1970 Alfa Romeo 1750 Giulia Sprint 'GTA' Tribute

To be offered by Iconic Auctioneers at the NEC Classic Car Show on Saturday 11th November. 

Guide Price: £55,000 - £65,000

A rare original right-hand drive UK Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV that has been comprehensively overhauled, upgraded and re-imagined in the style of a GTA, rolling off the production line on 5th May 1970 before being delivered to London the following day, finished in Rosso Alfa with a Skai Nero interior.

Now with a strengthened, lightweight shell by Bob Wright of Alfa Panels, this stunning GTV is powered by an uprated 2-litre Nord ‘Big Valve’ engine with Alfaholics Stage 2 components such as modified cams and cam seals, forged pistons, titanium cam-pulleys, new liners and new core plugs all built into a correctly prepared and cleaned block all mated to a freshly rebuilt 5-speed gearbox with fast-road clutch, all of which is superbly detailed, providing that certain ‘wow’ factor when lifting the bonnet.

All ancillaries are new or fully refurbished including a new radiator, water and oil pumps and the rebuilt high-torque starter. As you would expect, the drivetrain has also received serious attention including vented and grooved disc brakes all round, Koni Sport Classic dampers and fast-road springs, a 29mm anti-roll bar with lightweight Alfaholics wishbones and high castor kit with built in bump steer correction, adjustable drop-links and new poly bushed mounts.

It’s fitted with a 2000 GTV 3:3 rear axle with LSD and 2000 GTV callipers to assist with stopping power to cope with the enhanced power, which is estimated to be in the region of 190bhp, (dyno read outs are available), a considerable increase over standard, sitting on a set of Alfaholic 7”x15” alloys with Pirelli 195/50/15 tyres. Internally, the dashboard has been remanufactured incorporating full instrumentation and revised electrics but the most notable features are the seats, custom built and retrimmed incorporating the present owners family tartan with adjustable seat rails and mounts, all fitting in as if they were factory items.

A thorough refresh was recently completed by Melliard Motorsport to the very highest of standards, with impressive attention to detail, resulting in a fast-road Alfa that will not fail to impress. Your early inspection is welcomed and encouraged to fully appreciate the opportunity on offer.