Possible Barn Find - Alfa Romeo Coupe

[MattW]

Hi all,

Firstly apologies as info is sketchy at the moment but my dad has just called me to say that one of his friends just asked his opinion on a car they have had sat in their garage for many years.

Now my dad is not known for his detail so I know very little about this at the moment but he has taken some pics which I should get hold of later in the week; in the meantime I'd like to try and identify what this car may be.

So all I know is this:

- It is an Alfa Romeo
- It is a 2 door coupe with a boot not a hatch
- He 'thinks' it was on an 'L' plate
- The rear was more elegant than the front i.e. the rear tapered off somewhat whereas the front was relatively square
- Apparently there were two engines available for this model and this is the lesser powered one (take that with a pinch of salt though, this guy knows nothing about cars and is just passing on info that he may or may not have been told by his dad).

Sorry I did say it was sketchy!

Apparently this car has been sat for well over 20 years; it was bought brand new by his dad many years back and garaged up when he died; from what I know it has not turned a wheel since.

So any ideas what Alfa coupes were made in the late 60's early 70's that this might be? My knowledge of old Alfa's is limited to the AlfaSud and the Spider, both of which it is not.

Cheers all!

Matt

[MattW]

randlemarcus said:

http://www.hchg.co.uk/vehicles/74/1972-alfa-romeo-...

Square-ish front, tapering back, and a 72 car, which matches the L plate.

That certainly matches everything he told me on the phone - I'll host the pics once I get them to confirm.

Any value to these cars does anyone know? Given how long it has been sat I think it probably needs quite a bit of work but provided there is no rust (according to my dad he couldn't see any on the bits of the body he could see)I suggested if it was a 'desirable' one he might get a couple of grand for it. I think he is looking to reclaim his garage and much as I would like a restoration project I don't really have the space.

Cheers

Matt

[MattW]

ginettajoe said:

MattW said:

Hi all,

Firstly apologies as info is sketchy at the moment but my dad has just called me to say that one of his friends just asked his opinion on a car they have had sat in their garage for many years.

Now my dad is not known for his detail so I know very little about this at the moment but he has taken some pics which I should get hold of later in the week; in the meantime I'd like to try and identify what this car may be.

So all I know is this:

- It is an Alfa Romeo
- It is a 2 door coupe with a boot not a hatch
- He 'thinks' it was on an 'L' plate
- The rear was more elegant than the front i.e. the rear tapered off somewhat whereas the front was relatively square
- Apparently there were two engines available for this model and this is the lesser powered one (take that with a pinch of salt though, this guy knows nothing about cars and is just passing on info that he may or may not have been told by his dad).

Sorry I did say it was sketchy!

Apparently this car has been sat for well over 20 years; it was bought brand new by his dad many years back and garaged up when he died; from what I know it has not turned a wheel since.

So any ideas what Alfa coupes were made in the late 60's early 70's that this might be? My knowledge of old Alfa's is limited to the AlfaSud and the Spider, both of which it is not.

Cheers all!

Matt

my guess is that it is a 1300 GT Junior. I had a 1969 'G' reg in British Racing Green with tan interior. It was the first car I had owned with a 5 speed gearbox, ..... the buzz I used to get shifting up to 5th at 90mph was something else!! If the car is for sale, please let me know. The body shape is the same of that on the previous post.

HTH Howard

Edited by ginettajoe on Monday 1st March 21:03

Give that man a cigar!! Pics to follow, whats it worth then chaps?

[MattW]

Not the best pics but then the old man is getting on a bit!

[MattW]

Thanks for the info all, so what is a 'step nose' and why is it any different to a std 1300?

[MattW]

Thanks for that, I think it might be worth a trip to have a closer look and a more detailed chat to my dad's friend.

No idea what the mileage is or what condition it is in on the inside, underneath or under the bonnet, but I am planning to see if we can roll it out of the garage and get a better feel for the condition.

[MattW]

Thanks for all the infomation guys, much appreciated.

I am going to go and have a closer look in a couple of weekends time when my dad is back in the country, with luck we'll be able to pull it out of the garage and have a good old poke around. I'll take a load of pics and grill the owner some more and report back in a few weeks.

Matt

[MattW]

So a quick thread resurrection, having fed back the original responses to the owner he decided not to do anything with the car, preferring instead to wait for it to increase in value. Unfortunately earlier this year he passed away and his partner is now looking to sell - I understand she has an Alfa specialist coming to look at the car this week but thought I would just get a refreshed opinion on value; given it has been 7 years since it last saw the light of day!

Mileage is believed genuine at 51k and I believe it is a 1 or two owner car - will need complete re-commissioning as has been sat in the garage for around 20years (I think) - drove in but obviously that doesn't mean much 20yrs later!

Original pictures are here:

[MattW]

And so bringing us up to present day, the garage was cleaned out last week in preparation of unearthing her....these pics were taken then:




















As you can see, looking a little grubbier than she did 7 years ago but all in all not too bad.

So my questions to the PH collective:

- What do you think her value is today as she stands?

- What would be the difference if she was running?

Just trying to work out whether it would be worth getting her running to get the best price for his partner or if it would just be easier to let her go as is; I suspect the later as I have no clue if the engine even turns over - it's in Bristol and I am in Southampton.

Much as I would like to try and take her on I simply don't have the space or the time, but I am sure someone out there could make her sing again.

Thanks for your help!

Matt

Edited by MattW on Monday 16th October 11:49

Edited by MattW on Tuesday 17th October 11:36

[MattW]

Bump - because for some reason the thread isn't appearing in post line up.