1973 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Sale Price: SOLD - another wanted
Penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Bertone, the 105’s clean and distinctive design is one of the most attractive small coupes of the 1960s and 70s. The 2000 GTV was the final incarnation of the original design and benefited from Alfa Romeo’s larger 1932cc twin cam, all-aluminium, four-cylinder 1932cc engine. It produced an impressive 132 bhp along with a good level of useable torque which ensured the cars performance was better than many sports cars of the era.
Our example is an original RHD car delivered to Malaysia and is its original and attractive colour combination of Pino Verde with cream interior as confirmed by the certificate of origin which accompanies the car. It also confirms it has the original matching numbers engine. After coming to Australia it spent most of its life in Adelaide before moving to Sydney in more recent years.
This car has clearly seen the benefit of much work and expenditure in the past including new paint and mechanical work and still presents extremely well to this day. The body is in excellent all-round condition and the panel gaps are spot on.
All the stainless steel brightwork is in wonderful order and sets the car off beautifully. The wheels are unmarked, and documents highlight replacement wheels were sought to finish off the car as originally delivered.
The interior of the car is just lovely, with everything as it should be. An unmarked steering wheel greets you and the dash and dials are something that just looks perfect to the eye. Whilst the seats appear original, they are unmarked and in quite remarkable order as is all the timber veneer, doors handles, winders, carpets and switches. The odometer reads 91,839 miles, and whilst it is difficult to confirm as original, the condition of the interior and engine bay certainly suggests this.
Even the dashboard and binnacle look spot on. Only the headling at the rear shows 2 small tears, but this is being picky.
Turn the key and the engine fires up to a familiar Alfa growl. Out on the open road this car is just superb. The gearbox is excellent with no issues with the synchro’s. It is accurate, smooth, and quick to work through the gears and using it is quite addictive. The engine is responsive and pulls extremely well with the 2 litre engine delivering a more spirited drive.
This is one well sorted car and a driver’s delight. It begs to be taken out in the hills for a good blast.
The wheels are all perfect and the engine bay is clean and appealing to the eye. The boot mat is a replacement and is like new.
There is an original owner’s instruction booklet with the car along with manuals and history indicating work done with Alfa Romeo specialists.
These 105’s are great driver’s cars, and we can see why they are so sought after. Freshly restored cars are still fetching well north of $100,000 and this car represents good buying. The car is serviced, on the button and ready to go. It is available for viewing near Sydney.
