1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 GT

Alfa Romeo 1750GTV.
The Car is a UK supplied 1750 GT Veloce, Series 1, first registered 21st July 1968.
Price £31, 500 ono
Contact Ian on the details below
I am the third owner and purchased the Car in early 2004, the previous owner was a Doctor in the Lake District who was supplied the car by Davidsons Garage in August 1970 (for £1725. 00) it was used extensively, and his family sold the car on to me when he passed away. The history file includes numerous receipts from this time. NB The current odometer reading is not accurate as the car has had a new speedo.

The Car retains its original engine though ‘matching numbers’ are not really on record with Alfa.

The Car is not concourse, but is a solid car set up for an enthusiastic driver.

Bodywork;
During my ownership the car has been extensively restored, new floor panels, all three sills both sides, rebuilt chassis rails, new cross member, new front valance, rear quarters both sides, full rear panel, front valance and many other sundry repair sections. The car was stripped to bare metal and fully repainted, with a professionally applied top coat of two pack in its original AR 013 Spino Bianco.

Engine;
The engine was rebuilt by the previous owner with new pistons and wet liners and the Crankshaft reground. Recently it had a further strip and rebuild with new rings and bearing shells. The engine is standard specification, with twin Weber 40’s, the original cross over intake has been replaced with a Pipercross open filter. Rolling road outputs show a healthy 130bhp+

Transmission;
Standard five speed Ggearbox, HD bearings on prop shaft and new UJ’s. The rear axle is from a 2000GTV, with the Alfa limited slip diff.
Suspension;

Alfaholics Fast Road Kit A Springs with Bilstein Dampers and 25mm FARB (rear ARB deleted) This gives the car excellent handling but still sufficient ride height not to be troubled by lack of ground clearance when driving it as the maker intended. Adjustable top arms to allow some negative camber, poly bushes on top arms, caster arms, front ARB and on the diff mount for the trunnion. The rear trailing arms have HD rubber bushes.
The car will be sold with its original steel wheels and 1750 Hubcaps.

Brakes are standard discs and Calipers with Ferodo DS2000 Pads. The Master cylinder has been replaced with the Alfaholics Race Brake M/ C Conversion. Flexi hoses are braided, the rear circuit has a Tilton balance adjuster.

Interior;
Sadly the original Series 1 flying buttress seats are not with the car anymore (Long story!) the front seats are currently similar to the design used for the 2000GTV’s but trimmed in leather. The rear seat is original. The dash remains uncracked, save for a small area on the left side, the original Hellebore steering wheel is retained. 3 point inertia reel seatbelts are fitted. The Car is fully soundproofed with Dynamat and Dynaliner.

A rare Golde sliding folding sunroof is fitted and has just been recovered with White Vinyl upper and the correct Snake Bite headlining.

Electrical;
The Battery has been replaced with a Varley Redtop, this frees up space to allow better access to the alternator and Oil Filter. A battery isolator switch is fitted under the bonnet. All four headlights are set on relays to feed directly from the battery and give a good strong light spread. The column mounted switch for side lights is still fitted but has been bypassed with a separate toggle switch for reliability. A thermostatically controlled Electric Fan is fitted. A separate switched circuit feeds a jack plug a 12v socket and two USB slots on the passenger side of the centre consol. There is currently no sound system (who needs one with twin Webers?)The 1750 GTV is probably the sweet spot of the Giulia Coupe range, the engine has significantly more torque than the 1600's, but retains that sweet revving nature. The dashboard and centre consol is a much nicer design than the later cars and better equipped than the earlier ones. The earliest series one cars benefit from slimmer bumpers without the over riders which mar the later cars. Like all Giulia Coupe's it has the magnificent Nord all Alloy Twin Cam fed by double twin choke carbs. A five speed gearbox takes the power to the road and sweet steering and neutral handling keep it all under control. The servo assisted four wheel disc brakes will stop the car quickly if you need too. These cars really do drive as well as the reputation which goes with them.