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1970 ALfA ROmEO 1750GTV COUpé
Chassis no. AR1456103
Engine no. AR00S48G4569

Launched in 1963, the first of Alfa Romeo’s Bertone-styled coupés -
the 1.6-litre Giulia Sprint GT - featured classically stylish four-seater
coachwork designed by Bertone’s Giorgetto Giugiaro, though this
was now manufactured not by Bertone but at Alfa’s new factory at
Arese. Beneath the skin the new two-door coupé utilised the recently
introduced 105-Series Giulia TI saloon’s five-speed manual gearbox,
independent front suspension, coil-sprung live rear axle and - early
cars excepted - all round disc brakes.

The Sprint GT came with 106bhp on tap (up from the TI’s 92bhp
courtesy of two twin-choke Weber carburettors) an output sufficient
for a top speed of around 112mph. Improvements to the inlet ports
characterised the more-powerful (109bhp) engine of the Sprint GTV
(or GT Veloce) introduced for 1965.

A 1300 model - the GT Junior - arrived in 1966, and the range was

further extended the following year by the launch of the 1750GTV,

the latter powered by a 1,799cc, 118bhp version of Alfa’s classic

twin-cam four housed in a four-headlamp version of the existing

bodyshell running on 14” - down from 15” - wheels. A short-lived

but nonetheless popular model, the 1750GTV underwent a minor

mechanical and styling revision part way through production before

being replaced by the 2000 version in 1972. Drivers’ cars par

excellence in the Alfa Romeo tradition, Bertone’s timelessly elegant

Giulia coupés are among the most exciting sports saloons of the

1960s and today all versions are highly sought after.

Built at Alfa Romeo’s Brits factory in Pretoria, South Africa, this right-

hand drive 1750GTV was restored in Johannesburg in 2000 and

imported in 2012. Dry stored both in Cape Town and the UK, it is

described as in generally ‘immaculate’ condition. Import duties have

been paid but SVA and UK registering has yet to be carried out.

£18,000 - 22,000

€23,000 - 28,000

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