Bertone Coupes, GTA , GTV Junior are still a bargain in Classic terms compared to many, but price rises are really starting to take hold now. Only a couple of years back you would be amazed to see one advertised for 20K, nowadays it's not unusual at all.

There's a genuine 1300GTA advertised for a twitter under £100.000 which is a lot of anybodies money, I doubt they will get it though.

[arguti]

velocemitch said:

....There's a genuine 1300GTA advertised for a twitter under £100.000 which is a lot of anybodies money, I doubt they will get it though.

I turned down a 1300 GTAJ needing a bit of work in 2005 for £19K - how clever was I ! Not ...

[dafeller]

Thanks for introducing me to the Alfaholics site. Damn you for introducing me to the Alfaholics site.

An Alfa has been on my bucket list of cars since I drove my stepfather's 1968 GTV. These Alfaholics refurbs look fantastic. This one really tickles:

http://www.alfaholics.com/our-cars/completed-build...

Can this possibly be a good idea if one is not blessed with too much cash?

[arguti]

You don't have to spend £90k for one

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C340528

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C238126

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C336084

[Mound Dawg]

As the Alfaholics "rep" here, first of all, thanks for the nice comments.

Some information on the cars.

All our GTA-R cars are built on original bodyshells completely stripped, re-metalled and painted to the highest standard. They all get a race spec Twinspark engine, either 198 or 216 bhp, rebuilt gearbox and axle with race LSD. Suspension features fully adjustable race dampers, coil over rears and various geometry tweaks to keep it on the road. You'll need decent brakes too so you get 6 pot vented fronts and ally rear calipers. Inside it's up to the owner but there's a full retrim and roll cage.

The blue car had all its outer panels replaced with ally ones, power steering and air con too.

Yes, you can buy something a bit like it for less but all GTA Replicas are not the same!

[jimmy156]

Mound dawg, they are some truly stunning cars! What sort of money are we talking for one those? Not that I'm in the Market for one, just interested

[benjj]

screwloose said:

My father has one build number 1004.

This one in fact: http://www.alfaholics.com/our-cars/completed-build...

2 points:

Firstly, that is a staggeringly beautiful car. I'm contemplating rally prepping a 105 at the moment and if I could get it 50% of that I'd be delighted.

Secondly it is totally ineligible for regularity rallying due to the engine (I think it is a modern twinspark unless I'm mistaken.) Secondly removing the back seats makes it non MSA compliant for road regularity rallies. It would, however, go down a storm on the HERO and CRA events but it would be banded on the date of the new engine, not the shell/V5. If that engine is post 1982 though then it couldn't run at all.

I know it is mental but thems the rules.

[velocemitch]

The Twin Spark engines they use tend to come out of 75's, which puts them late 80's early 90's. It is essentially the same block as the normal Alfa Nord Twincam as used in the 105's, the engine finally bowed out well into the 90's in the 155, 164 and S4 Spider.

You are quite right though Ben, not appropriate for any type of UK Rallying, but then I guess that isn't really the point. Alfaholics build them to order and it's going to be up to the buyer to specify it's use, hence exactly how they wanted it building. I'm sure they would build you a Rally Car to your spec, though as with most things that Alfaholics do... Sorry Jim.... it would be eye wateringly expensive.

[benjj]

velocemitch said:

The Twin Spark engines they use tend to come out of 75's, which puts them late 80's early 90's. It is essentially the same block as the normal Alfa Nord Twincam as used in the 105's, the engine finally bowed out well into the 90's in the 155, 164 and S4 Spider.

You are quite right though Ben, not appropriate for any type of UK Rallying, but then I guess that isn't really the point. Alfaholics build them to order and it's going to be up to the buyer to specify it's use, hence exactly how they wanted it building. I'm sure they would build you a Rally Car to your spec, though as with most things that Alfaholics do... Sorry Jim.... it would be eye wateringly expensive.

You're right but I was going off the Alfaholics text on their page.

[screwloose]

I'm pretty sure it's been on events last year. Domestic and international.
I'll check the reasoning for the spec and it's legitimacy for regularity events with dad.

Edited by screwloose on Saturday 19th January 20:35

[velocemitch]

benjj said:

You're right but I was going off the Alfaholics text on their page.

Yes I read that text after I posted, I'd be interested to see if its done any UK events.

[Mound Dawg]

GTA-R 1004 is not built to MSA spec for UK regularity rallies, and in fairness our website doesn't say that it is, merely that it would be used for European Grand Touring and regularity events. As in "regularity events in Europe". The rules for local events over there are pretty much "run what you brung" so this car passes muster. The only event I've seen it on here in the UK was our trackday last year when the owner picked it up (is he bringing it again Screwloose?)

We know how to prepare cars within regulations too, we run our own FIA Appendix K GTA in U2TC, we also prepare other cars for various events in other categories and have built an FIA App K GTA for another customer- this trouser stretcher here -

http://www.alfaholics.com/our-cars/completed-build...

In answer to the "how much?" question, the GTA-R cars start at £65k. A real GTA, somewhat more...