1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal

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Here we have. for the first time in a number of years. our favourite car of all time! It is a 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal. Our car is a Left hand Drive. finished in Classic Red with Black Leather interior nad inatruly lovely condition.

Inspired by Bertone's Alfa-based styling exercise penned by Marcello Gandini that had been exhibited at the 1967 Montreal Expo. the two-seater Montreal coupé debuted at the Geneva Salon in 1970. Unlike the Expo prototype that used Alfa's 1. 6-litre four-cylinder engine. the production Montreal used a 'civilised' version of the T33 sports prototype's four-cam V8. Designed with the classic endurance races in mind. this unit had started life in 2. 0-litre form back in 1967 and would demonstrate considerable scope for enlargement. An opportunity to supply engines for the Australia/New Zealand Tasman Series prompted the first stretch to 2. 5 litres. which was followed by further enlargement to 3. 0 litres. in which form the Alfa engine was used in Formula 1 by McLaren. Alfa's V8 first appeared in a road car in the T33 Stradale of 1967. The limited edition Stradale had used the V8 in its original 2. 0-litre form but for the Montreal the 2. 6-litre unit was preferred.

Producing 200bhp at 6. 00rpm courtesy of electronic ignition and Spica mechanical fuel injection. the Montreal's front-mounted. dry-sump engine drove the rear wheels via a five-speed ZF gearbox. Sourced from the contemporary Giulia 1750GTV. the running gear comprised independent front suspension and live rear axle plus disc brakes all round. Aided by its slippery. fastback body styling. the Montreal was good for a top speed of 137mph (220km/h) and in spite of the hefty price tag proved very popular. A total of 3. 25 cars had been produced when production ceased in 1977. only a relative handful of which were completed with the full 3. 0-litre engine.

Very few road cars can claim an engine with antecedents in both long-distance sports car racing and Formula 1. but the Alfa Romeo Montreal is one of them.

Our car is UK registered although it hs also spent time in Italy. The previous owner spent over 8. 00 Euros on the car in the last couple of years and the car has received everything it needed. The car is in extremely good shape. the body is clean. beautifully painted and rust free and it drives exactly as a Montreal should. The colour scheme is perfect and the condition is great. People have just started waking up to how amazing these cars are and we have seen cars sell for up to £110k this year alone in the US and Europe. This is probably your last chance to own a great Montreal in the perfect colours. UK Registered. in this price bracket. Please call us quickly if you want to add this Montreal to your collection.

Also published at eBay.co.uk

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