Highlights
- A particularly desirable version, one of the first with a two-litre engine
- Recently serviced and fitted with new exhaust system, battery and spark plugs
- Overhaul valid until 2026
- Professionally repainted
The Appeal
Launched in 1972, the new Alfa Romeo Tipo 116 was named in honour of one of the most famous racing cars of all time, the Tipo 159 'Alfetta' starring in Formula One in the early 1950s, whose transaxle layout and De Dion rear suspension it borrowed. Over the years, the new Alfetta would be produced in different body variants and important new models would be built on its platform, the most popular of which was certainly the GTV, introduced in 1974 and designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, which remained in production until 1987. Sharing several stylistic details with the Alfa Romeo Montreal supercar, the GTV was a truly beautiful car and even the engines lived up to expectations, as was to be expected from the Milanese manufacturer.
This 1980 example is one of the first models equipped with the two-litre version of the famous twin-camshaft Nord engine designed by Giuseppe Busso, which had already been much appreciated on earlier Alfa Tipo 105s. It was aided by the excellent five-speed transaxle gearbox, which offered ideal weight distribution and thus excellent road holding.
Repainted a few years ago, this GTV still looks very good. We have been informed that it was recently serviced in anticipation of sale, and that it has an MOT valid until 2026.
History and Paperwork
- The seller informed us that this car has had only two previous owners.
- Odometer shows 6,950 km on a 5 digit odometer so it could possibly have gone 'around the clock'
- Overhaul valid until 2026
- Car intended for the domestic market and still registered in Italy
- Original booklets
- ASI registered
The Condition
- Repainted a few years ago, it still looks very good
- The bodywork appears solid and correct, with no obvious problems
- Retains its original optional alloy wheels, which show slight signs of wear due to age
- Chrome bumpers in very good shape
- Beautiful dashboard from the first version, with centrally mounted speedometer and rev counter in front of the driver
- A modern DIN stereo has been installed
- Very well maintained vinyl upholstery with very few signs of wear and tear
- The seller reports some cracks in the upper part of the dashboard
- The glove compartment door on the dashboard does not align perfectly
- Carpet and door panels look very good
- The wood-effect gearstick knob is a little faded and worn, as is often the case over time
- The steering wheel with wooden crown appears to be in very good condition
The Mechanics
- Light alloy two-litre four-cylinder twin-shaft engine
- Two twin-body carburettors
- Five-speed manual gearbox (transaxle)
- Everything in the engine compartment appears original and in good condition
- Recently received extensive maintenance, new battery, new spark plugs and new exhaust
- Has been described to us as perfectly efficient and very pleasant to drive
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