Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Series 1

Well, the New Year is here and I’m hoping that everyone has had a good start as I certainly did. It’s been quite a busy one hence I could not update the blog or have any new write-ups. And so, to get the ball rolling for the year 2015 and away for the usual British and German automobiles, I’ll be doing a write-up on a 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Series 1. 

Asia Klasika Motor Festival 2014

The months of October and November are certainly not to be missed when it comes to those who love and appreciate automobiles in Malaysia. These two months are when a number of notable automobile shows are held including the one we are talking about today, the Asia Klasika Motor Festival or also simply known as Asia Klasika 2014 that happened over the last weekend. A little bit away from tradition, the previous shows were held together with the NST Car of the Year event but this time the organisers decided to move on their own and it certainly was not a letdown.

1926 Rolls-Royce Twenty Tourer

Historic Motoring Ventures being the organisers, held the event at the beautiful and scenic Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel. With the number of cars in attendance it was no surprise why they needed a big space as there were easily a hundred over cars and motorcycles on display as well as some for sale at their ‘The Pullman Sale’ section. What an impressive array of cars they had which included a good blend of British, German, Italian, Japanese and many other makes from various countries.

I’ve included a few photos below. As you may realise I did not take photos of many cars as I only took those cars that naturally attracted me. I will caption the photos for easy identification but I must say the two favourites of mine have to be the 1926 Rolls-Royce Twenty Tourer as well as the Mercedes-Benz 500K Roadster which I have previously featured. Haha.. I definitely can’t run too far from my obsession with the British and German Automobiles.

Jaguar XK140

Alfa Romeo GTV 1750

MGA

MGB

Bentley R-Type

Chevrolet Impala

Porsche 911 Turbo

Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith

Alfa Romeo Giulia GTC

 

Alfa Romeo Montreal

Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

Maserati Ghibli

Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior

If you’ve been religiously reading my articles and if you are an Italian car enthusiast, you would have noticed that there are very few Italian automobile articles here. Well, to follow my earlier article, ‘The History of Ferrari’ of which Enzo Ferrari was actually an employee of Alfa Romeo, I will be writing about an iconic 70s Alfa Romeo, the Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior.

The Alfa Romeo GT 1600 Junior was derived for the successful 105/115 Series coupes and there were many models in this series which included the famous GTV 2000 and the GTA models. It came with a 1.6 litre DOHC 4 cylinder engine and it had the impressive twin Weber carburettors that gave the car it’s roar and of course power. During it’s four year production period from 1972-1976, about 80,000 units were produced and this became the in-between model of the GT 1300 Junior and the bigger GTV 2000.

Several months back, I came across the GT 1600 Junior and I must admit Alfas were never favourites of mine although I’m a fan of Ferraris. This car was a decently kept one but needed some work on the body especially. Other than that, the car ran well with it’s reasonably well tuned Webers, the car was a joy to drive. Unfortunately, a good offer came and the car had to go hence I don’t have any pics to put up. Perhaps once the car is fully done up by the new owner, I’ll insert a few pics. I’ve included below a short photo video for you to enjoy.

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