If you’re like me, there’s always a car you wish you could own. Truth be told, I love old Alfa Romeos but have failed in my attempt to live with one (and that’s saying something, considering what I drag home). This 1983 Alfa Romeo GTV6 has been sitting for the last seven years but the seller apparently loved it at one point in time, given some of these upgrades it has. The Alfa is listed here on eBay with two bids to $7,500 and no reserve.
For about a year, I owned a very worthy Alfa Romeo Milano Verde. I really wanted that car to be one that I held onto, as the bones were terrific and it had all the Verde-specific goodies still attached. Ultimately, it was one project too many, and without a dedicated Italian car specialist to fall back on, it became a nuisance. I sold it for a modest profit, which is better than I normally do on a non-running project. This Alfa supposedly ran when parked, and the seller doesn’t recount why it didn’t get driven over the last few years. Check out the old-school sunset license plates.
The interior is in surprisingly nice shape, and those seats were apparently redone at one point in time. The bucket seats on the GTV6 are some of the best in the business, and worth grabbing for an office chair should you ever find one in a junkyard. The dash does have a few cracks but that seems to be the worst of it, and really, things could be far more dire in a car that’s been sitting. The transmission is said to shift well without any grinding, but that doesn’t tell us a whole lot.
The GTV6 comes with European-market bumpers, a limited-slip transaxle out of a Milano Verde, and refinished wheels with new tires. The seller has certainly thrown some money at it, which makes it even more odd that it hasn’t seen much use. Alfas do not like to sit, and the fragility was perhaps was spooked me the most about my Milano. As a California car, there is no rust to speak of, and while it needs a paint job, having good bones is a great place to start.
Assuming there’s nothing catastrophically wrong with it, it should make a good project. The absence of rust is huge, as is the Verde transaxle. I drove a 1979 4-cylinder version (Sprint Veloce) for a couple of years in grad school, and I e never driven a more neutral-handling car. It was a joy to drive and pretty reliable once you understood it.
I’ve owned a handful of Alfa’s over the years including several Milanos. and Alfetta Sedan and an Alfetta GT similar to the GTV6 but with the 2.0l with Spica fuel injection. The EFI fuel injected V6 cars are a nightmare to wake up after a long nap, and I could not get a few to run, inspite of tossing good money after bad at them. Just my experience so take it for what its worth! I’ll take a Spica injection system any dat of the week!!!!
Located in: La Crescenta, California
GTV6 is one of the nicest cars out there when sorted. This example looks nice and is tempting, seemingly owned by someone who understands the cars. But why did they let it deteriorate in that case?
Maybe paying for one which is a running and driving known quantity would be less stressful but this could be a good value project for someone knows transaxle Alfas well. Which probably discounts most of us…..
There is always rust to speak of on old Italian cars. Maybe a little, maybe not.
I miss the way engines used to look. It was industrial art. Not like today where they’re wrapped in damn plastic.
Ended:
Nov 02, 2023 16:02:53 PDT
Winning bid:
US $8,800.00
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